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Branch 3-5 Opsal / Andvig

Anna Elisabeth Oftebro and Jens Christensen Opsal Documentation and a rich photo archive enables us to follow Jens Christensen and Anne Elisabeth (Oftebro) Opsal through life, from Jens was born in 1837, and till Anna Elisabeth died at Hinna near Stavanger in 1940.

The family farms in Lyngdal The family in Lyngdal is specially related to the farms at Opsal and Eastern Rom. Christen Jensen Opsal and his son Jens Christensen Opsal owned the two farms from the 1830s till 1927. At the Oftebro Family Reunion in 2004, both the farms were visited by a large number of descendants of Christen and Jens.

Ancestors of Jens Chr. Opsal The families of Jens’ father, Christen Jensen Opsal and his mother Anna Helene Lene are widespread in the Lyngdal area. Among the ancestors are the family of Møskeland and Outer Egeland, which can be traced to the year 1460.

Ancestors of Anna Elisabeth Oftebro The ancestors of Anna Elisabeth Oftebro may, by the Birkeland and Sandsmark families, be traced back to year 1150 and the higher aristocracy in the Middle Ages. The families at Aga and Galtung/ Ænes were among the most powerful families in Norway and belonged innermost circle of the royal family.

Descendants of Jens and Anna Elisabeth Jens and Anna Elisabeth had 12 grandchildren and 25 great- grandchildren. The grandchildren were mainly living in the Oslo area, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Canada (Gisle). The 25 great-grandchildren are scattered all over Norway, Europe and Canada/ USA.

Nobility and Royal family in the Middle Ages Recent research concludes with high probability that the Aga-family descends from King Magnus IV Erlingson (b. 1155) through the kings daughter Ingeborg, while the Galtung-family descends from King Håkon IV Håkonson (1204-1263) through his elder son Sigurd.

Who was Terje Vigen? Henrik Ibsen’ poem Terje Vigen is among the most famous and popular poems of Norwegian literature. Ibsen was an assistant at Grimstad Pharmacy in the years 1844-50. He became a close friend to the pilot Svend Hanssen Haaø, who is regarded the model for Terje Vigen. Oftebro branch 3-5-7 is descending from Svend Hanssen Haaø.

Knatten at Haaø Island The Haaø Island outside Grimstad has been a popular holiday resort for the family for several generations. The family history at the island dates back to 1550.