Bjørn (Nikolasson) Bukk (abt. 1130 - 1179)

Born about 1130 in Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Ancestors

Husband of Margrethe (Arnesdottir) Arnesdatter — married 1161 in Etne, Hordaland, Norway

Descendants

Died 1179 at about age 49 in Kalveskinnet, Nidaros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

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Biography

Bjørn Bukk was the son of Erling Skakke's sister.

He drowned in Nidelva in Trøndelag after a battle, trying to swim across the river while dressed in chainmail.

A son of his, Nikolas, supported Jon, supposed son of king Inge Haraldsson.

Sources

• Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Hadrada's Saga Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 238
• Sverres Saga, ch. 33, 101, and footnotes 204 and 554, accessed 8 May 2020

See also:

• https://www.geni.com/people/Bj%C3%B8rn-Bukk-Bergtor/6000000001669615911 accessed 8 May 2020