Gude Axelsen Giedde

His father, who was a lieutenant in Trondheim, is said to have lost his nobility due to marriage with a commoner, a daughter of a merchant.

As a devoted adherent of Lutheranism, for his personal security during the tumultuous time of the Protestant Reformation, he is said to ridden his horse equipped with a sword and pistols.

In 1534 he was appointed vicar in Kville, Bohuslen, then belonging to Norway, becoming the region's first Lutheran priest, succeeding the Catholic monk Gudmund.

When Pehr Kalm visited Fjällbacka in 1742, he was told the story about how Gudmund went under[clarification needed] and died due to[clarification needed] the "Gudmund skerry" in the sea outside the port of Fjällbacka.

[5] Due to his old age he had become blind when he was visited in Kville by King James VI of Scotland.