Skanke (noble family)

The association's shield depicts a blue-armored leg (or shank), spurred in gold, on a field of white.

These conditions would lead the family into battle, with relatives ending up on opposing sides in a war of succession.

[4] Only a few years after becoming the main royal official in Bergen, Olav lost his position due a conflict with the Hanseatic League.

The League pressured the Danish king into firing Olav after he had made attempts at reducing their autonomous status in the city.

In response to this, Olav carried out a prolonged private war of piracy and raiding against both the League and Sweden, in the end forcing the Danish king into restoring his former position.

1492) and her children, continued to fiercely battle the League through piracy until receiving compensation and restoration of status some years later.