Werenskiold (noble family)

The Werenskiold family, also spelled Werenschiold, Wærenskiold, Werenskjold etcetera, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway.

[1][2] Werner Nielssen (1625–1695) relocated to Farsund in Vest-Agder from Ribe in Jutland.

[3] [4] His son Niels Wernersen (1669–1741) was married in 1698 to Elisabeth de Tønsberg (1673–1742), daughter of Mads Mathias de Tønsberg, (Amtmann over Buskerud) and Anne Cathrine Willumsdatter Mecklenburg.

He became county governor of Smålenen (now Østfold) and assistant council at the Supreme Court.

Niels Wernersen was in 1717 ennobled under the name Werenschiold with a new coat of arms.

Werenskiold coat of arms.
Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg
Borregård Manor in Sarpsborg
Erik Werenskiold is known for his illustrations of the sagas . This drawing is based on Queen Ragnhild's Dream .