Werenskiold coat of arms.Hafslund Manor in SarpsborgBorregård Manor in SarpsborgErik Werenskiold is known for his illustrations of the
sagas. This drawing is based on
Queen Ragnhild's Dream.
Werner Nielssen (1625–1695) relocated to
Farsund in
Vest-Agder from
Ribe in
Jutland. He was a lawyer who in 1664, became councilor in
Christiania (now Oslo). He was married 1.) in 1662 to Christiania M. Ingeborg Eriksdatter (d. 1664) through whom he acquired Borregård Manor (Borregård Hovedgård) in Sarpsborg; 2.) in 1667 with Helvig Christensdatter (1653–1692). In 1674, he bought Hafslund Manor (Hafslund Hovedgård) in
Sarpsborg. He was the father of three sons: Niels Wernersen took over Hafslund Manor, Jens Wernersen took over Borregård Manor, Christian Wernersen who acquired Trosvik in
Fredrikstad.[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.[5][6]
^A. Thiset og P.L. Wittrup: Nyt dansk Adelslexikon, Copenhagen 1904, and Hans Cappelen, Norske slektsvåpen (Norwegian Family Coats of Arms), Oslo 1969 (2. ed 1976), p.223.
^Anny B. Fremmerlid.
"Dagfin Werenskiold". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^Tore Kirkholt.
"Erik Werenskiold". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^Inge Bryhni.
"Werner Werenskiold". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^Erik Bjerck Hagen.
"Nils Werenskiold". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.