Person:Erling Alvson Tanberg (1)

Erling Alvsson ruled over Østland and was one of the most powerful noblemen in Norway.^[3]

He was a nephew of Duke Skule (claimant to the royal throne in 1239). This connection to royalty was mentioned by Queen Margrete in 1390 when she gave property that Sir Rane Jonsson and Earl Alv Erlingsson had owned to their descendant Kristina Nikulasdatter.^[1]

1. ↑ Kirkeby, Birger. Bygdebok for Sauherad, gards og ættesoge. (Sauherad: Utgjevar Sauherad kommune, 1980-1988)
   4:516-17, Ætta frå Søum og Reine i Sandsvær.

   'Herr Alv var norsk baron og jarl. Han var son av Erling Alvsson til Tandberg på Ringerike, og han var systerson av hertug Skule. Dette slektskapet til kongeætta nemner dronning Margrete ennå 1390 ...
   'Kristina Nikulasdotter fekk 11/11 1390 (DN IV 437) av frenka si, dronning Margrete, eigedomane som forfedrane Alv jarl og Rane Jonsson hadde ått.'
   
   translation (with help from Google translate): Sir Alv was a Norwegian baron and earl. He was the son of Erling Alvsson of Tandberg at Ringerike, and he [assumed to mean Erling] was the nephew of Duke Skule. This kinship with the royal family is mentioned by Queen Margrete in 1390.
   On 11 Nov 1390 (DN IV 347), Kristina Nikulasdotter received from her kinswoman Queen Margrete, properties that her ancestors Earl Alv and Rane Jonsson had owned.

2. ↑ Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
   Alv Erlingsson.
3. ↑ Anderson, Lorna, and Audrey Overland. Overland family history : with roots in Telemark Norway. (River Falls: River Falls Journal Commercial Printing Dept., 1986)
   1:95.

   'He was ruler over the entire Ostland and one of the most powerful noblemen in the country.'

4. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his descendants and his father, and on the year he died.