Norwegian People Who Died in Prison Custody - Executed Norwegian People, Enno Brandrk, Arne Laudal, Storm Weinholdt, Frank Olsen (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Executed Norwegian People, Enno Brandrk, Arne Laudal, Storm Weinholdt, Frank Olsen, Henry Gundersen, Viggo Hansteen, Kre Olafsen, Gunvor Galtung Haavik, Kaare Sundby, Jon Vislie, Henry Gleditsch, Einar H rland, Harald Langhelle, Ingvald Garbo, Rolf Wickstrm, Aslak H tta. Excerpt: Enno "Brandrk" Tronds (15381571) was a nobleman, mercenary and adventurer, son of Norwegian-born privateer and admiral Kristoffer Trondson. The origin of his nickname "Brandrk" (brand = fire, rk = smoke) is uncertain, but may have originated from his mercenary career. Maurice, Elector of Saxony who was responsible for training Enno in his youth.Born in East Frisia, in present day Germany, Enno was named after Enno II, Count of Ostfriesland, which his father was serving under at the time. In 1542 when he was about 4 years old he and his family probably moved to Denmark were they lived at belholt Abbey. When he was about 12 years old, in 1550, he was placed at Maurice, Elector of Saxony to be fully trained as a nobleman, and already as a 15-year old he participated in Maurice' service in the Battle of Sievershausen. Enno was during this battle captured and put in prison for a year, and his mentor Maurice was killed. When he was set free from prison he travelled to Hungary where he joined the Habsburg in the wars against the Turks. After his family had been ennobled in 1557 he went overseas as a Landsknecht. He served in the Spanish Armada at the Battle of St. Quentin during the war between Philip II of Spain and Henry II of France. He, as well as his father Kristoffer, was also present in the military campaign towards Dithmarschen. They both were also present at the coronation of Frederick II of Denmark. Not long after Enno again travelled abroad and fought w... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19744112