Old Bøyum article page
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The LOSNA Coat of Arms
Our Bøyum (Boyum) family relates back to the old vikings. The coat-of-arms shown in the picture above is from the Losna clan where our part of the Bøyum family are releated. The coat-of-arms from the Losna clan is from around year 1000-1300. A man named Filippus Erlandson Josna (1290 - 1340) was a part of this clan. Filippus had a son the called Fartein. Fartein Filippusson was named Filipus. Filipus Farteinson again had the son Fartegn. Fartegn Filipusson Losna (1415 -1450) is our link into the Josna clan.
Coat of arms drawn by Anders Thiset for Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1902
LOSNA CLAN
Losna clan was part of a Norwegian aristocrat clan in medieval times. Their headquarters were at the farm Losna on the island Losna, north of Sognefjord mouth.
The most prominent clan members were:
| Erlend Filippusson | (Born in 1330's, died in 1407) | (Father: Filippus Erlendsson) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eindrid Erlandson | (Born around 1384 died in 1440) | (Father: Erlend Filippusson) | |
| Erlend Eindridsson | (Born 1400 and died about 1450) | (Father: Eindrid Erlandson) |