It is said that all Nordland families may be traced back to the noble family Benkestok.
Trond Torleivsson Benkestok | Benkestok (noble family) | Benkestok |
He had two known children, the son Svale, and daughter Ulvhild (whos granddaughter Birgitte married Trond Tordson Benkestok).
The Benkestok family was married into the Norwegian noble families Smør, Galte (later: Galtung) and Kane, which were the original Norwegian noble families.