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- The following is a translation of the article "De bornholmske v?bnersl?gter Uf og Splid - noget nyt om deres v?bener", written by Sigvard Mahler Dam, published in Heraldisk Tidsskrift, 1982.
In "Heraldisk Tidsskrift" (Heraldic Periodical), nr. 23, page 111, Sven Tito Achen made the assumption that the Danish "sparre-v?ben" (sparre = chevron, v?ben = coat of arms) - shown in Gelre-Armorial belongs to a person of the Bornholm/Sk?nsk family Uf. This caused an extensive bit of research, and I would like to present you with the results thereof in this article. ("Sk?nsk" means someone from the region of Sk?ne, which is on the southern most coast of Sweden.)
The "sparre-v?benet" is pictured in the above mentioned Heraldisk Tidsskrift and shows a red chevron on a white background, and Sven Achen tells us that it probably was painted no later than 1375. Furthermore it seems that since the person was placed as the fourth-last of the 25 eligible, he was situated well below the governing-plateau of the highest social class. The name attached to this coat of arms is: Joenz U. You might argue that "U" can not so easily be interpreted to mean "Uf", but if you follow the members of that family through the years, you find them sometimes documented as "We", others as "Wff" or simply "W". For instance a "Johannes dictus Wff" from 1299 (1), and another: "Otte Wff", in 1493 (2). "Anders og Peder W", in 1511 (3), and "Maaghns W" in 1533 (4). You may remember that there was no distince difference between the letters "u", "w" and "v" in the middle ages. Therefore Gelre's "Joenz U" could easily belong to the Uf-family.
The "Hjelmfiguren" (Helmet-design) is not shown in the Gelre-Armorial, neither is it pictured in the "Nyt dansk Adelsleksikon" (New Danish Noblemen's Encyclopaedia), nor in the "Danske Adelsv?bener" (Danish Noblemen's Coats of Arms), even though the helmet-design has been preserved in the design of numerous seals! The reason for the disappearance of the helmet-design seems to stem from the younger Bornholm generation of the Uf-family, they rejected the family-name and only used their patronymic (= father's name).
The rejection of the family-name seems to have come from the fact that there were two Uf-family lines on Bornholm. To distinguish between these two related families, I shall - likewise as there is a Sparre-K?s" and a "Mur-K?s" - introduce the name "Sparre-UF" for the family of "Joenz U", and the name "Agern-Uf" for the related women line of the family (these families are mentioned as "Uf I" and "Uf II" in "Danske Adelsv?bener"). The Sparre-Uf's rejected the family-name in the same generation that the Agern-Uf's adopted it - possibly on purpose. Note: "Agern" is Danish for acorn.
Notes:
1) The first known member of the Uf-family is mentioned in 1299 - he must be the father of the hitherto oldest known member: coat of arms carrying Nicholaus Wf, who is mentioned with "his father" in 1302.
2) Document of 1493 found in "Den Arnamagn?anske Samling", K?benhavn. Also printed n "Suhms Samling".
3) In Anders Galen's funeral testament of 1511 - see Thiset, State Archives.
4) Letter on paper from 1533 in State Archives, printed in J.R. H?bertz "Aktstykker til Bornholms Historie 1327-1621", K?benhavn, 1852.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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