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- Niels L?ndi: Squire (Godsejer) in Ribe. Mentioned in 1300, 1316. Commandant (Hovedmand) of Riberhus Castle between 1292 and 1314. Coat of arms (V?ben): a Chevron - of the family Kaas (V?ben med en sparre - af sl?gten Kaas). Held Troldorp in Sabro district, Aarhus county. In 1296 he is mentioned as being a Knight (Ridder). In 1300 he donated an alter to Ribe Cathedral. Niels L?ndi is thought to have died sometime between 1307 and 1314. (Source: Dansk Adels?rbog, 1899 edition, page 196.)
From the book "Danske adelsv?bener, en heraldisk n?gle", page 470, by Sven Tito Achen, Politikens Forlag, 1973, K?benhavn:
K?s, "Sparre-K?s". En r?d sparre i hvidt. P? hjelmen to vesselhorn tv?rdelt r?dt/hvidt og hvidt/r?dt, hvert besat med 3-6 p?fuglefjer, og i nyere tid tillige en fjer mellem hornene. * Uradel, Jylland. Hr. Niels L?ndi, ridder, 1292; sl?gten udd?d 1799 med ritmester Chr. Fr. K?s. Se NDA side 141 og DA? 1899 side 195 samt senere tilf?jelser.
(The above translated to English:)
K?s, "Sparre-K?s". Coat of arms: a red chevron on white. On the helmet two vesselhorns transverse partitioned red/white and white/red, each adorned with 3-6 peacock-feathers, and in recent times also with a feather between the horns. * Noble origins: Jutland. Sir. Niels L?ndi, knight, 1292; family extinct in 1799 with Ritmester Chr. Fr. K?s. See NDA, page 141, and DA?, 1899, page 195, and also later edition.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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