{"id":4841,"date":"2017-08-10T14:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T13:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2020-01-06T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T08:51:05","slug":"missing-weddings-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/missing-weddings-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing weddings in Norway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the content page of some church books may lead us to think that no one got married for years in this parish.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I was searching for a wedding in Innvik parish, Sogn og Fjordane. As I found only one church book that covered this particular area within the timeframe, I was a little puzzled. This church book covered the time span from 1750 to 1816, but the <strong>Married\u00a0<\/strong>section spanned only from 1799 to 1807.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;problems&#8221; discussed here appear before ca 1812 when the church books with defined forms were introduced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.digitalarkivet.no\/kb\/contents\/11506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can take a look at the content page in Digitalarkivet here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Married\u00a0<\/strong>from 1799 to 1807<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/missing-weddings-in-norway\/screen-shot-08-10-17-at-01-07-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?fit=922%2C163&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"922,163\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 08-10-17 at 01.07 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?fit=800%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?resize=800%2C141&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?w=922&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?resize=300%2C53&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.07-PM.png?resize=768%2C136&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, looking a little further down I found the two sections\u00a0<strong>Engaged (No: Trolovelser)\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Wedding bans (No: Lysninger)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/missing-weddings-in-norway\/screen-shot-08-10-17-at-01-10-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?fit=922%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"922,577\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 08-10-17 at 01.10 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?fit=800%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?resize=800%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?w=922&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.10-PM.png?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking at these sections I found the solution to the &#8220;mystery&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The reading of wedding banns is a tradition that dates back to the beginning of recorded history. \u00a0Some sort of announcement has been published when a couple wanted to get married (Hodne et al:75). In Christian times these banns were read by the minister from the pulpit in the church. Normally three times before the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Here we see an announcement recorded in the chuchbook linked above <em>(Hover mouse over picture to enlarge)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/missing-weddings-in-norway\/screen-shot-08-10-17-at-01-35-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?fit=1016%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1016,206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 08-10-17 at 01.35 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?fit=800%2C162&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4846 zoooom\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?resize=800%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?resize=300%2C61&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-01.35-PM.png?resize=768%2C156&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>November 4th, widower Jon Rasmussen B\u00f8nes announces his intention to marry the girl Eli Jacobsdatter Sunde. Their sponsors are B\u00f8rre L Strand and Arne O H\u00e6ggestad. The announcement would be repeated the two next Sundays in time for their wedding on November 25. We see this added in the right column. Copulered is Latin for Married. No other record is found for this wedding. Some sort of public announcement of wedding intentions were required in Norway up until 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the engagement is a tradition that goes back a long time, the Ecclesiastical ordinances of 1582 and 1607 defined this as a church ritual. The engagement ritual had similarities with the wedding ritual. The engagements were recorded in the church book (Hodne et al:63):<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/missing-weddings-in-norway\/screen-shot-08-10-17-at-02-24-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?fit=1024%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 08-10-17 at 02.24 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?fit=800%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4848 zoooom\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?resize=800%2C102&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?resize=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-08-10-17-at-02.24-PM.png?resize=768%2C97&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We see that Bothol Knudsen and Brithe Andersdatter were engaged on October 25 and married November 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>The engagement rituals in the church were ended by law in 1799. In the period until the parishes started to use the preprinted records, we may find the reading of banns as the main record with the wedding date added.<\/p>\n<p>In some church books these sections may not be defined and the engagements, reading of banns and weddings are recorded separately in the chronological list. You may find ministers who recorded every time the banns were read while in other church books, only the engagements and weddings were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>You also find separate &#8220;Banns registers&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/media.digitalarkivet.no\/en\/kb\/browse?source_types%5B0%5D=LYSN&amp;start_year=&amp;end_year=&amp;text=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I have made a search that lists these registers in Digitalarkivet .<\/a> \u00a0A few of these registers start in the early 1800s while the major part of these was started in the late 1800s. Not all parishes kept these records.<\/p>\n<p>You might want to have a look at my article <a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/the-norwegian-church-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Norwegian Churchbooks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-a\" title=\"Church records in the &quot;new&quot; digital archives The Norwegian digital archives have changed the user interface on a number of records. Here is a little introduction. As we had gotten used to the old interface, some of us might be a little annoyed about the changes made. From the Digital archives blog, I learn that many of\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/church-records-in-the-new-digital-archives\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-origin=\"4841\" data-position=\"1\">Church records in the &#8220;new&#8221; digital archives.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please comment and ask if something needs clarification. I am also very grateful if you share my articles with your fellow genealogists.<\/p>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n<p>Bjarne Hodne, \u00d8rnulf Hodne and Ronald Grambo:\u00a0<em>Det stod seg et bryllup &#8211; Ekteskapet i Norge gjennom tidene.\u00a0<\/em>J W Cappelens forlag, Oslo 1985<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo \u00a0<a class=\"meta__link link--\" href=\"https:\/\/digitaltmuseum.no\/owners\/NOD\">Musea i Nord-\u00d8sterdalen<\/a>\u00a0Public domain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the content page of some church books may lead us to think that no one got married for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-norwegian-sources"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Missing weddings in Norway? 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