Owned Aurland, the farm his father owned before him.
* "d.e." is the Norwegian abbreviation for "den eldre" - the older or elder. "d.y" is the Norwegian abbreviation for "den ynge" - the younger. These terms can apply to father/son (mother/daughter) of the same name, brothers (sisters) with the same name, or even a little more distantly removed such as uncle/nephew, etc.