Axel Gyntersberg (c. 1525 – 1588) was a Norwegian nobleman and feudal overlord. Gyntersberg (also referred to as ''Axel Gyntersberg til Mel'') was the son of Heinrich Güntersberg and Kirsten Lagesdatter Ref. His exact birthplace is not known. His father had come to Norway around 1520 from Pomerania. Gyntersberg was overlord of the Rein Abbey from 1555 and of Bakke Abbey from 1560. During the Protestant Reformation, both were taken over by the Crown. He was commander of the island fortress at

Steinvikholm Castle Steinvikholm Castle (''Steinvikholm slott'') is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav ...

(1560 to 1564) until expelled by Swedish forces during the Northern Seven Years' War. From 1565 he administrated the Crown's estate on the island of Torget in Brønnøy (1565-1571). He died in Kvinnherad during 1588. He was married to Kirstine Trondsdatter Benkestokk (1510-1572), the sister of nobleman

Jon Trondson Benkestok Jon Trondson Benkestok (1530 - ) was a Norwegian nobleman (''Adelsmann'') and a member of the Benkestok family, one of the original noble families of Norway. Family background Jon Trondson Benkestok was reported to be a direct descendant of Hara ...

( ca. 1530-1593), and the daughter of overlord and land owner

Trond Benkestokk Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (c. 1495 – 14 February 1558) was a Norwegian land owner, knight and feudal lord (''lensherre'') of Bergenhus Fortress. Biography Benkestok was born around 1495 (or before 1500) in Bergen to nobleman Torleiv Trond ...

(ca. 1500–1558). The couple had ten children, and several of his daughters married into prominent noble families. His wife had inherited an interest in the Mel estate at Kvinnherad in Hordaland.

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Date of birth unknown 1588 deaths People from Kvinnherad 16th-century Norwegian nobility Year of birth uncertain {{Norway-bio-stub