Now, mind you, this is second hand info.....My Uncle went to Olso, Norway 1 year ago and found that Oslo used to be called AKERSHAUS before it was called Oslo. Now somebody might be able to confirm or refute this. I haven't done any research in that area, except to find that there is a castle there that still bears the name AKERS and my Unlce was treated like royalty when they found he was an AKERS. They have a town center fountain and he says it is a real community and they know they are AKERS. (pronounced Awkers) They told him that many of the Vikings went to UK and into Europe trying to build an empire....long ago. Anybody else know anything? Diana Akers Knowles