Many thanks for the responses, mostly off list, from several of you. Based on what I've learned, it would seem that the chances are quite good that my ancestor, Aage (a given name there), from Rissa, Norway was with Sinclair rather than Ramsay on the doomed expedition through Norway and therefore came from Caithness where he likely had the surname Oag or Og. If anyone has any such names in their database for 1590 +/- 6-7 years, I would be grateful to hear from you. To read the rest of the story of the 1612 battle of Kringen, check out: http://www.clansinclairusa.org/ev_cru_kringen.htm http://www.sinclairsclub.net/ http://members.lycos.co.uk/Pillarguri_Days/1612_Battle.htm Now, if someone could just explain to me why my taste in Scotch runs to Islay rather than Highland malts... Dennis http://www.stadsbygd.org