▁probably ▁born ▁som etime ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁in ▁Se im , ▁K v inn her ad , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Western ▁Norway . ▁His ▁ancest ry ▁or ▁even ▁who ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁widely ▁established , ▁although ▁many ▁theories ▁have ▁been ▁suggested . ▁The ▁closest ▁to ▁contemporary ▁sources ▁primarily ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁ancest ry ▁charts ▁which ▁says ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁Tr ond ▁Sig urd sson ▁R ust ung ▁of ▁Se im ▁and ▁Kar en ▁K oll ▁of ▁N essa . ▁Another ▁source ▁suggests ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁Tr ond ▁Engel bre k ston ▁and ▁ ▁Kar en ▁K oll ▁of ▁N essa . ▁ ▁Which ▁makes ▁sense ▁as ▁during ▁his ▁ad oles c ence ▁ ▁Krist of fer ▁was ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁arch - C atholic ▁University ▁of ▁C ologne ▁with ▁his ▁c ous ins ▁Ga ute ▁Tar ald sson . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 5 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 5 2 7 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Tr ond heim , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁O lav ▁Engel bre kt sson , ▁who ▁was ▁his ▁uncle . ▁ ▁A ▁di pl oma ▁from ▁this ▁time ▁di pl oma . ▁Nor w . 7 . 7 8 9 ▁and ▁diplom . N or w . 8 . 5 8 9 - 9 7 , ▁writes ▁that ▁O lav ▁was ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁Christopher . ▁O lav ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Engel bre