yn ters berg ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ax el ▁G yn ters berg ▁til ▁Mel ) ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Heinrich ▁Gün ters berg ▁and ▁K irst en ▁L ages d atter ▁Ref . ▁His ▁exact ▁birth place ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Norway ▁around ▁ 1 5 2 0 ▁from ▁P omer ania . ▁▁ ▁G yn ters berg ▁was ▁over l ord ▁of ▁the ▁Rein ▁Ab bey ▁from ▁ 1 5 5 5 ▁and ▁of ▁Bak ke ▁Ab bey ▁from ▁ 1 5 6 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation , ▁both ▁were ▁ ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Crown . ▁He ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁for tr ess ▁at ▁Ste inv ik holm ▁Castle ▁( 1 5 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 6 4 ) ▁until ▁exp elled ▁by ▁Swedish ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁ ▁Northern ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁From ▁ 1 5 6 5 ▁he ▁administr ated ▁the ▁Crown ' s ▁estate ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Tor get ▁in ▁Br ø nn ø y ▁( 1 5 6 5 - 1 5 7 1 ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁K v inn her ad ▁during ▁ 1 5 8 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁K irst ine ▁Tr ond sd atter ▁Ben k est ok k ▁( 1 5 1 0 - 1 5 7 2 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁over l ord ▁and ▁land ▁owner ▁Tr ond ▁Ben k est ok k ▁( ca . ▁ 1 5