Hi Yve,
Yes, digging into family history is fascinating stuff. I didn't know Toynbees had got to Norway, too!
The historian Arnold J. Toynbee mentioned someone's suggestion that "Tumby" in Lincolnshire had once been "Toinby", but I wonder too if "Toynton" might've orignally been "Toynby". There are certainly a lot of "-by" names in that area, thanks to the Norse influence. And there are Lincolnshire families named Toyne, too.
Another of my family lines is St Clair or Sinclair (or Sinkler). I understand there are Sinclairs in Norway, and I've heard of the Pillarguri Festival through the Sinclair's Club (website
www.sinclairsclub.net). I know the Chief of Clan Sinclair is also patron of the Caledonian Society of Norway (
www.cally.org).
Here in Canada, the Embassy of Norway's website (
www.emb-norway.ca/) has links to webcams all over your country, and I enjoy visiting... I'm still waiting for the snow to melt in Svalbard!
Regards,
Claire