Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - Syvert Omundsen Eeg i whanau i Søgne i Vest-Agder, Norway. I mahi ia hei kaiahuwhenua, hei rangatira kaipuke hoki. I hainatia ia hei kaipuke i Kristiansand i te tau 1796. I rere ia i runga i te "Strandmaagen" me te "Anne Marie". I muri mai, ko ia te rangatira o nga kaipuke "Emanuel" me "Peter". I herea ia ki Ingarangi i muri i te whakataunga a Ingarangi ki Norway
i te wā o ngā pakanga o Napoleon.