Our family comes from Caithness and originally Western Norway. There is a place called Freswick in Caithness (on some 18th Century maps spelt “Fresweek”) which is linked with Fresvik in Sogn and Fjordane, Western Norway. At the head of the Fjord is Lærdal, a possible origin of the surname Laird in Caithness, as there is a tradition in Norway to take the surname from the place of origin. A further possibility is that a number of farms in the area have "Leire" (meaning "clay") as part of their name , e.g. "Leirdal" and "Leired" (near Bergen). Our ancestor was a Norwegian sea captain but we do not remember exactly when.
Connections with Norway

Oslo

Southern Norway Caithness and Orkney Connection

Bergen and its Scottish Connections
Jan Waage's website with Norwegian History and Genealogy, and Sinclair connections with Scotland (In English)

The Battle of Kringen, Scots defeated by Norwegians in Central Norway, 26th August 1612.

Sinclair's Club and Pillarguri Days in Otta
The Losna Play (Losnaspelet) - another Sinclair Connection with Norway?

The Viking Laws and links to Viking sites(This is Olaf Svenson "Battleaxe" from Caithness.org)