Peder Colbjørnsen

Peder Colbjørnsen was a Norwegian timber merchant and war hero. He started trading in Fredrikshald in the early 1700s. His uncle had large estates in the vicinity of Fredrikshald, and after his death in 1721, Peder inherited it.

He was born in Sørum; the son of Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg, and was a brother of Hans Colbjørnsen, and half-brother of Anna Colbjørnsdatter, both heroes of the Great Northern War. He is known for his achievements in leading the civilian resistance to the Swedish attacks of Fredrikshald during the battles of Fredrikshald in 1716 and 1718 of the Great Northern War. A bust of Colbjørnsen, made by Hans Michelsen in 1856, is located in Halden.