Christen Michelsen Heggelund

Christen Michelsen Heggelund, also known as Skjervøykongen was a Danish merchant who established the trading post at Skjervøy in Troms, Norway.

He was born in the town of Ebeltoft in Jylland, Denmark.

According to the tributary poem Nordlands Trompet by priest Petter Dass, the priest in Skjervøy eventually went into debt with Heggelund.

This legend inspired the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra's Performance Skjervøykongen. In the first season of the tv-series Forbannelsen – Uhkádus sent by NRK, Stian "Staysman" Thorbjørnsen and Sámi TV Personality Ole Rune Hætta visited the island to search for the treasure.