Brestir Sigmundsson
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Brestir Sigmundsson was together with his brother Beinir Sigmundsson
ruler over half of the Faroe Islands.
Beinir was the son of Sigmund the Elder. Together with Cecilia he had the child Sigmundur
. Brestir and his brother were eventually murdered in 970 on Stora Dímun and Svínoy-Bjarne by a viking
chieftain, Havgrímur (who also died).
Beinir Sigmundsson
Beinir Sigmundsson was together with his brother Brestir Sigmundsson ruler over half of the Faroe Islands....
ruler over half of the Faroe Islands.
Beinir was the son of Sigmund the Elder. Together with Cecilia he had the child Sigmundur
Sigmundur Brestisson
Sigmundur Brestisson introduced Christianity to the Faroe Islands in 999. He is one of the main characters of the Færeyinga saga.According to the Færeyinga Saga, emigrants who left Norway to escape the tyranny of Harald I of Norway, settled in the islands about the beginning of the 9th century...
. Brestir and his brother were eventually murdered in 970 on Stora Dímun and Svínoy-Bjarne by a viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
chieftain, Havgrímur (who also died).