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Sigmundur Brestisson (961–1005) was a
Faroese Viking chieftain, and was
responsible for
introducing Christianity to the
Faroe Islands in 999. He is one...
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against the
religion and
rival chieftain Sigmundur Brestisson who was
promulgating it. He and
Brestisson are
central figures in the Færeyinga saga, which...
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Gaelic origin.
Following the
introduction of
Christianity by
Sigmundur Brestisson, the
islands came
under Norwegian rule in the
early 11th century. The...
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during the
Viking Age. Sandvík is the
place where Viking chief Sigmundur Brestisson was
murdered after his long swim from Skúvoy in an
attempt to flee from...
- this
period was the
Christianization of the
Faroe Islands by
Sigmundur Brestisson in 999,
which heralded the end of the
Viking Age and at the same time...
- son of
Sigmund the Elder.
Together with Cesilia, he had the son
Sigmund Brestisson (961-1005) who was the
first to
bring Christianity to the islands. Jointly...
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Spegling - Reflection.
Sigmundur Brestisson - Hin
seinasta ferðin, 2006.
Monument in Sandvík in
memory of
Sigmundur Brestisson. Hans
Pauli Olsen Artist's website...
- 995 from
Lindisfarne because of the
danger of
Viking raids.
Sigmundur Brestisson, a
Viking chieftain,
introduces Christianity in the
Faroe Islands. March...
- of all
three men. He then
sells the Sigmundssons’
young sons,
Sigmundr Brestisson and Þórir Beinisson, into
slavery in
Norway and
takes over the northern...
- ‘Sigmundarsteinur’ (Stone of Sigmundur). It is said to be the
gravestone of
Sigmundur Brestisson (from 'Faereyingasaga'). He was a
Viking chief who
Christianised the Faroe...
