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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...
- against the religion and rival chieftain Sigmundur Brestisson who was promulgating it. He and Brestisson are central figures in the Færeyinga saga, which...
- 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...
- Daughter of chief Sigmundur Brestisson, she was known for her Christianity and intellect. The daughter of Sigmundur Brestisson and Þurið Þorkilsdóttir, Tóra...
- Gaelic origin. Following the introduction of Christianity by Sigmundur Brestisson, the islands came under Norwegian rule in the early 11th century. The...
- depicted as the antagonist, juxtaposed against the protagonist, Sigmundur Brestisson. Sigmundur pla**** a pivotal role in the Christianization of the Faroe...
- ‘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...
- 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...
- Þoralfsdóttir and Þorkil Barfrost. Around 986, she married Sigmundur Brestisson on his third visit to Norway. According to the Færeyinga saga, the wedding...
- 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...