Beinir Sigmundsson
Beinir Sigmundsson (* 10th century in Skúvoy / Faroe Islands ; † 970 in Dímun ibid; mostly just Beinir or Beiner ) was together with his brother Brestir ruler over half of the Faroe Islands during the Viking Age .
Beinir was the son of Sigmund the Elder . He was in a relationship with Tóra , who gave birth to Tóri . Breinir and his brother were murdered by Havgrímur and Svínoy-Bjarne on their second farm on Stóra Dímun in 970 . ( see: Murder of Brestir and Beinir )
Brestir and Beinir are always mentioned in the same breath in the Faroese saga and the following stories, so their common story is covered in the article about Brestir Sigmundsson , the father of Sigmund Brestisson .
A more recent theory says that Beinir was the son of Ann Naddodsdóttir , the daughter of Naddoddur , and therefore possibly already a (Celtic) Christian, and his real name was Beinir MacDroan.
Surname
The male first name Beinir is of Old Norse origin and comes from the noun beinir ("help, service, helper").
literature
- Carl Gottlob Friedrich Küchler, Die Faeröer: Studien un Wanderfahrten , G. Müller (Ed.) 1913, p. 18.
- Volver arriba ↑ Saga Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research, Volume 23, 1990, p. 61.
- GVC Young: Færøerne. Fra vikingetiden til reformations. København: Rosenkilde og Bakker, 1982
- Færøyingesagaen, Flatøybok, Saga bok, 2014, Volume 1, p. 257
Web links
- Beinir Sigmundsson on snar.fo (Fäörisch)
- Färingersaga on sagadb.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FMN.fo - Beinir (Faroese Language Council on Names in the Faroese Saga)
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SURNAME | Beinir Sigmundsson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beinir; Beiner |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of half of the Faroe Islands during the Viking Age with his brother Brestir |
DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Skúvoy , Faroe Islands |
DATE OF DEATH | 970 |
Place of death | Dímun , Faroe Islands |