Einar Suðringur

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Einar of the South Islands , Faroese Einar Suðringur [ ainaɹ suːɹɪŋguɹ ] (* 10th century to the Hebrides and the Isle of Man ; † 1005 in Suðuroyarfjørður on the Faroe Islands ), was a relative of Brestir and Beinir and is one of the figures in the Faroese .

Like Snæúlvur , he is said to have come from the British Isles and lived on Suðuroy , the southernmost island of the Faroe Islands. In the Faroese saga, the "South Islands" are not defined in more detail, but it is assumed that these were very likely the Hebrides or the Isle of Man. Thus, Einar and Snæúlvur are considered examples of early British influence in the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands , assuming that both were Vikings who lived there.

In 969 there was a dispute in Hov between Einar and Eldjarn Kambhøttur, a follower of Havgrímur . In 970 there was a hearing before the Thing on Tinganes in Tórshavn . As expected, the process ended in Einar's favor.

Einar does not reappear in history until 1005, when he stood on Sigmundur Brestisson's side just before the murder , but drowned on Sigmund's shoulders on the legendary escape across the Strait of Suðuroyarfjørður .