Guttormur Andrasson

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Guttormur Andrasson (died May 1572 in Bergen ) was Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands from 1544 to early 1572 . He was the father of the later Løgmaður Ísak Guttormsson .

Guttormur was the son of Løgmaður Andras Guttormsson from Sumba . After his father's death in 1544 he was appointed by the king to succeed him in the office of Løgmaður. He then lived on the Úti í Bø farm in Kirkjubøur . When in 1555 the seat of Løgmaður was moved from Kirkjubøur to Steigargarður farm in Sandavágur by order of the Danish-Norwegian king (and remained there until the beginning of the 19th century), Guttormur moved from Streymoy to the island of Vágar .

In the winter of 1570/71 he traveled to Copenhagen on behalf of the Løgting together with other representatives to bring up the Faroe Islands' dissatisfaction with the trading conditions on the islands, in particular the supply of wood. In fact, the Faroese representatives were able to achieve that from now on they could take part of the trade matters into their own hands and they were also given permission to maintain a regularly sailing ship to bring in wood from Norway. On the return journey in the winter of 1571, however, Guttormur fell ill and was forced to stay on the way in Bergen, where he died in May 1572. Guttormur must have been a highly esteemed man, because it is reported that he was buried in the choir of the cathedral church in Bergen, namely " udenfor den stol, som slotsherren plejer at have staende ". At this point were the graves of bishops and other high dignitaries.

The serious illness of Guttormur may also be related to the fact that in January 1572 Jógvan Heinason , a son of Heini Havreki , was appointed the new Løgmaður.

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  1. ↑ Debes: Føroya Søga 2 , p. 175
  2. ↑ Debes: Føroya Soga 2 , page 177
personal data
SURNAME Andrasson, Guttormur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH May 1572
Place of death Mountains