Pætur Jákupsson

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Pætur Jákupsson was Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands from 1588 to 1601 .

Pætur came from Suðuroy , where he was the tenant of Gjørðagarður in Porkeri . He also had land in Froðba , and most of all he was the tenant of the famous Kirkjubøargarður royal farm in Kirkjubøur . He was the last Faroese owner of the valuable Kongsbók , the original of the sheep letter from 1298. The book then reached Sweden in an unclear way and was ceremoniously returned to the Faroe Islands in 1989. In addition to the sheep letter, it also contains a copy of the Norwegian Gulatingslóg and other documents. Obviously, the book was passed on from Løgmaður to Løgmaður since Sjúrður and formed their basis for action.

literature

  • Løgtingið 150. Hátíðarrit. 150 ár liðin, síðani Løgtingið varð endurstovnað. Volume 2. Løgtingið, Tórshavn 2002, ISBN 99918-9665-1 , p. 365 (section Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816. ), ( PDF download ( Memento of 4 January 2014 in the Internet Archive )).
personal data
SURNAME Jákupsson, Pætur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 17th century