Rasmus Magnussen
Rasmus Magnussen Faroese: Rasmus í Haraldsundi (* 1560 ; † 1670 in Haraldssund , Faroe Islands ) was one of the oldest people in the history of the Faroe Islands.
Rasmus was the illegitimate (?) Son of the famous sea hero Magnus Heinason (1545–1589) and a Faroese woman named Kolfinna.
Rasmus Magnussen was initially married to an older woman with whom he had no children, although they lived together for a long time. When she died at the age of 90, he married a young woman with whom he had five children. When he died at the age of 110, his youngest son Guttormur í Múla was just seven years old.
The then provost of the Faroe Islands, Lucas Debes , who still knew Rasmus Magnussen personally, testified in his work Færoæ & Færoa Reserata in 1673 :
"So that you don't get any thoughts and nobody seems suspicious of this matter, I want to assure you that the woman was an honest honest man, and that even after her death and in her grave, she has good rumors."
Debes compares him to the biblical Abraham , who is said to have fathered children even in old age. The Journal of the Maria Expedition of 1854 refers to the report and notes:
“The Faroese live a very long time. Out of 1,000 deaths, 849 occur over the age of 70, although in Denmark, for the same number, the proportion of those who experience this biblical age is only 187. The average life expectancy in the Faroe Islands is 44 2/3 years including stillbirths, while it is only 36 in Denmark.
Debes mentions in “Faeroa Reserata” the case of a man named Erasmus Magnussen from Harold Sound, who married at the age of 90, still saw his wife become the mother of five children (the youngest was born when he was 103) and at an advanced age 110 died.
Longevity is attributable to the healthy climate, their activities in the open air, and their general habits of moderation. Although they drink very copiously at festivals, chronic habitual drinkers are rare, and when they do occur they generally end up in madness. "
literature
- Lucas Jacobson Debes : Natural and Political History of the Faroe Islands . Translated from the Danish [original title Færoæ & Færoa Reserata from 1673] by CG Mengel, Copenhagen / Leipzig 1757. New edition, commented and with an afterword by Norbert B. Vogt. Mülheim ad Ruhr: 2005. p. 150 [248] f.
swell
- ↑ www.look.no/anita/slekt ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Norwegian genealogy website)
- ↑ Wikisource : Chapter II. (German translation)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magnussen, Rasmus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haraldsundi, Rasmus í |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Faroese age record holder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1560 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1670 |
| Place of death | Haraldssund , Faroe Islands |