Snæúlvur
Snæúlvur [ ˈsnɛaˌʏlvʊr ] (* 10th century in the Hebrides or the Isle of Man ; † in Sandoy , Faroe Islands ; often also Sneulf [ ˈsnɛːʔʊlf ]), is one of the actors in the Faroese saga and thus the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands .
Snæúlvur was the father of Guðrið , who later married the powerful Goden Havgrímur .
Like Einar from the South Isles , Snæúlvur came from the British Isles . The Faroese saga does not specify exactly what is meant by the "South Islands". Historians generally assume the Hebrides or the Isle of Man .
In the dispute between Einar and Eldjarn , Snæúlvur took a neutral stance in 970 by telling his son-in-law Havgrímur that he was campaigning for a wrong cause and that he would therefore not follow him.
Origin of name
Snæúlvur still ranks among the used male names in the Faroe Islands , SnÄ is our word snow related (Snow says the Faroese but kavi ), úlvur means in Faroese Wolf . From SnÄ-úlvur thus resulting Snow Wolf ( Canis lupus arctos ). Of course, this land mammal does not occur in the Faroe Islands.
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| SURNAME | Snæúlvur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sneulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Actor in the Faroese saga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hebrides or Isle of Man |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10th century or 11th century |
| Place of death | Sandoy , Faroe Islands |