Tóri Beinisson
Tóri Beinisson (* 959 in Skúvoy , Faroe Islands ; † 1005 in Suðuroyarfjørður ibid; also Þórir Beinisson , Tore Beinersson , Tórur Beinirson etc.) was a figure in the Faroese saga and an important actor in the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands .
Tóri was the son of the landowner Beinir Sigmundsson and his consort Tóra .
Together with his younger cousin Sigmundur Brestisson , he witnessed the murder of Brestir and Beinir , their fathers , in 970 . After this bloody act, he and Sigmundur were adopted by the Viking chief Tróndur í Gøtu , who actually wanted to kill them on the spot, but his uncle Svínoyar-Bjarni had scruples after he had already killed their fathers.
Tóri died in 1005 when his cousin Sigmundur tried to swim to rescue him from Skúvoy to Suðuroy .
See also
literature
- George V. Chichester Young: Fra vikingetiden til reformationen . Rosenkilde & Bagger, Copenhagen 1982, ISBN 87-423-0371-0 .
Web links
- Faroese saga (PDF; 2.9 MB)
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SURNAME | Tóri Beinisson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tori Beinisson; Þórir Beinisson; Tore Beinersson; Tórur Beinirson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Figure of the Faroese saga and actor in the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands |
DATE OF BIRTH | 959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Skúvoy , Faroe Islands |
DATE OF DEATH | 1005 |
Place of death | Skúvoy , Faroe Islands |