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Family of Sigmundr BRESTISSON and Þuríðr "meginekkja" ÞORKELLDÓTTIR

Husband: Sigmundr BRESTISSON

  • Name:

  • Sigmundr BRESTISSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Brestir SIGMUNDSSON ( -c. 969)

  • Mother:

  • Cecilia ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0959

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Life Event:

  • c. 0969 (age 9-10)

  • Norway

  •  

  • Þrándur "Tróndur" Þorbjörnsson gave money to a trader called Hrafn from Vík, Norway to take Beinir to Norway, he ends up staying with Hrafn for two winters. Hrafn set them free in

    971 Sigmundr is 12 years old

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Þorkell's farm, Norway

  • Life Event:

  • c. 0986 (age 26-27)

  • Battle of Hjörungavágr, sea battle against the Jomsvikings, Norway

  • Death:

  • 1005 (age 45-46)

  • Sandvík, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands

  •  

  • Cause: killed by a farmer named Þorgrímr "illi) after swimming to Sandvík on Suðuroy, Faroe Islands from Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands fleeing from Þrándur "Tróndur" Þorbjörnsson who attacked his home.

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Sandvík, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands

Wife: Þuríðr "meginekkja" ÞORKELLDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Þuríðr "meginekkja" ÞORKELLDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • "??"

  • Ulfdal í Dovrefjell, Norway

  • Death:

  • bef 1047

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

Child 1: Þora SIGMUNDRSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Þora SIGMUNDRSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Leifr ØSSURSSON (c. 980-bef1047)

  • Birth:

  • c. 0979

  • Norway

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Hov, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands

Child 2: Þórálfr SIGMUNDSSON

  • Name:

  • Þórálfr SIGMUNDSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • "??"

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Death:

  • 1027

  • Norway

  •  

  • Cause: Tróndur's nephews murdered Toralvur

Child 3: Steingrímr "the Lame" SIGMUNDSSON

  • Name:

  • Steingrímr "the Lame" SIGMUNDSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • "??"

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer; Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Faroe Islands

Child 4: Brandr SIGMUNDSSON

  • Name:

  • Brandr SIGMUNDSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • "??"

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Death:

  • c. 1035

  • Streymoy (Straumsey), Faroe Islands

  •  

  • Cause: killed by Þórðr "the short" Þorláksson

Child 5: Heri SIGMUNDSSON

  • Name:

  • Heri SIGMUNDSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • "??"

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  • Death:

  • c. 1035

  • Skúvoy (Skúfey), Faroe Islands

  •  

  • Cause: spear to the stomach from Sigurðr Þorláksson

Note on Wife: Þuríðr "meginekkja" ÞORKELLDÓTTIR

farthers name is Þorkell (Úlfr) Þurrafrost and her mothers name is Ragnhildr Þórálfrsdóttir. assumed the name Úlfr as an alibi when he became an outlaw for the stealing of a maiden Ragnhildr Þórálfrsdóttir