Andras Guttormsson, (c. 1490 to 1544), was, from 1531 to 1544, lawman (prime minister) of the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. Andras Guttormsson lived in Kálgarður, Sumba, Faroe Islands, but came from

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. Andras Guttormsson was the father of

Guttormur Andrasson Guttormur Andrasson (died 1572 in Bergen), was, from 1544 to 1572, lawman of the Faroe Islands. Guttormur Andrasson was the son of previous lawman Andras Guttormsson from Sumba, and father of later lawman Ísak Guttormsson Ísak Guttormsson w ...

, who followed him in the post.

References

*G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne – fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982 *''Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt ''Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816'')
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Lawmen of the Faroe Islands 16th-century heads of government Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 1490 births 16th-century Norwegian people {{Faroes-politician-stub