Brestir Sigmundsson (10th century-ca. 970) was a chieftain in the Faroe Islands. Beinir was from

Skúvoy Skúvoy or Skúgvoy ( da, Skuø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy. It is named after the large number of great skua present on the island (who have a habit of attacking intruders). There is only one se ...

. He was the son of Sigmund the Elder. Together with Cesilia, he had the son

Sigmund Brestisson Sigmundur Brestisson (961–1005) was a Faroese Viking chieftain, and was responsible for introducing Christianity to the Faroe Islands in 999. He is one of the main characters of the Færeyinga saga. According to the Færeyinga saga, emigrants ...

(961-1005) who was the first to bring Christianity to the islands. Jointly with his brother

Beinir Sigmundsson Beinir Sigmundsson (10th century – c. 970) was a chieftain in the Faroe Islands. Beinir was the son of Sigmund the Elder. He was from Skúvoy. He ruled over half the archipelago with his brother Brestir Sigmundsson. Together with Tóra he had t ...

, he ruled over half of the Faroe Islands. Brestir and his brother were eventually murdered by the rival chieftains Svínoyar-Bjarni and Havgrímur when they stayed at a farm on the island

Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun ( da, Stor Dímun) is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. It is accessible by sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but there is a regular helicopter service twice a week all ye ...

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*German Wikipedia article :de:Brestir Sigmundsson 10th-century Faroese people 10th-century monarchs in Europe 970 deaths Year of birth unknown Tribal chiefs in Europe {{Faroes-bio-stub