Sjúrður (or Sigurd), was, around the year 1300, lawman of

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and was also possibly lawman of the

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.''Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (In ''Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816'')
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Sjúrður was, together with

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, co-author of the Faeroese Seyðabrævið in 1298 - a document with land use rules for the Faeroe Islands, and the Faeroes' oldest document.

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Faroese people of Scottish descent Lawmen of the Faroe Islands Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People associated with Shetland {{Europe-hist-stub