Heine Havreki
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Heine Johnsøn Havreki or Heine the shipwrecked was a Norwegian emigrant to the Faroe islands
, where he, following the Protestant Reformation
, was one of the new followers of the Lutheran church. In 1540 he became the first Lutheran priest on the Faroes.
but were caught up in bad weather and was shipwrecked on Nes, Eysturoy
on the Faroe islands
. There he met the Faroese woman Herborg of Húsavík and later together had the son Jógvan Heinason
in 1541, and the daughter Herborg Heinadottir in 1542. The same year, Havreki's wife Herborg died, and Heine traveled back to Norway
. There, around 1544, he married the Norwegian lady Gyri Arnbjørnsdatter, and together they had the son Magnus Heinason
around 1545. In 1566 Havreki again traveled back to Norway
to start up a Protestant church in Radøy
.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
, where he, following the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, was one of the new followers of the Lutheran church. In 1540 he became the first Lutheran priest on the Faroes.
Early life
Havreki was the son of the Icelandic catholic minister Jon Haraldson. While Havreki was studying, he andsome other students were planning to go to IcelandIceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
but were caught up in bad weather and was shipwrecked on Nes, Eysturoy
Eysturoy
Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...
on the Faroe islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. There he met the Faroese woman Herborg of Húsavík and later together had the son Jógvan Heinason
Jógvan Heinason
Jógvan Heinason was First Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.Jógvan Heinason was the son of the Norwegian priest Heine Havreki and a Faroese women, Herborg from Húsavík. The son of Heinason's Norwegian step mother, and Heinasons half brother, is the Faroe Islands' most famous...
in 1541, and the daughter Herborg Heinadottir in 1542. The same year, Havreki's wife Herborg died, and Heine traveled back to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. There, around 1544, he married the Norwegian lady Gyri Arnbjørnsdatter, and together they had the son Magnus Heinason
Magnus Heinason
Magnus Heinason was a Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer. He was the son of Heine Havreki, a Norwegian priest from Bergen who emigrated to the Faroe Islands and who helped introduce the Lutheran Reformation to the Faroe Islands, and Gyri Arnbjørnsdatter, Havreki's second wife from a...
around 1545. In 1566 Havreki again traveled back to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
to start up a Protestant church in Radøy
Radøy
Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...
.
Literature
- Lucas DebesLucas DebesLucas Jacobsøn Debes was a Danish priest, topographer and celebrated writer about the Faroe Islands. He wrote the first book about the Faroes, which was printed and draw the first detailed map of the islands.-His Arrival to Tórshavn:Debes came to the Faroe Islands in 1652 as a curate...
: Færoæ & Færoa reserata, written in 1673 Natural and political history of the *Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. in the DanishDanish languageDanish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
translation by C. G. Mengel, Copenhagen / Leipzig 1757. and also comments by Norbert B. Vogt. Mülheim a. d. Ruhr: 2005. S. 130 [212]
External links
- http://www.look.no/anita/slekt (Norwegian genealogical-website) of ancestors of Heine Havreki.
- http://porkeri.info/AttarbondiSuduroy/Dalbergs.web/per05695.htm#0 Faroese genealogy site about the descendants.