Ísak Guttormsson
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Ísak Guttormsson was, from 1583 to 1588, First Minister of the Faroe Islands
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Guttormsson lived on Suðuroy
, Faroe Islands
, where he had land in Nes and Vágur
. Guttormsson was the son of Guttormur Andrasson
, former First Minister of the Faroe Islands. Little else is known about Ísak Guttormsson from history.
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...
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Guttormsson lived on Suðuroy
Suðuroy
Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
, 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...
, where he had land in Nes and Vágur
Vágur
Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur...
. Guttormsson was the son of Guttormur Andrasson
Guttormur Andrasson
Guttormur Andrasson, died 1572 in Bergen, was, from 1544 to 1572, First Minister of the Faroe Islands.Guttormur Andrasson was the son of previous First Minister Andras Guttormsson from Sumba, and father of later First Minister Ísak Guttormsson.-References:...
, former First Minister of the Faroe Islands. Little else is known about Ísak Guttormsson from history.