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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sigmundur Brestisson

961 - 1005

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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 who left Norway to escape the tyranny of Harald I of Norway, settled in the islands about the beginning of the 9th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigmundur Brestisson has received more than 52,122 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sigmundur Brestisson is the 1,733rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,390th in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 239th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sigmundur Brestisson ranks 1,733 out of 2,238. Before him are Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Fadl ibn Abbas, John Francis Regis, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Michał Sopoćko, and Alessandro Albani. After him are Chromatius, Fulton J. Sheen, Matrona Nikonova, Anno II, Bertha of Kent, and Bernward of Hildesheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 961, Sigmundur Brestisson ranks 5. Before him are Odilo of Cluny, Pietro II Orseolo, Ramiro III of León, and Arnulf II, Count of Flanders. After him is Ibn al-Bawwab. Among people deceased in 1005, Sigmundur Brestisson ranks 3. Before him are Abe no Seimei and Kenneth III of Scotland. After him is Lutgardis of Luxemburg.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sigmundur Brestisson ranks 274 out of 893. Before him are Ulrich Thomsen (1963), Harald Nielsen (1941), Louise Rasmussen (1815), Peter C. Gøtzsche (1949), Holger Pedersen (1867), and Edgar Aabye (1865). After him are Valdemar the Young (1209), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Ghita Nørby (1935), J. C. Jacobsen (1811), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), and Peter Høeg (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Sigmundur Brestisson ranks 5. Before him are Tollund Man (-400), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Christian Mortensen (1882), and Hans Tausen (1494). After him are Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).

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