Ísak Guttormsson was, from 1583 to 1588, Lawman of the

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. Ísak Guttormsson lived on

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, where he had land in Nes and

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. He was the son of Guttormur Andrasson, former Lawman of the Faroe Islands. Little else is known about Guttormsson.

References

*G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne - fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982 *''Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt ''Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816'')
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Lawmen of the Faroe Islands 16th-century heads of government Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 16th-century Norwegian people {{Faroes-politician-stub