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References
- ↑ G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne – fra vikingetiden til reformationen , 1982
- ↑ Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Section First Ministers of the Faroes up to 1816) (PDF-Download
- G. V. C. Young: Færøerne – fra vikingetiden til reformationen . København 1982. s. 88
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