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Tróndur í Gøtu Brestisson

Viking chief in the Faroe Islands
Years: 945 - 1035

Tróndur í Gøtu (ca.

945 – 1035) is a Viking from the Faroe Islands (also "Færey Islands").

He and Sigmundur Brestisson are the central figures in the Færeyinga Saga, which tells the early history of the Faroe Islands and the coming of Christianity to the islands, which Tróndur opposes.

Chapter 3 of the Saga describes Tróndur as having "a shock head of red hair, and .

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freckled of face and right grim of look", features which are inherent to Faroese, who are said to have descended from Thorstan the Red's daughter.

Tróndur í Gøtu lives on the island of Eysturoy, in his father's home Gøta, which was named for Torbjørn Gøtuskegg's nickname "Gatebeard".

Initially Tróndur and his brother Thorlac draw lots to decide who should inherit the estate.

After losing, Thorlac goes to live in neighboring islands with his wife.

Chapter 35 of the saga tells that all siblings eventually lived together at Gøta, with their respective children.

This same chapter explains that Thorlac had two sons, Sigurd (a strong man with blond curly hair) and Thord (also called "The Low" for his stout yet strong figure); Tróndur's sister had a son known as "Geat the Red".

Tróndur opposes the introduction of Christianity to the Faroes and pronouncesa curse against it and Sigmundur, who is promulgating it.

This is the subject of a Faroese poem by Janus Djurhuus, "Gandkvæði Tróndar".

"Tróndur í Gøtu" is the name of a song on the Faroese metal band Týr's album By the Light of the Northern Star.

The song is also in Faroese.