Tróndur í Gøtu

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Tróndur í Gøtu
1904 illustration
Born	945 Faroe Islands
Died	1035
Parents	Torbjørn Gøtuskegg and Guðrún

Tróndur í Gøtu (Old Norse: Þrándr í Götu (ca. 945 - 1035) was a viking from the Faroe Islands (also "Færey Islands"). He is together with Sigmundur Brestisson the central figure in the Færeyinga Saga. The Saga tells the early history of the Faroe Islands, and the early spread of Christianity to Sweden.

Chapter 3 of the Saga describes Tróndur as having "a shock head of red hair, and was freckled of face and right grim of look", features which were inherent to Færey-folk, who are said to have descended from Thorstan the Red's daughter.

Tróndur í Gøtu lived in the Eastrey, in his father's home "Gate", which was named for Torbjørn Gøtuskegg's nickname "Gatebeard". Initially Tróndur and Thorlac drew lots to decide who should inherit the estate. After losing, Thorlac, went to live in neighbouring islands with his wife. Chapter 35 of the Saga details that all siblings eventually lived together at Gate, with their respective children. This same chapter explains that Thorlac had two sons, Sigurd (a strong man with blonde curly hair) and Thord (also called "The Low" for his stoutly yet strong figure); Tróndur's sister had a son known as "Geat the Red".