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Magnus Heinason (1545) - (18 Jan 1589), was a Faroese and a son of Heine havrèkke a Norse priest that emigrated to the islands, a naval hero, trader and privateer. He was given the trading rights to the Faroe Islands by Frederik II, King of Denmark from 1559 to 1588 and he built the first fortifications in Torshavn. But only one year later, Magnus was captured, and sent to Copenhagen were he was tried, and beheaded.

The charge was that he had raped a Norse lady, but many knew that as a Danish royal adviser Walkendorf stood at the back of the terrible event. Up on time where Magnus was killed, had there been a brick from envy because the Danish royal advisers and the nobles, intended that he was a thief, and he only could not get the trading rights to the Faroe Islands so the Danish knew that the trading rights should not walk the Danish government of. Though for many many years the islands were given to Danish nobles. Families called Kőppel, and later Hansen. According to:

Danish øIV. AVHANDLINGER, OPPLYSNINGSSKRIFTER 2. BIND: 1834 - 1837

ød. IV, b.2,s.36

Lutheran Prædikanter; over at Domprovstiet i Bergen, hvormed Rigsraadsværdighet var forbunden, var forlehnt En i Danmark; at Kirkens Dømmeret krænkedes; at Hansen var given Ene- handel paa Island og Færøerne; mellem 1531-32.

English øIV. ESSAYS, INFORMATION 2ND volumes: 1834-1837

ød. IV, b.2,s.36 Lutheran ministers; over in the "Domprovstiet in Bergen," were High-council were united, and had home were out borrowed instead of being in Denmark; the church judgement right were insultet; that Hansen were given the monopoly rights to trade on Iceland and Faroe Islands; between 1531-32.

Danish ca. 55 år sennere (1584-88)

ød. IV, b.2,s.40

især flamske, som giorde de norske Farvande saa usikkre. Ved lignende Tog mod de Sjørøvere, især engelske, ja vel endog tyrkiske, som plagede Island og Færøerne, indlagde Færøingen Magnus Heinesen sig stort Berøm. Og Christopher Walkendorf forstod at holde de Contorske i Ave i Bergen, nemlig ved at opføre et Taarn mod dem og bogstavelig holde dem under Ka-nonerne. Den vigtigste Tjeneste beviste Frederik den 2den Norge ved at drikke sig ihjel 1588.

ø-- Man tager Feil, hvis ei man troer,

at Pøblens Laster tidt bestige Thronen.

Formynder-Regjering (1588 -- 1596).

K. Christian den 4de (1596 -- 1648).

English. Some 55 years later. (1584-88)

ød. IV, b.2,s.40

specially "Flamske" Flamish (north Germany), that did the Norwegian seas so un-securet. Like the pirates of the English, yeas even the Turkish pirates, that bothered and tyrannized Iceland

and the Faroe Islands. The faroe Magnus Heinsen stand in their way and then he got fame about it. Christopher Walkendorf understod how to keep the clerks-men in check and mat in Bergen, therefore he built a tower against them and actually hold them under the cannons. The most famous act proved Frederik the 2nd by drinking himself to death in 1588.

oh-- you must not mistake, if not you think,

that the mob's sufferings were heard to climb the throne.

the "replacement-governments role time (1588--1596)."

then KING Christian d. 4 role time (1596--1648).

Possibly were that asset that Magnus Heinason was a commoner, and a Faroese, so the envy that plagued Walkendorf made him do what he did, but in the end he also suffered, when Frederik II's son Christian 4th., later discovered or heard about what Walkendorf had done, he sent him to trial, and the Norse wife of Magnus Heinason received 1000 rigsdaler in compensation for her beheaded husband and Walkendorf died a poor man.

Magnus' remains were excavated and taken to Ørslev kloster where he lies to this day.