Beinta Broberg

Beinta was born in Tórshavn, the daughter of Peder Sørensen and Birgitte Marie Jensdatter Bøgvad, both of whom belonged to the Danish upper class of officials on the islands.

In contrast to most of the widows of vicars in the period, she did not marry her husband's successor after the death of her first spouse in 1700, as was otherwise customary, but chose to stay on in the vicarage during her bereavement and thereafter marry the next Danish vicar sent to the islands.

Judging by the investigation leading to his deposition, he seem to have been mentally ill. After this, they lived in poverty in Vágar.

Contemporary documents describe her only indirectly, and do not confirm how true or false is the popular image of her, nor how active she was in the events of her life.

Her true character is widely overshadowed by the many myths and legends surrounding her.