Hello David,
A Deemster (there always 2) is a Judge in the Islands legal system. The title derives from the Norse Domstaurer (there is a stroke through the o but I can't get that on this programme), I am unclear what the function of this person was in Viking times except that he administered the law in some manner.
All the best
Rick
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