Lamba (Settlement)

The markatal settlement of Lamba, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 148 inhabitants and covers 29 merkur of copyhold land divided equally among four copyhold tenants. There is no freehold land. The sheep herd consists of 880 animals.

The village is located in a narrow green valley, through which the river Dalá runs. A landing site is located at the end of the stream, and boat houses stand on the beach hill. A large rock on the dock is said to be inhabited by supernatural beings and was therefore not moved when the landing site was built.

The ship Norske Løve, belonging to the Danish East India Company, stranded on New Year’s Eve in 1707 at Lamba, and the lives of around 100 sailors were saved. On the seabed, where the ship went down, you can still see copper plates and bright ballast stones, and the ballad Norske Løve is about that particular event. The ship’s bell and a model of the ship hang in the cathedral in Tórshavn.

Further reading

• Eysturoy (Island)
• Æðuvík (Settlement)
• Eiði (Settlement) and Eiðis Municipality
• Elduvík (Settlement)
• Fuglafjørður (Settlement) and Fuglafjarðar Municipality
• Funningsfjørður (Settlement)
• Funningur (Settlement)
• Gjógv (Settlement)
• Gøta (Settlements)
• Gøtugjógv (Settlement)
• Hellurnar (Settlement)
• Kambsdalur (Settlement)
• Lambareiði (Settlement)
• Leirvík (Settlement)
• Ljósá (Settlment)
• Nes (Settlement) and Nes Municipality (Eysturoy)
• Norðragøta (Settlement)
• Norðskáli (Settlement)
• Oyndarfjørður (Settlement)
• Oyrarbakki (Settlement)
• Oyri (Settlement)
• Rituvík (Settlement)
• Runavík (Settlement) og Runavíkar Municipality
• Saltnes (Settlement)
• Selatrað (Settlement)
• Sjóar Municipality
• Skálafjørður (Settlement)
• Skáli (Settlement)
• Skipanes (Settlement)
• Søldarfjørður (Settlement)
• Strendur (Settlement)
• Sunda Municipality
• Svínáir (Settlement)
• Syðrugøta (Settlement)
• Toftir (Settlement)
• Undir Gøtueiði (Settlement)

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