• Annika Y. Skaalum

    (b. 1958) MA in History with a minor in political science. High school teacher at Glasir – Torshavn College, and Vestmanna Gymnasium. Archive assistant at the National Archives of the Faroe Islands.

Vágur (Settlement)

Vágur, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 1,392 inhabitants and covers 49 merkur and 11 gyllin. Of this area, 16 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land divided bet...

Tvøroyrar Municipality

The villages of Froðba, Tvøroyri, Trongisvágur, Ørðavík and Ørðavíkslíð went under the municipality name Froðbiar Sóknar Kommuna until 1972, after ...

Porkeri (Settlement)

Porkeri, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 319 inhabitants and covers 37 merkur. Of this area, 14 merkur and 10 gyllin are copyhold land, including formerly endow...

Nes (Settlement)

Nes covers 11 merkur and 12 gyllin, of which 5 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land leased by a single copyhold tenant, and 6 merkur and 4 gyllin are freehold ...

Lopra (Settlement)

Located in Lopransfjørður, Lopra is an outlying village from 1834 and has 83 inhabitants today. The village had a whaling station, which was active in the per...