• 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.

Hov (Settlement)

Hov at Hovsfjørður, referred to in the Færeyingasaga, covers 24 merkur, of which 5 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land divided between three copyhold tenan...

Froðba (Settlement)

Froðba covers 24 merkur, of which 3 merkur and 10 gyllin copyhold land divided between two copyhold tenants, and 20 merkur and 6 gyllin freehold land. The vill...

Akrar (Settlement)

Akrar or Agrar on the east side of Lopransfjørður is an outlying village from Sumba, founded in 1818. The village has several holiday homes for rent. Akrar ha...

Hvannhagi

One of the most beautiful places in the Faroe Islands is Hvannhagi with the lake Hvannavatn. Originally, the entire area was a coherent unit, but then two siste...

Akraberg

Akraberg is the southernmost part of the Faroe Islands. This exposed place with a lot of surf is presumed to have been inhabited by Frisians from around 1040 un...