• Hans Andrias Sølvará

    (b. 1962) PhD in History and MA in History and Philosophy. Professor and dean of the Department of History and Society at the University of the Faroe Islands.

Strond (Settlement)

Strond covers 7 merkur and 5 skinn. The copyhold land covers 2 merkur and 5 skinn leased by a copyhold tenant living in Klaksvík. The freehold land covers 5 merkur....

Múli (Settlement)

Múli, mentioned in Hundabrævið, covers 10 merkur, divided into 2 merkur and 8 gyllin of copyhold land and 7 merkur and 8 gyllin of freehold land. The copyhold...

Klaksvík (Town)

Klaksvík, previously called norðuri í Vági, has 4,992 inhabitants and covers 59 merkur and 12 gyllin. 47 merkur and 12 gyllin are copyhold land divided between...

Depil (Settlement)

The markatal settlement of Depil has three inhabitants and covers 8 merkur, divided into 1 mørk and 8 gyllin of copyhold land and 6 merkur and 8 gyllin of freehold...

Borðoy (Island)

With an area of 94.90 km², Borðoy is the largest island in Norðoyggjar. The mountain Lokki is 754 m high, but 600 meters to the north is the area’s highest...