Helgi D. Michelsen – Trap The Faroe Islands

Tinganes (District of Tórshavn)

by Símun V. Arge, Helgi D. Michelsen

The fact that Tórshavn has been the administrative centre of the Faroe Islands since ancient times is also reflected in the old houses and in the preserved bui...

The viking age on the Faroe Islands

by Andras Mortensen, Jóan Pauli Joensen, Helgi D. Michelsen, Símun V. Arge

Written sources describing the earliest history of the Faroe Islands are few and far between. According to Færeyingasaga (Saga of the Faroe Islands), which was...

Ancient times on the Faroe Islands

by Helgi D. Michelsen, Símun V. Arge

Archaeological and botanical studies indicate that there have been settlements in the Faroe Islands before the Norse settlement, which is known from the 9th cen...