• Jens Hákun Leo

    (b. 1987) MA in International Politics with a minor in history from the University of the Faroe Islands. Primary school teacher in Oyrarbakki, Faroe Islands.

Sandvík (Settlement)

The outlying village of Sandvík was inhabited during the Landnam period. In the Færeyingasaga, it is told that Sigmundur Brestisson, after swimming the long w...

Hvalba (Settlement)

The old agricultural village of Hvalba or Hvalbøur, mentioned in Hundabrævið, is the Faroe Islands’ largest markatal settlement of 98 merkur and 13 gyllin....