Froðba (Settlement)

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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 village has 272 inhabitants. The sheep herd consists of 1,120 animals.

The village still bears the distinctive marks of a traditional village with a large cultivated infield with significant, hobby sheep farming. It is located on the outer northern side of the entrance to Trongisvágsfjørður. At Froðbiarnípa is the rock Báradrangur, which sailors call The Praying Monk. The area has spectacular basalt formations, e.g. at the gorge Kulagjógv with fan-shaped stone columns.

Froðba has three old býlingar: á Hamri, á Bø and undir Skorum. The parish church and the entire parish cemetery were located in Úti á Bø (probably the original býling), where a runic stone was found in 1840. The newest church from 1840 was moved to Tvøroyri in 1856. In undir Skorum, there is a small jetty for small boats and a helipad.

The poet Poul F. Joensen lived all his adult life in Froðba, where there is also a bust in honour of him.

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  • 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.