Talk:History of the Faroe Islands

Muhammad Cartoon crisis?
Because the Faroe Islands are part of Denmark, I wonder, how was Faroe Islands affected by the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy? Were there any specific threats from muslim extremists against, for instance, the Faroese fishing industry? Is faroese cod or wool boycotted by Saudi Arabia for example?

Cyrruss 14:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Saint Brendan

 * He saw an 'Island of Sheep' and a 'Paradise of Birds', which some say could be the Faroes with its dense bird population and sheep.

Does this mean that there were sheep in the islands before there was people? How did they get there? --Bjarki 12:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I am pretty sure that the sheep were brought there by the Irish settlers. The Sheep on Iceland were brought there by the Vikings. According to the main article there may have been Irish settlers there even before this monk happened to sail by the islands. The bird life seems to have been significant even before it was settled though. MartinDK 14:07, 29 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No matter what you should be careful about putting too much emphasis on one single source when it comes to Northern European history from that time period. There are a lot of myths and stories that cannot be verified. Given that the islands aren't located as far away as Iceland it is very likely that they could be reached by boat even before the Vikings ruled the local seas. I see no problem with the Irish having tried to settle the islands before this monk came by. MartinDK 14:12, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Lede
This article needs a lede: a section upfront summarizing the article. Goldfritha 01:01, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinks
Why would the wikilink to Suibhne be removed? That page is orphaned and needs more links to it.Sween64 (talk) 02:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Prohibition
From the Wikipedia article on Prohibition, "1907 to 1992 in Faroe Islands; limited private imports from Denmark were allowed from 1928." Should this be included in this article about the history of the Faroe Islands? Jtyroler (talk) 14:32, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Changes and additions
I have tightened up various paragraphs and have added references both for the pre-Norse period and the Old Norse quotations. Textual evidence for early Irish settlement is ambiguous at best. It looks as though the archeologists may eventually introduce some clarity. Colin Ryan (talk) 11:30, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

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British occupation during the Napoleonic wars
I believe that the Faroes were occupied by the British during the Napoleonic wars, possibly 1806/7 to 1815, when Iceland and Greenland were also occupied. Can anyone confirm this? 09:34, 15 November 2016 (UTC)Noel Ellis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noel Ellis (talk • contribs)