The Faroe Islands — A Tale of Vikings, Sheep and Independence

The Faroe Islands are one of the lesser-known places in Europe that definitely deserve more attention than they get right now. In fact, if you clicked on this video, it's likely this is the first time you're hearing of them. If not, congratulations!

But no matter what, this video should be able to provide you with some new information about the history of some of the most beautiful and intriguing Islands in all of Europe. From Irish monks to Norwegian Vikings, woolen goods exporter to fishing and aquaculture powerhouse, long-time royal subject to potential breakaway nation, the Faroe Islands have a very interesting story to tell — one of Vikings, sheep and independence.


Main sources:

https://www.government.fo/en/foreign-... (brief overview of Faroese history and explanation of Faroe Islands's political status today)

http://www.uniset.ca/microstates/faro... (history of the Løgting)

https://www.britannica.com/event/Napo... (brief overview of Napoleonic Wars)

https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.... (timeline of the European Union, including first enlargement in 1973)

https://www.nationalbanken.dk/media/1... (analysis of the Faroese debt crisis in the 1990s)

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-me... (Faroese per capita GDP 1960-2022)

http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/ny... (Faroe Islands' membership status in Nordic Council)



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