The Vikings were master explorers, traversing the Atlantic between the late 8th and mid-11th centuries. From Newfoundland to Greenland, their longships carried them across vast seas. Among their ...
BBC Radio 3 at 4pm on 25, 26 and 27 December. Listen on BBC Sounds until January. In episode one of Faroe Islands Sound Walk, we journey through the dramatic landscape of the north-eastern island ...
GEOQUIZ: The Faroe Islands are a self-governing division of which country? Answer: Denmark. Located in the North Atlantic, the 17 inhabited islands were colonized by Norwegian Vikings in about 800 AD.