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In the far North the peaks rise
out of the sea
A small island country
right out there where nothing
ought to be
The volcanic mountains
have through the ages
become covered by a green carpet
which we call grass
In the high windswept cliffs
all sorts of birds build nests
and live in all kinds of weather
So they have since time immemorial
They were here quite on their own
till about 1.500 years ago
when a few Irish hermit monks
chose to sail all the way up here
A millennium ago Norse Vikings
settled the islands
Today the Faroe islanders
50.000 in all
have gathered in villages
and towns by the sea
where they make a living
mostly out of fish
But they are heavily outnumbered
by twice as many sheep which eat
all the green grass growing here
and give the people
wool and meat in return
For centuries this is
what the people lived of
sheep, fowl and fish
Nowadays the Faroe Islands
are connected with the Continent
by air and sea routes
Anyone may choose to travel out here
But here, nature is King
The weather doesn’t always behave
the way you want it to
and has the last word
If you decide to visit
these remote isles,
you may also experience
elves, trolls, ogres, hags,
magic fog and ogling crags
The islands are still standing out here
waiting to enchant you
They have not moved much
the past millions of years
Welcome to the Faroe Islands