History of the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands is an overseas autonomous territory of the Nordic country Denmark. The geographical location is between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, which is half the distance between Norway and Iceland. The land area of the Faroe Islands is 1399 square kilometers, which consists of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island. Most residents are descendants of Scandinavians and members of the Christian Lutheran Church. The official languages are Faroese and Danish.

Around 650 AD, Irish monks came here. 1035 became Norwegian territory. 1397, as a part of Kalmar Union, is under the jurisdiction of Denmark. It was controlled by Britain during World War II. Since 1948, it has become an autonomous prefecture in Denmark. There are NATO radar facilities and Danish naval base on the island. Have their own national flag, stamps, special passports and currency. Danish krona can also be circulated. 1974 signing a free trade agreement with the eu. 1977 announced that the fishing area would be expanded from 20 nautical miles to 200 nautical miles. 1984 was declared a nuclear-free zone. 1985 declares that the islands have sovereignty over underground resources. 1992, the Danish government agreed to transfer the sovereignty of underground minerals to the autonomous government. 1998, the Danish government signed a new economic relations agreement with the autonomous government, agreeing that the autonomous government will handle economic and financial affairs on its own.

These islands were originally called Ferreira, and the use of rams as national symbols may have originated from this. Irish monks first came here about 700 years ago. About 800 years ago, it was a Viking colony. Around 1000, the king of Norway converted the islanders to Christianity. Kirkjubour in Circiu has the remains of a Gothic church; The church was built by Bishop Elund (1269 ~ 1308), but it was never completed. 1035, the Faroe Islands became a province of Norway, 1380, and was assigned to Denmark together with other parts of Norway. Around 600 AD, a group of Irish monks settled here.

In the 9th century, the Vikings invaded the Faroe Islands.

In 970, a republic was once established, but it was actually a vassal state of Fauconnie.

1280 became the Orkney Islands occupied by Norway.

1380 merged with Norway to form Denmark.

1650 became the feudal territory of the Danish Feng Jiabao family.

1709 is administratively separated from Norway and belongs to Ceylon diocese. Trade was monopolized by the Danish royal family, which hindered economic development.

1720 is classified as Denmark and Iceland.

1776 is under the jurisdiction of lance county.

18 16 was separated to overseas counties.

After Denmark was defeated in the early World War II, British troops invaded the Faroe Islands.

1906, the local autonomy party was established. 19 12 The Faroe Islands are recognized by schools and churches to some extent. 1938 teachers can only teach in Faroese according to their own wishes. During World War II, Germany occupied Denmark and Britain controlled the Faroe Islands, which aroused the demand for local autonomy. Negotiations resumed in Copenhagen after the parliamentary election of 1946 overturned the majority vote for independence in the previous referendum.

1948 On March 30th, the Faroe Islands was granted a high degree of autonomy by Denmark and became an overseas autonomous territory. 1948 The island gained autonomy under Danish rule and had its own national flag and currency unit krona. The Faroe Islands and Denmark have the same status. 1965, Toshaffenfaro College was opened to teach Faroe Islands language and culture.

The oral literature of the early Faroe Islands became the basis of modern nationalism in the19th century, and the folklorist Hammers Heim created the written Faroe Islands. The nationalist movement quickly restored the ancient Faroe Islands Parliament in 1852 (the jury and parliament were merged into one), and also quickly ended the monopoly trade in 1856.