Faroe Islands
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The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The official language of the country is Faroese, which is closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic.
Satellite image of the Faroe Islands
The village of Skipanes on Eysturoy, with different weather in the distance
An October evening on Eysturoy
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is common in the Faroe Islands during May and June.
Faroese language
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Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of which 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
The Sheep letter (Faroese: Seyðabrævið) is the oldest surviving document of the Faroe Islands. Written in 1298 in Old Norse, it contains some words and expressions believed to be especially Faroese.
The Fámjin stone, a Faroese runestone