Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen
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Steinbjørn Berghamar Jacobsen was a Faroese poet, teacher and writer. He was known as a children's writer, but his works also included short stories, plays and novels. He was awarded the Faroese Liter
Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen in 2011
Sandvík
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Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík. It changed its n
Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen
…but his works also included short stories, plays and novels. He was awarded the Faroese Literature Prize for fiction in 1981. Jacobsen was born in Sandvík on 30 September 1937. He died on 12 April 2012 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, at the age of 74. In the month after his death two of his children gave…
Sandvík with Lítla Dímun in the background
Sandvík and Stóra Dímun as seen from just outside the tunnel from Hvalba.
Sandvík seen from the mountain north of the village.
Boat houses in the harbour of Sandvík.