Hi Im a Faroese person! It makes me glad that our history and culture becoming more wide spread and accurately told. :) I saw you mention Nólsoyar Páll. Fun fact, he has a statue in centrum of Tórshavn by the harbor! Our currency has the exact same value and name as the danish krone. You can use danish and faroese currency in Faroe Islands, however in Denmark you cannot use faroese currency (really sucks). Our coins are still the exact same as the danish.
During my years of education, I've had some Faroese classmates, their Danish language is impeccable, even less dialect than you find at the west coast of Jutland. If it wasn't for letters like ð in their names, you'd not notice that they were from the Faroe Islands. Sharing kingdom with these tough but friendly people is an honour. I'm happy that an agreement was reached that was acceptable to both.
@@foke449 pænt arrogant af dig at formode at jeg er af reserve-svensk afstamning... Er fra Midtjylland har boet omkring 20% af mit liv i det nordvestjyske og 20% på djævleøen. Det er da helt korrekt at kalde det dialekter, de fleste af os jyder er da stolte af vores hjemstavns dialekt, det ville da være endnu mere provokerende hvis nogen påstod at vi alle snakkede rigsdansk...
@@akyhne As a German I often think our languages are so similar. Not so long I spoke with a Dane from Frederikshavn and I understood Friedrichshafen for a second, which is very close to where I live. But then I hear how it is pronounced. :D
I have to say, that’s the coolest origin story for a lighthouse, that I’ve ever heard. Imagine exposing that you need a lighthouse, for the soul purpose of making sure illegal trading ships, don’t run into each other.
Øhh, hvor er jeg glad for det. Danish rule outside of Denmark is such an underrated subject, can't wait for another great videos on Greenland and Iceland
This was a very interesting video! I’m Danish myself, but for some reason I never received any education about the Faroese Islands, which is a damn shame. I’m glad to have learnt a good deal, even if it’s through a little bite size video. Thanks!
I am a Faroese resident in Denmark. And it makes me wonder how little the Danish people actually know about the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are part of the Danish kingdom after all that makes it more strange
At our school we had two weeks or maybe it was a little bit more, about the Faroese Island, Iceland, Greenland and Bornholm and their history. As far as i remember it was around the time we had to choose between going on a school trip to either the Faroe Islands or Bornholm in 7th grade.
@@elskimusik I know quite alot but im from Vendsyssel and there is a significant Faeroese diaspora here (as well as a Greenlandic), and i grew up with Faeroese and Greenlanders. But there is a problem with Danish history, and its not just in relation to the other countries in the Kingdom, but Denmark internally... Danish history, as Danish history is told is basically the History of Copenhagen especially in regards history from the end of the middle ages and upwards.
I’m delighted that this showed up in my recommended feed. You earned by subscription and I look forward to watching here at the house in the future. Great video!
Danish guy here Im the Faroe Islands fan #1 I love them so much I Just NEED a vacation there I just find the subject of the Danish colonies so interesting and the extreme marine hunting is impressive and awesome
You pronunciation of Tórshavn is quite close to how we say it in the Faroes, but as with all English-speaking people you pronounce the _sh_ sound, which is wrong. You separate the _s_ from the _h_ so that it's Tórs havn, _towrs hown,_ as in Thor's harbour/haven. Excellent video, nonetheless. I love that our little archipelago is getting some recognition. Just the fact that our islands appear on maps is a huge thing for me. We used to not be on most maps, so we were invisible to people who weren't knowledgeable about the region.
Thank you! Very interesting twist you made. Not exactly what I had in mind when I wanted a Dansh colonitation video but still very wel recieved my friend. Can you make a meme video about the Tyttebærkrigen 1788 or in Swedish Teaterkriget and English Theatre War. It's pretty funny reading and a completely redicules part of the much greater Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790)
Yeah, I initially tried to cover all of the Danish colonies but it was simply too much for me to cover all of them in detail. But don't worry, it will not be the last video about this topic ;) and thanks for the idea, I will consider it!
great video about my home country! Just to correct some facts; we don't have our own currency, we use the danish kroner, and DKK; but have our own banknotes in Danish currency. And not all of the løgting is for independence, just some of the political parties. Once again, great video!
And the British soldiers brought Cadbury chocolate, the custom of afternoon tea (currently drinking Typhoo tea) and the replacement word for farvæl (goodbye) with bye.
Though the name comming from the sheep that moved there by farmers is probable. it is also important to note that the name of the island in the north germanic languages can also be translated as "Fair Islands" as the word fær or fär is also a word that means fair of beautiful.
@@SirManateee And basically, before the Vikings arrived here with their sheep, goats and swine, the islands were supposedly mostly all covered in low vegetation like bushes and scrubs, and COVERED in birds everywhere. That's basically where "all" (the thin layer that is) the soil is from; birds shit...😅It's believed that Irish/Celtic munks might have lived here from around 600, and maybe earlier, maybe some 200 years before the Vikings ever set foot here :) As what genetis tell, then the faroese male's genetic pool is some 82% (IIRC) of Norwegian/Swedish heretage, while some 84% (IIRC) of faroese female's genetics are of Irish/Scottish heretage :)
A great video. I knew almost none of the things taught in this video. As a Dane, i feel embarrassed about that. It's such a nice, and beautiful little spot on the planet. Wish more videos would be made of this little gem in the Atlantic ocean...
More videos on danish history please ! Would love to see a video explaining Denmarks place in the world after the viking ages and how it evolved over time. The colonial past of Denmark, it’s relations with the rest of the world, it’s military strength throughout the ages, other countries view of Denmark as a power, it’s complicated history with other scandinavian countries, and how it evolved into Social Democracy.
@@SirManateee The wildest Danish Medieval king, Valdemar Atterdag, is very badly covered in the anglosphere of content, just saying. He is to Danish history what Gustav Vasa is to Swedish.... Piracy in medieval Scandinavia and the baltics are one hell of a topic and is intimately tied up with Margarethe I
Nólsoyar Pall seems like a true Chad. 😄 And the Feroes are so pretty it ought to be illegal. BTW the Feroes are actually called _Wyspy Owcze_ in Polish, which is literally means "sheep islands". I wondered if it's the case in some other languages.
One small correction: I don't think it's correct to say that the home rule deal in 1948 was seen as acceptable to both sides. The population in the Faroes was very split on the matter, and tensions between separatists and unionists even resulted in the rebellion in Klaksvík 1953-1955.
Great video! My mother is a native from the Faroes, so while I don't know much history about the Faroes, I am fluent in the language. I would love to learn more about the history of the islands. Do you have any book recommendations in Faroese?
Nóatún from 1938 by faroese author William Heinesen is a great read. It's about a small group of settlers and their struggles to survive the harsh conditions of the islands. It's fiction, but it's said to be quite accurate to real life a few centuries ago.
Interesting learning this as an Icelander living in Denmark. We have a lot in common unsurprisingly. Still forced to learn 2 years of Danish in school lol although most of us can't speak much Danish
Thats the only good thing with knowing danish as a faroese person😅 You can understand all scandinavians, even Icelanders since faroese and icelandic are the most related
Where interested video that even covers some of the newer researches that we try to shift over here on Faroe island. This video has the basics and little more (some things even Faroese people don’t think about/know) down. It keeps it distance from the complex things which would have take. Hours to talk about (which you can research for your own if interested). Only slight thing is that the vote of independence did have a favor of succeeding from Denmark but didn’t happen because some complex issue (true), but far from everyone where happy of “Heimastýrislógin” which was what Denmark answered with. The issue was so big that it became an part of the issue of “Læknastríði” or “Klaksvíkstríði” which almost led to a civil war (even bombs exploded and Denmark took control with police/slight military force for a short time) because of a German doctor that had a complex legal issue with the Danish parliament and doctor institucion (or what it’s called) again very good simple video, just thought this side note was interesting to bring up. Keep up the good work:)
Agreed a very nice video. And what you said definitely rings true for me as well I didn’t know anything about this before watching the video… It’s nearly criminal how little we Danes know about the places we used to abuse- I mean occupy. 🫣😅
Fun Fact the guy that brought christianity to The Faroe Islands was a Viking called Sigmundur Brestirson who when he was only 9 years old watched along with his 12 year old cousin his and his cousins Fathers be murder by another Viking called Tróndur úr Gøtu who was said to know dark magic
I'm really happy we never managed to suffocate any cultures we conquered. Sure, that means we lost close to every bit of land we ever had outside mainland Denmark, but it's also left us with a generally pretty good reputation globally. The only real downside is the fact I can't travel anywhere with my Danish, even within the kingdom lol.
99% independent. but i doubt there even care given about the rest. Denmark give them money accounting for 20% of there GDP) also same reason Greenland have not gone for independent we are holding there economy up by 40% of there GDP
A lot of the more or less original immigrants of the Faroes came from the western coast of norway about a thousand years ago. So their language is, not dissimilar to iceland's story, much like the dialects of western norway, which in norway developed into the written language form of nynorsk. So for norwegians, perhaps western norwegians more prominantly, it is very easy to read and understand faroese.
[0:48] "...[findings] suggest that Färöarna had been inhabited by _humans_ before..." Yes, humans - as in HUMANS - and NOT as in Danes... (this is an esoteric issue between SE and DK and maybe some other counties in that area - don't try to understand this if you don't already)
you forgot that they were under the Norwegian kingdom. together with Shetland and Greenland. but was taken from Norway when Norway was given to Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars
I did mention that the Faroes only became a part of Denmark after the treaty of Kiel. While the islands were still technically a part of Norway, the Danes were the ones controlling them.
People from the Faroe islands are like Vestjyder (people from vest Denmark). They hate new stuff, especially if it touches their traditions. They are super friendly, like really friendly, but at the same time ,super subspecies often rude. They du not like Copenhagen og Sjælland in general. And then they are just super familie minded. (Im from Jutland but have familie ind the Faroe islands)
It's a German running gag where you just write "Everyone who reads this is silly" on like classroom desks and the like. Judging by the number of angry comments, the joke doesn't work as well in other languages
The danish colonisation you say? What colonisation I ask. There have to be colonisers, not just rulers. And a handful of danish merchants and ruling class is not enough. I would say you are covering "Danish rule".
Are you sure its not Algerian, sure they came from the Ottoman sphere of influence... But these Corsair city states of North Africa existed on a "kinda independent to fully independtent" spectrum
@@EmilReiko In Iceland we had similar “Ottoman” pirate raids that were conducted by North African pirates, not Turks. So I assume the same is true for the Faroese…
I hate to be pedantic, but you can't correctly claim that the Danes colonized the Faroes. The Faroes became a Danish fief through the unification of the Norwegian and Danish throne (along with Sweden), in the Kalmar Union from 1397 to 1523, and more or less after that time it was seen as a natural part of the Danish commonwealth. Icelanders and Faroese were seen as "types" of Danes (as Norwegians were also seen as 'types' Danes, until 1814), loyal to the Danish king. The Faroes managed to keep, with varying degrees of autonomy and symbolism, their parliamentary system (løgting), quite contrary to Greenland, that was a colony until 1953. You can kind of compare it to Wales, Scotland, England, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland after the treaty of 1707 - you can't really claim that Wales was/is an English colony neither, can you?
Hmm... I have no special interest here. For me sake the Faroe Islands should have complete independence if they want. However... this seems like an abuse of the term "colonialism". The Islands are a remnant of the Danish/Norwegian personal union of the middle ages (and in turn Viking age).
@@EmilReiko plenty of remote parts of countries have been neglected all over history... Doesn't make it colonialism. Now, Denmark was a colonists country and there are plenty of examples all over the world of the victims... The Faroe islands are not one of them.
Hi Im a Faroese person! It makes me glad that our history and culture becoming more wide spread and accurately told. :) I saw you mention Nólsoyar Páll. Fun fact, he has a statue in centrum of Tórshavn by the harbor! Our currency has the exact same value and name as the danish krone. You can use danish and faroese currency in Faroe Islands, however in Denmark you cannot use faroese currency (really sucks). Our coins are still the exact same as the danish.
The Faroes have a history that deserves to be told :) thanks for all the infos!
and there isn't a real picture of Nólsoyar Páll it's just a picture of his sister with a drawn on beard
@@samalpeturskorastein6401 I didn't know that, thats really freaking funny
Hallov goda hvat, sindur lort at hann ikki nevndi nakad um grind..
@@faroerides7851 Hetta videoi er um danska kolonisering gódi slappa av
During my years of education, I've had some Faroese classmates, their Danish language is impeccable, even less dialect than you find at the west coast of Jutland. If it wasn't for letters like ð in their names, you'd not notice that they were from the Faroe Islands.
Sharing kingdom with these tough but friendly people is an honour. I'm happy that an agreement was reached that was acceptable to both.
Fuck hvor arrogant at kalde vestjysk for en dialekt som om dit dansk er mere "rigtigt" end deres.
@@foke449 pænt arrogant af dig at formode at jeg er af reserve-svensk afstamning... Er fra Midtjylland har boet omkring 20% af mit liv i det nordvestjyske og 20% på djævleøen.
Det er da helt korrekt at kalde det dialekter, de fleste af os jyder er da stolte af vores hjemstavns dialekt, det ville da være endnu mere provokerende hvis nogen påstod at vi alle snakkede rigsdansk...
Where ever you come from in Denmark, you have a dialect too.
West coast isn't even the most unintelligible Danish dialect
@@akyhne As a German I often think our languages are so similar. Not so long I spoke with a Dane from Frederikshavn and I understood Friedrichshafen for a second, which is very close to where I live. But then I hear how it is pronounced. :D
I have to say, that’s the coolest origin story for a lighthouse, that I’ve ever heard. Imagine exposing that you need a lighthouse, for the soul purpose of making sure illegal trading ships, don’t run into each other.
Just a pity that it's not there anymore :(
im danish
@@Crystalized. hej
@@Crystalized. And I'm Faroese
@@itzsecure5452 Same
I really like the subjects you pick for your videos. They're not too known and sometimes even obscure
Thank you! In a youtube world flooded with WW2 videos, something different can't hurt ;D
Øhh, hvor er jeg glad for det. Danish rule outside of Denmark is such an underrated subject, can't wait for another great videos on Greenland and Iceland
Yes, more attention on Danish theft of Norwegian land is needed. ;-)
Ask and you shall receive ;)
Yeah if only you danes weren't dicks... Us faroese people just want one thing and it is to not be in your kingdom anymore lmfao
@@einarbolstad8150 You're never getting it back, Denmark number 1 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
@@einarbolstad8150cry harder
This was a very interesting video! I’m Danish myself, but for some reason I never received any education about the Faroese Islands, which is a damn shame. I’m glad to have learnt a good deal, even if it’s through a little bite size video. Thanks!
I am a Faroese resident in Denmark. And it makes me wonder how little the Danish people actually know about the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are part of the Danish kingdom after all that makes it more strange
At our school we had two weeks or maybe it was a little bit more, about the Faroese Island, Iceland, Greenland and Bornholm and their history. As far as i remember it was around the time we had to choose between going on a school trip to either the Faroe Islands or Bornholm in 7th grade.
Same. All we learned about in History class was World War 2 and Americas Colonization.
@@elskimusik I know quite alot but im from Vendsyssel and there is a significant Faeroese diaspora here (as well as a Greenlandic), and i grew up with Faeroese and Greenlanders. But there is a problem with Danish history, and its not just in relation to the other countries in the Kingdom, but Denmark internally... Danish history, as Danish history is told is basically the History of Copenhagen especially in regards history from the end of the middle ages and upwards.
@@elskimusik That’s very fair, I definitely think Danish education has a big blind spot when it comes to history with Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Glad u cover topics that I don't see many other channels talking about. It's nice to see new stuff
I think it's nice to learn something new every once in a while
You pronounce Danish names In such a way, makes them sound so exotic
They are exotic to me lol
@@SirManateee I guess they are, never thought about it like that. Very cool
The Faroese are an independent and proud people who stand guard over the Nordic heritage. As a Dane, I am proud of them
Why? Faroe Islands got settled by Western Norwegians, not danes. Denmark just hijacked the islands
@@BaardFigurthe Norwegians are Danish as well in mind and body. Just a different name.
I’m delighted that this showed up in my recommended feed. You earned by subscription and I look forward to watching here at the house in the future. Great video!
Thanks, happy to have you around!
Underated channel. Love the content
Thanks!
Danish guy here Im the Faroe Islands fan #1 I love them so much I Just NEED a vacation there I just find the subject of the Danish colonies so interesting and the extreme marine hunting is impressive and awesome
You pronunciation of Tórshavn is quite close to how we say it in the Faroes, but as with all English-speaking people you pronounce the _sh_ sound, which is wrong. You separate the _s_ from the _h_ so that it's Tórs havn, _towrs hown,_ as in Thor's harbour/haven.
Excellent video, nonetheless. I love that our little archipelago is getting some recognition. Just the fact that our islands appear on maps is a huge thing for me. We used to not be on most maps, so we were invisible to people who weren't knowledgeable about the region.
I tried my hardest but it was just never going to be perfect ;)
Amazing as always. Such an underrated channel and to be honest I am very glad that there finally exists a non Anglophone amazing history channel.
The "War of American Treachery" cracked me up.
Just found your channel today and I've already watched all of your videos lmao. Keep up the great work^^
Thank you! Very interesting twist you made. Not exactly what I had in mind when I wanted a Dansh colonitation video but still very wel recieved my friend. Can you make a meme video about the Tyttebærkrigen 1788 or in Swedish Teaterkriget and English Theatre War. It's pretty funny reading and a completely redicules part of the much greater Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790)
Yeah, I initially tried to cover all of the Danish colonies but it was simply too much for me to cover all of them in detail. But don't worry, it will not be the last video about this topic ;) and thanks for the idea, I will consider it!
Very well made settup. and accurat. Thank you
Thanks for the content!!!
Glad you like it! :D
Pretty cool to watch since i am faroese and i can read everything that is in faroese, good video👍🏽
great video about my home country! Just to correct some facts; we don't have our own currency, we use the danish kroner, and DKK; but have our own banknotes in Danish currency.
And not all of the løgting is for independence, just some of the political parties.
Once again, great video!
I seem to have misunderstood the currency thing a bit, thanks for clearing that up! :D
10:48 we have one of the coolest currencies
And the British soldiers brought Cadbury chocolate, the custom of afternoon tea (currently drinking Typhoo tea) and the replacement word for farvæl (goodbye) with bye.
I love that :D
Farvel* doesnt use æ
@@tosehoed123 yes?
I see a video about Faeroe islands, I click. Wonderful video!
Extremely interesting! Thank you!
Thanks for the video, I didn’t know that much about Faroese history.
Me neither two weeks ago lol
Though the name comming from the sheep that moved there by farmers is probable. it is also important to note that the name of the island in the north germanic languages can also be translated as "Fair Islands" as the word fær or fär is also a word that means fair of beautiful.
That's quite romantic, I like it
@@SirManateee And basically, before the Vikings arrived here with their sheep, goats and swine, the islands were supposedly mostly all covered in low vegetation like bushes and scrubs, and COVERED in birds everywhere. That's basically where "all" (the thin layer that is) the soil is from; birds shit...😅It's believed that Irish/Celtic munks might have lived here from around 600, and maybe earlier, maybe some 200 years before the Vikings ever set foot here :)
As what genetis tell, then the faroese male's genetic pool is some 82% (IIRC) of Norwegian/Swedish heretage, while some 84% (IIRC) of faroese female's genetics are of Irish/Scottish heretage :)
i want to get Färöarna to 500.000 people and a high tech modern society with nature as a core!
If you can dream it, you're already half way there
With 500.000 people there wouldn't be much nature left
not me, i want us to stay poor
54.000k
Only sheep 🐑 fuckers outside Arab countries😂
A great video. I knew almost none of the things taught in this video. As a Dane, i feel embarrassed about that. It's such a nice, and beautiful little spot on the planet. Wish more videos would be made of this little gem in the Atlantic ocean...
I am from the Faroe Islands and it’s great to see this video
Glad to have your approval :)
Tað var so lítil ( directly translated meaning “it was so small” but it just means “no problem” )
More videos on danish history please ! Would love to see a video explaining Denmarks place in the world after the viking ages and how it evolved over time. The colonial past of Denmark, it’s relations with the rest of the world, it’s military strength throughout the ages, other countries view of Denmark as a power, it’s complicated history with other scandinavian countries, and how it evolved into Social Democracy.
There will be more, don't worry ;)
@@SirManateee The wildest Danish Medieval king, Valdemar Atterdag, is very badly covered in the anglosphere of content, just saying. He is to Danish history what Gustav Vasa is to Swedish.... Piracy in medieval Scandinavia and the baltics are one hell of a topic and is intimately tied up with Margarethe I
Hello um from the Faroe islands. Thanks for explaining our culture and history accurately. 😀
"War of American Treachery" nice 😎
hehe
Nólsoyar Pall seems like a true Chad. 😄
And the Feroes are so pretty it ought to be illegal.
BTW the Feroes are actually called _Wyspy Owcze_ in Polish, which is literally means "sheep islands". I wondered if it's the case in some other languages.
After researching this video, I really want to travel there lol
That's why I love Polish, it's always straight to the point ;)
It's that in every language, since they're more sheep than people
@@herbert42069 They are (they're)? Or there are? A tiny difference there, you know 😅
Actually Faroe Islands or Føroyar comes from old Norse and is literally translates to sheep islands in english
Yeah im danish and i always thought it was because they were far away or you had to fare a long way to get there 😅
i'm Faroese and no idea that the islands were called sheep islands but it makes a lot of sense
One small correction: I don't think it's correct to say that the home rule deal in 1948 was seen as acceptable to both sides. The population in the Faroes was very split on the matter, and tensions between separatists and unionists even resulted in the rebellion in Klaksvík 1953-1955.
Great video! My mother is a native from the Faroes, so while I don't know much history about the Faroes, I am fluent in the language. I would love to learn more about the history of the islands. Do you have any book recommendations in Faroese?
I can't really recommend any Faroese books because I don't speak the language but John West's book „Faroes: The Emergence of a Nation" is fantastic
Føroya krønika is a book about føroyar. And Rannvá is also a nice one
Nóatún from 1938 by faroese author William Heinesen is a great read. It's about a small group of settlers and their struggles to survive the harsh conditions of the islands. It's fiction, but it's said to be quite accurate to real life a few centuries ago.
Sum ein føroyskur maður er hetta er eitt góð video!
(Translated: as a faroese man this is a good video!)
i meant to say føroyskur whoops im dumb
Good to have your approval ;D
Tú burdi dupult kjekka hvussu tú stavar :' )/hj
@@iidrbubbles eg sokki enn at stava XD
Lati meg stórliga ivast í, um tú ert ein "føriskur maður"...
@@real0slim0shady hvussu skal eg prógva at eg eri føroyskur?
Interesting learning this as an Icelander living in Denmark. We have a lot in common unsurprisingly. Still forced to learn 2 years of Danish in school lol although most of us can't speak much Danish
It’s a shame that everyone in Scandinavia+islands understand each other exept the icelandic. I understand icelandic, but noone understands faroese😂
Thats the only good thing with knowing danish as a faroese person😅 You can understand all scandinavians, even Icelanders since faroese and icelandic are the most related
Very interesting
Thanks!
First setters were monks. And then viking house are found dating back to the years 800
Where interested video that even covers some of the newer researches that we try to shift over here on Faroe island. This video has the basics and little more (some things even Faroese people don’t think about/know) down. It keeps it distance from the complex things which would have take. Hours to talk about (which you can research for your own if interested). Only slight thing is that the vote of independence did have a favor of succeeding from Denmark but didn’t happen because some complex issue (true), but far from everyone where happy of “Heimastýrislógin” which was what Denmark answered with. The issue was so big that it became an part of the issue of “Læknastríði” or “Klaksvíkstríði” which almost led to a civil war (even bombs exploded and Denmark took control with police/slight military force for a short time) because of a German doctor that had a complex legal issue with the Danish parliament and doctor institucion (or what it’s called) again very good simple video, just thought this side note was interesting to bring up. Keep up the good work:)
Holy shit. You actually pronounced Tórshavn correctly. Well done, truly
Nice video, from denmark but only knew 30% of the info about the Faroe Islands :)
Agreed a very nice video.
And what you said definitely rings true for me as well I didn’t know anything about this before watching the video… It’s nearly criminal how little we Danes know about the places we used to abuse- I mean occupy. 🫣😅
Fun Fact the guy that brought christianity to The Faroe Islands was a Viking called Sigmundur Brestirson who when he was only 9 years old watched along with his 12 year old cousin his and his cousins Fathers be murder by another Viking called Tróndur úr Gøtu who was said to know dark magic
Thanks. Very interesting.
@@LilyGazou No Problem
The Faroe Islands do not have their own currency, it is a variant of the Danish kroner printed for use in the Faroe Islands.
I'm really happy we never managed to suffocate any cultures we conquered. Sure, that means we lost close to every bit of land we ever had outside mainland Denmark, but it's also left us with a generally pretty good reputation globally. The only real downside is the fact I can't travel anywhere with my Danish, even within the kingdom lol.
its amazing seeing our country getting more and more known to the world.
Lucas?
Tourists can ruin a place, though.
@@GiddyGidion mofo zenaida! lmao
now i know more about faroes than i do my own country’s important historical leaders.
and im a history buff too.
Great video my friend
2:27 **HEY!** 😂
Why call u’s stupid 2:27
2:26 YOU DIDNT HAVE TO CALL ME STUPID
There have been archeological discoveries that hint at habitation for up to 200 years earlier than thought!!
Like, even earlier than the 4th century?
It could be noted, that Niels Ryberg is a very controversial person. He was one of the biggest danish colonizers and slavetraders as well.
Hi im a Faroe island man and i love this Video 5:19
We hope this island can be independent ❤❤ they deserve to control their own land 🎉
6:25 *it was not a personal union it was a Real union
Btw it was still recognised as a norwegian possession during Denmark-Norway
Helsning frå Noreg til Færøyom
Heilsan frá Føroyum til Noreg!
@@Crumpell Kveðjur frá Íslandi til Færeyjar!
So the Faroe Islands are currently de facto independent from Denmark?
99% independent. but i doubt there even care given about the rest. Denmark give them money accounting for 20% of there GDP) also same reason Greenland have not gone for independent we are holding there economy up by 40% of there GDP
A lot of the more or less original immigrants of the Faroes came from the western coast of norway about a thousand years ago. So their language is, not dissimilar to iceland's story, much like the dialects of western norway, which in norway developed into the written language form of nynorsk. So for norwegians, perhaps western norwegians more prominantly, it is very easy to read and understand faroese.
I mean they aren't quasi-independent. They are still heavily dependent on Denmark. A comparative is Denmark and Greenland
Should have brought up Klaksvikstriden. That's an interesting little colonial "war".
Omg finaly 🥲 faroe ilands im from there takk fyri hann sjálvur
2:28 Hvad har jeg gjort dig? :(
Rædsomme gerninger
Another great video 👍
Cheers, Mate!
I have to say, the text at 2:27 is very disrespectfull.
/s
soo when Can we go back to the viking time. The power we denmark had was great >:D
(And yes i am from denmark)
where are you from? Your pronunciation is almost perfect
As a faroese person i must say that the roomers of us being incestual… are completely true. I’m really against it but a large portion of us aren’t
Heh. What small island population that's under a million residents isn't incestuous?
Hvar eru mínir Færeysku bræður?
2:32 - So Copenhagen treated the Faroes no differently than it did most of Denmark
for the majority of the Kingdoms existence 😆
[0:48] "...[findings] suggest that Färöarna had been inhabited by _humans_ before..."
Yes, humans - as in HUMANS - and NOT as in Danes...
(this is an esoteric issue between SE and DK and maybe some other counties in that area - don't try to understand this if you don't already)
you forgot that they were under the Norwegian kingdom. together with Shetland and Greenland. but was taken from Norway when Norway was given to Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars
He does barely mention it. Technically it was under the Norwegian crown until 1814, I think
I did mention that the Faroes only became a part of Denmark after the treaty of Kiel. While the islands were still technically a part of Norway, the Danes were the ones controlling them.
Treaty of Funyuns? Yo man, that's a delicious snack!
Never knew a goat would call me dumb 🐐
Goats are vile and heartless creatures
That’s a sheep
People from the Faroe islands are like Vestjyder (people from vest Denmark). They hate new stuff, especially if it touches their traditions. They are super friendly, like really friendly, but at the same time ,super subspecies often rude. They du not like Copenhagen og Sjælland in general. And then they are just super familie minded.
(Im from Jutland but have familie ind the Faroe islands)
"Alle, der læser dette, er dumme" EXCUSE ME, THAT IS COMPLETELY CORRECT
Happens to the best of us
You forgot the dispute about the doctor in the northern isles😅
Thank you for saying Scottish mainland. :)
2:26 this hurts ;(
2:26
Excuse me?!
I mean, it's probably true but why did you have to go on and say it?
What are the odds that I was born here out of all the places on the earth
Joke's on us for "colonizing" them.
They've used their two votes (out of 179 possible votes) to tip the scales of Danish democracy more than once 🙄
bro 2:26 in it says "everyone that reads this is dumb/stupid" are you saying me and all the other danishes are dumb?
It's a German running gag where you just write "Everyone who reads this is silly" on like classroom desks and the like. Judging by the number of angry comments, the joke doesn't work as well in other languages
The danish colonisation you say? What colonisation I ask. There have to be colonisers, not just rulers. And a handful of danish merchants and ruling class is not enough. I would say you are covering "Danish rule".
As a faroese person, long live the king, we are proud to be part of Denmark, we are danish as much as we are faroese imo
hell yeah
We are not Danish! It's fine for us to be under their rule but do not get any wrong ideas!
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2:26 that hurt me. I am not stupid, why the sheep gotta say that!
You have forgotten the drama with the Nazi Doctor!
2:27 - (Drops Herring) Well, I never ... !
(The sheep says "All, who read this, are stupid".)
Turkish pirates where in particular a problem in the southern parts if i remember correctly.
Corsair pirates.
More than just pirates. It was slave traders and faroese people got abducted
Are you sure its not Algerian, sure they came from the Ottoman sphere of influence... But these Corsair city states of North Africa existed on a "kinda independent to fully independtent" spectrum
@@EmilReiko In Iceland we had similar “Ottoman” pirate raids that were conducted by North African pirates, not Turks. So I assume the same is true for the Faroese…
I hate to be pedantic, but you can't correctly claim that the Danes colonized the Faroes. The Faroes became a Danish fief through the unification of the Norwegian and Danish throne (along with Sweden), in the Kalmar Union from 1397 to 1523, and more or less after that time it was seen as a natural part of the Danish commonwealth. Icelanders and Faroese were seen as "types" of Danes (as Norwegians were also seen as 'types' Danes, until 1814), loyal to the Danish king. The Faroes managed to keep, with varying degrees of autonomy and symbolism, their parliamentary system (løgting), quite contrary to Greenland, that was a colony until 1953. You can kind of compare it to Wales, Scotland, England, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland after the treaty of 1707 - you can't really claim that Wales was/is an English colony neither, can you?
If the people living there want their independence, they should get it.
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Hmm... I have no special interest here. For me sake the Faroe Islands should have complete independence if they want.
However... this seems like an abuse of the term "colonialism".
The Islands are a remnant of the Danish/Norwegian personal union of the middle ages (and in turn Viking age).
But you can say that in the 17th 18th and 19th century the Copenhagen had very colonialist attitudes towards the management of the Faeroese islands.
@@EmilReiko plenty of remote parts of countries have been neglected all over history... Doesn't make it colonialism.
Now, Denmark was a colonists country and there are plenty of examples all over the world of the victims... The Faroe islands are not one of them.
As a Swede I support the independence of the islands.
Mainly out of principle.
Fair enough haha
Really? Not out of a sense of rivalry and spite towards the danes?
Cry more 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
@@hagsmunamadurinn Spite, yes. But also the principle of "Fuck Denmark."
@@GlobDaSon To be fair Sweden has lost more and Denmark do technically still own overseas colonies.
So you have a part win.
2:28 excuse me insulting
10:32 😭😭
Im from faroe islands