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Vikings settled the Faeroe Islands in the 8th century replacing Irish settlers. In 1948 the group of 18 islands, located between Britain and Iceland, became an autonomous region of Denmark. Links: Ireland, Denmark, Vikings, Faroe Islands 
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1397 Jun 17 |
The Union of Kalmar united Denmark, Sweden, and Norway under one monarch. The alliance grew out of the dynastic ties of the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in response to rising German influence in the Baltic. The Kalmar Union is a historiographical term meaning a series of personal unions (1397–1523) that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway (with Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and, prior to their annexation by Scotland in 1471, Shetland and Orkney), and Sweden (including Finland) under a single monarch. Links: Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands
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1900 |
The puffin was almost made extinct in the Westmann Islands about this time because of harvesting. The puffin was hunted for its down which was exported to Denmark. The hunting was banned for 30 years and when it was harvested again Icelanders started using a hunting method from the Faroe Islands, where the puffins are caught in a net on a long pole. Links: Denmark, Iceland, Animal, Faroe Islands
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1946 |
Faroe islanders voted narrowly for independence from Denmark. The Danish government rejected the referendum and dissolved the islands’ parliament. Links: Denmark, Faroe Islands
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1948 |
The Faroe Islands won home rule, but Denmark still controlled the currency, foreign affairs and some of the courts. Links: Denmark, Faroe Islands
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2019 Aug 31 |
The Faroe Islands held elections. The opposition People's Party won the general election as the ruling Social Democratic Party lost its position as the biggest party in the parliament. The Faeroe Islands is an 18-island rocky, volcanic archipelago that is home to 49,000 people of which 20,000 live in Torshavn, the capital. Links: Faroe Islands
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2021 Sep 12 |
The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins, part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water where they are killed for their meat and blubber, reignited a debate on the small Faeroe Islands, a semi-independent and part of the Danish realm. Links: Denmark, Animal, Faroe Islands
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2021 Sep 16 |
The Faeroese government said that it will review the way hunts of Atlantic white-sided dolphins are carried out following the release of gruesome video footage showing the mass killing on Sept. 12 of nearly 1,500 sea mammals. Links: Animal, Faroe Islands
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