B36 Tórshavn is a Faroese professional football club based in the capital of Tórshavn,playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League,the top tier of Faroese football. B36 Tórshavn has always played its home games in Gundadalur.
Grímr Kamban was,according to the Færeyinga saga,the first Norse settler in the Faroe Islands. The modern Faroese form of the name is Grímur,but it was Grímr in Old Norse and is often anglicised as Grim.
The Faroese People's Party –Radical Self-Government is a pro-Faroese independence conservative and conservative-liberal political party on the Faroe Islands led by Beinir Johannesen. One of the four major parties,it has had eight seats in the Løgting since the 2019 election,making it the joint-largest party,but it has neither of the Faroes' seats in the Folketing.
Faroese literature,in the traditional sense of the word,has only really developed in the past two hundred years. This is mainly because of the islands' isolation,and also because the Faroese language was not written down in a standardised format until 1890. Until then the Danish language was encouraged at the expense of Faroese. Nevertheless,the Faroese language soon became a vehicle for literature in its own right and has produced writers in several genres.
Rói ReynagarðPatursson is a Faroese writer and philosopher. He was also the director of the Folk High School of the Faroes.
Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi. Djurhuus also composed satirical poems directed against Danish rule in the Faroe Islands.
The British occupation of the Faroe Islands during World War II,also known as Operation Valentine,was implemented immediately following the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. It was a small component of the roles of Nordic countries in World War II.
Jákup Dahl was a Faroese Provost and Bible translator. In 1908 he became known as a linguist with the first Faroese grammar lessons for school students.
Marni Djurhuus is a Faroese retired football defender.
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.
Hákun Djurhuus was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands from 1963 to 1967. He was born in Tórshavn.
Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus,called Janus Djurhuus,was the first modern Faroese poet. He and his younger brother Hans Andreas Djurhuus,also a poet,are called the Áarstova brothers after the house where they grew up.
Hans Andrias Djurhuus was a Faroese poet and teacher. Hans Andrias Djurhuus was one of the most productive Faroese poets. He is well known for his national poems and for his children's songs,but he also wrote psalms,short stories,plays,fairytales and one novel.
Jógvan áLakjuni is a Faroese politician,composer and teacher. He was speaker of the Faroese parliament,the Løgting,from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022. He worked as a fisherman from 1969 to 1972. He was educated as a school teacher in 1977,and worked as a school teacher in Fuglafjørður from 1977 to 1989. During this period he also studied at the University of the Faroe Islands and since 1989 has worked as a high school teacher at Føroya Handilsskúli in Kambsdalur.
Jenis Kristian av Rana is a Faroese medical practitioner and politician,serving as leader of the Centre Party since 2001. He served as minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture of the Faroe Islands from 2019 until his party's withdrawal from government in November 2022.
Rikard Sigmund Long was a Faroese teacher,writer,and politician for the People's Party.
The Faroe Insurance Company,often referred to as Tryggingin,is an insurance company in the Faroe Islands. The company currently employs about 110 people and is headquartered in Tórshavn. The Faroe Insurance Company also has branch offices in Sandavágur,Saltangará,Klaksvík,and Tvøroyri. The company was founded as TryggingarsambandiðFøroyar in 1965 and received its current name in 1998. Chairmen of the company have included Kristian Djurhuus,Johan Poulsen,and Hilmar Kass.
Kára Djurhuus is a Faroese footballer who plays as a midfielder for HB and the Faroe Islands women's national team.
