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- ↑ setur.fo, Bygdin – fyrr, nú og í framtíðini, pp 5 Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "A History of the Settlement of the Faroe Islands". Icelandic Times. Reykjavík, Iceland. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ setur.fo pp 10 Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ rit.fo, Súsanna Helena Patursson
- ↑ Stm.dk, Den færøske selvstyreordning (in Danish)
- ↑ Fae.fo Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ft.com, EU imposes sanctions on Faroe Islands for overfishing
- ↑ noraregiontrends.org, GREENLAND SUPPORTS THE FAROE ISLANDS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONFLICT Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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