1525-1815 1890-1918






The Faroes, 1815-1890



In 1816, the Faroe Islands were administratively separated from Sjaelland; the administration was headed by a PREFECT, a position to which usually Danes were appointed.
The 19th century is the period of national awakening on the Faroe Islands. The small islands community spoke a distinct Faroese language; its written form - grammar and orthography - were established in the mid 19th century, leaning on Icelandic, the alphabet of which was adopted (V.U. Hammershaimb).
In 1854 the Lagting, a provincial parliament, was established.
In 1856 the monopoly of the Royal Trade Monopoly (since 1709) was abolished; the Faroese, long dependent on Danish shipping, began to purchase ships (1872ff), at first for the purpose of fishery, establishing a small merchant fleet of their own. Population in 1870 9,992, in 1880 11,220 (Meyers).





EXTERNAL
FILES 		Faroese History, from Faroe Islands Tourist Guide 2001
Faroese Literature, from the Faroese Writers Association
DOCUMENTS List of Prefects, from World Statesmen by Ben Cahoon
Article Färöer, P.1 (57), P.2 (58), from Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888-1890 edition, in German
Svend Grundtvig: Dansk på Færøerne (1845) (Danish on the Faroes), from Skræp, in Danish


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First posted on January 3rd 2002, last revised on October 13th 2006

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