The Faroe or Faeroe Islands (/ˈfɛəroʊ/ FAIR-oh), or simply the Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə]), are an
Whaling in the FaroeIslands, or grindadráp (from the Faroese terms grindhvalur, meaning pilot whale, and dráp, meaning killing), is a type of drive hunting
became the capital of the FaroeIslands and has remained so ever since. Early on, Tórshavn became the centre of the islands' trade monopoly, thereby being
The British occupation of the FaroeIslands during World War II, also known as Operation Valentine, was implemented immediately following Operation Weserübung