Faroese people
The Faroes ( Faroese: føroyingar [ fo ː rɪŋgar ] singular føroyingur [ fo ː rɪŋgʊr ] ) can be defined in two different ways:
Taking both aspects together, special nationality and language identity, the Faroese are the smallest nation in Europe.
Origin of the word
Faroese is borrowed from the Danish færing, which in turn goes back to the Old Norse færeyingr, from which also the neufäröische føroyingur has formed, each equivalent to residents of the Faroe Islands. The Old Norse word is decomposed as: dyeing ey- ingr = " dyeing island -ling (s) " probably " sheep - island -ling (s) ". Similarly, it is in Faroese: før - oy - Ingur.
Ingestion of the word of oy ( island) in the Faroese pronunciation " föringur " has probably led to the Danish term dyeing ing. In Danish, the plural form is Faroese. This is used in German also in the singular. If the term was borrowed directly from the Faroese, you would probably say " Föringer ".
The Duden is the name given to the people also offers the country's name Faroe Islands.
Previously, the adjective derived from Faroese Faroese in German often. Etymologically, it is but of Faroese ( and all other Scandinavians ) considered wrong, which is why today applies only Faroese as correct ( see below).
History
See main article: History of the Faroe Islands
The Nordic settlers came in the wake of the Conquest as emigrants from Norway and the Norwegian conquered lands of Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. This also came Celtic influences into the country, which can be according to many Faroese prove not only at some place names on Suðuroy, but also to a certain breed of people.
Today living in the Faroe Islands next 5% ( ethnic ) Danes also ( relatively ) many Greenlanders, Icelanders, Norwegians, Brits and Poles, total people from 77 different nations.
Many of today's Faroese descended also from isolated immigrants who came from the Scandinavian countries and the British Isles or Germany in the 18th or 19th century. The latter is illustrated by well-known family names like Elinborg of Lützen. Other ethnic German families came into the country as Danes who were there already established, such as in the case of the paternal line from VU Hammershaimb, the Faroe Islanders owe their written language. A well-known case are the many Faroese with the family name Debes or Debess. They are all related to Lucas Debes ' sister, who came to the Faroe Islands with him from Denmark.
Society and Culture
The church and religion plays a much more important role than in most European countries in the everyday life of the islanders. Faroese are considered " Scandinavian cautious ", helpful and extremely hospitable. Due to the remote island world and the relatively small population it is "in itself". This feature Färingerinnen and Faroese have an exemplary education and social work and live in a modern industrial and service economy, which depends mainly on fishing. On the other hand, they have saved with the Faroese chain dance a medieval relic in the everyday culture of the modern era, which is unparalleled in Europe.
The Faroese are known as seafarers and for their love of whale meat and football, rolling on the archipelago since 1889. The Faroese people has become an independent art, literature, music, and theater created. The Faroese are considered particularly read hungrily. In no country in the world so many book titles are laid per head of the population, as in the Faroe Islands. The Faroese art critic Bárður Jákupsson writes about his fellow countrymen:
The Danish critic Bent Irve writes:
From: Færøernes billedkunst