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The Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Islands

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The Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Islands provided stepping stones for the northern
expansion of Viking conquest and civilization in their eventual settlement
of what we now know as Iceland, Greenland, and North America.

Click on the Bergen thumbnail image to begin.

Image above: The Ring of Brodgar on Orkney Island

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Bergen
Bergen
The National Geographic Explorer
The National Geographic Explorer
3 Ships
3 Ships
Leaving Bergen
Leaving Bergen
The Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands
Kirkwall Harbor
Kirkwall Harbor
St. Magnus Cathedral
St. Magnus Cathedral
St. Magnus Cathedral
St. Magnus Cathedral
St. Magnus Cathedral
St. Magnus Cathedral
Ruins of the  Earl's Palace
Ruins of the Earl's Palace
Skara Brae
Skara Brae
Interior of a Skara Brae Home
Interior of a Skara Brae Home
Stone Wall near Skara Brae
Stone Wall near Skara Brae
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar
Traditional Music of Orkney
Traditional Music of Orkney
The Shetland Islands
The Shetland Islands
Ness Island
Ness Island
Gannets Nesting in the Cliffs
Gannets Nesting in the Cliffs
A Gannet in Flight
A Gannet in Flight
A Storm Petral
A Storm Petral
The Brouch of Mousa Island
The Brouch of Mousa Island
Inside the Brouch
Inside the Brouch
The Opening at the Top of the Broch
The Opening at the Top of the Broch
Mousa Countryside
Mousa Countryside
Sheep on Mousa Island
Sheep on Mousa Island
Shags on the Rocks
Shags on the Rocks
Shags in Flight
Shags in Flight
Harbor Seal
Harbor Seal
Leaving Mousa
Leaving Mousa
Lerwick
Lerwick
Excavation  at Jarlshof
Excavation at Jarlshof
Excavation  at Jarlshof
Excavation at Jarlshof
Shetland Ponies
Shetland Ponies
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin
Peat Stacked to Dry
Peat Stacked to Dry
The Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands
Torshavn
Torshavn
A Seacoast Village
A Seacoast Village
Country Church
Country Church
Homes and a Dog House
Homes and a Dog House
Lace Curtains
Lace Curtains
Children Playing with Small Boats
Children Playing with Small Boats
Looking at the Ocean
Looking at the Ocean
Traditional Faroese Music
Traditional Faroese Music
Fishing Boats in a Museum
Fishing Boats in a Museum
Water Container
Water Container
Traditional Faroese Festival Clothing
Traditional Faroese Festival Clothing
Church in Kirkjubostolarnir
Church in Kirkjubostolarnir
Entrance to the Church
Entrance to the Church
Typical House
Typical House
Typical House
Typical House
Potato Field
Potato Field
A Distant Village
A Distant Village
Sheep on the Mountain
Sheep on the Mountain
Sheep on the Mountain
Sheep on the Mountain
Sheep at the Edge of the Cliff
Sheep at the Edge of the Cliff
Climbing Rope
Climbing Rope
Sheep on the Mountain
Sheep on the Mountain
Sea Stack
Sea Stack
Sea Cave
Sea Cave
Approaching Fugloy Island
Approaching Fugloy Island
Landing at Hattarvik
Landing at Hattarvik
Walkway to the Village
Walkway to the Village
Church in Hattarvik
Church in Hattarvik
Church in Hattarvik
Church in Hattarvik
Farm Animals
Farm Animals
Fugloy
Fugloy
One of the Villagers
One of the Villagers
Another Villager
Another Villager
Back to Sea
Back to Sea
On to Iceland
On to Iceland
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