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Según la saga Færeyinga, Grímur Kamban (en Nórdico antiguo Grímr y en la literatura inglesa Grim, n. 756) fue el primer hombre que puso un pie en las Islas Feroe. [1] La saga explica que era un joven vikingo que escapaba de la tiranía del rey Harald I de Noruega.
- 899
- Islas FeroeIslas Feroe
- 801, Noruega
- Explorador
Occupation. Settler. Known for. First Norse to appear in Faroe Islands. Faroese stamp issued in 2004 commemorating the poem Grímur Kamban by Janus Djurhuus. Grímr Kamban was, according to the Færeyinga saga, the first Norse settler in the Faroe Islands.
- Settler
- 9/10th century, Faroe Islands
- 8/9th century, Norway
Según la saga Færeyinga, Grímur Kamban (en Nórdico antiguo Grímr y en la literatura inglesa Grim, n. 756) fue el primer hombre que puso un pie en las Islas Feroe. [1] Quick facts: Grímur Kamban, Información personal, Nacimien...
9 de oct. de 2023 · While the exact details of his life remain shrouded in mystery, Grímur Kamban is celebrated in sagas as the pioneering Norse settler of the Faroe Islands. Source: The Viking Herald. His tale is ripped straight from the pages of high adventure and medieval derring-do.
Both the Saga of Ólafr Tryggvason and Flateyjarbók claim a man named Grímur Kamban was the first man to discover the Faroe Islands. However, the two sources disagree on the year in which he left and the cause of his departure.
This brings us to Grímur Kamban, who came here around the year 825 and is said to be the first person to settle in the Faroe Islands. Funningur (meaning ‘finding’ or ‘found land’) has always been singled out as the place where he landed. Scholars believe that Grímur came from the South.
Grímur Kamban is said to have been the first person to settle in the Faroe Islands. Funningur has always been singled out as the place where he landed. Legend has it that Irish monks were the first people to set foot in the Faroe Islands, only to be kicked out by Norwegian Vikings.
