A palavra Risin signifiica ‘Gigante’ e a Palavra Kellingin significa ‘Bruxa’. Conta uma antiga lenda que há muito, muito tempo, os gigantes da Islândia, queriam ter de volta as Ilhas Faroe. Decidiram então, enviar o ‘Gigante’ e a ‘Bruxa’, que nalgumas versões da história era sua mulher, para as trazer de volta. Quando chegaram à costa da montanha de Eiðiskollur, o ‘Gigante’ permaneceu no mar, enquanto a ‘Bruxa’ escalou até ao topo da montanha e tratou de atar todas as ilhas, por forma a que o ‘Gigante’ as pudesse transportar às suas costas.
Estiveram a noite toda a tentar mover a montanha, mas sem sucesso.
O tempo passou, e sem que eles dessem conta, o Sol nasceu e foi então que eles se transformaram em pedra... assim continuam até aos nossos dias.
O selo desta emissão foi emitido em 02.01.1996 e veio a ser designado, como o mais belo de 1996, pelos filatelistas das Ilhas Faroe.
(english version)
Legend of the Giant and the WitchA legend tells how, once upon a time, the giants in Iceland were envious and decided that they wanted the Faroes. So the giant and the witch (his wife in some versions of the story) were sent down to the Faroe Islands to bring them back.They reached the north-westernmost mountain Eiðiskollur, and the giant stayed in the sea while the witch climbed up the mountain with a heavy rope to tie the islands together so that she could push them onto the giant's back. However, when she attached the rope to the mountain and pulled, the northern part of the mountain split. Further attempts were also unsuccessful, and they struggled through the night, but the base of the mountain was firm and they could not move it.If the sun shines on a giant or witch, it turns to stone. So it was that as they continued to struggle they didn't notice time passing, and as dawn broke a shaft of sunlight put a stop to their efforts by turning them to stone on the spot. They have stood there ever since, staring longingly across the ocean towards Iceland.
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The stamp was issued on 02.01.1996 and came to be known as the most beautiful in 1996 by philatelists of the Faroe Islands.
450 oyru - Risin and Kellingin (The Giant and the Giantess).
Estiveram a noite toda a tentar mover a montanha, mas sem sucesso.
O tempo passou, e sem que eles dessem conta, o Sol nasceu e foi então que eles se transformaram em pedra... assim continuam até aos nossos dias.
O selo desta emissão foi emitido em 02.01.1996 e veio a ser designado, como o mais belo de 1996, pelos filatelistas das Ilhas Faroe.
(english version)
Legend of the Giant and the WitchA legend tells how, once upon a time, the giants in Iceland were envious and decided that they wanted the Faroes. So the giant and the witch (his wife in some versions of the story) were sent down to the Faroe Islands to bring them back.They reached the north-westernmost mountain Eiðiskollur, and the giant stayed in the sea while the witch climbed up the mountain with a heavy rope to tie the islands together so that she could push them onto the giant's back. However, when she attached the rope to the mountain and pulled, the northern part of the mountain split. Further attempts were also unsuccessful, and they struggled through the night, but the base of the mountain was firm and they could not move it.If the sun shines on a giant or witch, it turns to stone. So it was that as they continued to struggle they didn't notice time passing, and as dawn broke a shaft of sunlight put a stop to their efforts by turning them to stone on the spot. They have stood there ever since, staring longingly across the ocean towards Iceland.
(Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nordoy/411650218/)
The stamp was issued on 02.01.1996 and came to be known as the most beautiful in 1996 by philatelists of the Faroe Islands.
450 oyru - Risin and Kellingin (The Giant and the Giantess).
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