Paddy Scott - Photographer

Tjørnuvík beach in the Faroe Islands with Risin and Kellingin in the distance.
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This was one of my favourite places in the Faroe Islands. I love the jet black sand of the beach, but above all the legend that goes with the sea stacks.
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If you have heard it before I apologise!
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A long time ago an Icelandic chief wanted the Faroe Islands to be part of Iceland, and his dominion, so one night he sent the Giant and his wife to steal them. Their plan was to hitch a rope to the islands and drag them back towards Iceland. Being creatures of the night though they had to complete their task in a single night before the sun came up. ⁣

⁣They managed to get the rope in place, but as they started to pull, part of the islands came away. They struggled to get the rope secured to a better place but as they got lost in the task at hand they forgot to keep an eye on the sunrise. Before they knew it, dawn was upon them, they turned towards Iceland to hurry home but too late. The first rays of morning sun hit them and turned them to stone.

They stand there to this day, staring westwards towards the home they would never be able to return to.⁣

Saksun is a hamlet on Streymoy Island. In the 19th century, this church was taken from its original location in another village and carried over the mountain to this spot.
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This meant that the inhabitants of Saksun did not have to walk up over the mountain to the neighbouring village every time they wanted to go to church.