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Faroe - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Faroe (244 words) |
 | Island group (17 out of 22 inhabited) in the North Atlantic, between the Shetland Islands and Iceland, forming an outlying part of Denmark; area 1,399 sq km/540 sq mi; population (2003 est) 47,600. |
| The islands were first settled by Norse peoples in the 8th century, became part of the kingdom of Norway, and were Christianized in the 11th century. |
| With Norway, the Faroes passed under Danish rule in 1380, and remained Danish after the Treaty of Kiel (1814) transferred Norway from the Danish to the Swedish crown. |
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