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Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar Býráðs
Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (transl. Children's Cultural Prize of Tórshavn City Council) is a Faroese cultural prize, which is given by the City Council of Tórshavn to a Faroese writer, artist, musician, orchestra etc. who the board wish to award for their artistic work with children. The prize was earlier called Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs, but in 2010 the rules were changed and the title of the award was changed; the word ''bók'' (book) was changed to ''mentan'' (culture) in order not to exclude people who are not writers, but still have done a great cultural work for Faroese children. List of recipients These persons and companies have received the award Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs since it started in 1976: *1976 Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen *1977 Sigurð Joensen for his books ''Gráa dunna'', ''Kálvamuan'', ''Lambamæið'' *1978 Marianna Debes Dahl for her book ''Burtur á heiði'' *1979 Andreas Andreasen *1979 Óli Dahl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 and a land area of 1,393 km². The official language is Faroese language, Faroese, which is partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic language, Icelandic. The terrain is rugged, dominated by fjords and cliffs with sparse vegetation and few trees. As a result of its proximity to the Arctic Circle, the islands experience perpetual Twilight, civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days; nevertheless, they experience a Oceanic climate#Subpolar variety (Cfc, Cwc), subpolar oceanic climate and mild temperatures year-round due to the Gulf Stream. The capital, Tórshavn, receives the fewest recorded hours of sunshine of any city in the world at only 840 per year. Færeyinga saga, Færeyinga Saga and the writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |