GC3W45Y Thing Sites: Tingsteinur at Selatrað (Traditional Cache) in Faroe Islands created by thingsites

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Hidden : 9/4/2012

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A traditional lock'n'lock box capable of holding a logbook, pencil and small swappable items.

There are Thing Sites caches in and around the locations of Norse and Viking assembly sites in Norway, Iceland, The Faroe Islands, Orkney, Shetland, Highland Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Follow in the footsteps of the Vikings, and explore some of these fascinating sites.

The ancient spring-thing on Eysturoy moved to Selatrað, a village on the south-west coast of the Island. The thing is know for the “Gálgasteinur” the gallows stone, a big boulder close to the coast. In 1626 a thief was hanged here. From the road/gate you can see the “Thing-table”, a big flat stone, and from there you can see the top of the gallows stone. Today Selatrað is a lovely village at the end of the road from Skálafjørður, there is a small plantation, a Scout Centre, and the hills north of Selatrað are know for the sill, a very special geological area.

General information on the Thingsites

Thing sites, from the Old Norse Þing, are the early assemblies found throughout Northern Europe as a result of our shared Norse heritage.

When the Vikings and early Norse settlers arrived in a new place they brought with them their customs and legal systems. Political decisions were made at the thing, laws upheld and disputes settled. Proceedings were overseen by the local ruler and the law-speaker (judge), whose job was to memorise and recite the law. At some things, known as Althings, any free man was entitled to vote. At others - Lawthings - the crown and local communities acted together to interpret the law.

The thing was also a focus for religious activity, as well as trade and exchange. At Thingvellir in Iceland you can still see the remains of the booths, or huts, where traders came to do business with people attending the meeting.

The thing system for sharing and legislating power can still be recognised today. Several things continue to be active. The Icelandic parliament is still known as the Althing, the Norwegian parliament is called the Storting and the Faroese parliament goes by the name of Løgting. The Manx parliament, known as Tynwald, still holds a midsummer court on the thing mound at Tynwald Hill every year.

There is a “gate” next the red house. Untie the knot to open and be sure to close the gate behind you. You can see the thing-stone, a big flat stone up in front, when you walk along the fence. The grassy farmland is hilly and a little wet down by the sheep-house. When you have found the cache walk down to the shore where you’ll see the gallows-stone.

There are some lay-bys along the road and by the Scout Centre. Walk to the red house near the end of the road.

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Gur pnpur vf ol gur pbeare-fgbar

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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Thing Sites: Tingsteinur at Selatrað Traditional Cache

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