Tindhólmur is an islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður, west of Vágar. It has its name from the five peaks, which are named Ytsti, Arni, Lítli, Breiði, Bogdi (Farthest, Eagle, Small, Broad, Bent). The islet is uninhabited.

Facts and figures

• size: 650 m²
• size (old faroese style): 2 Merkur
• highest point: 262 m.

Legends and stories

The eagle

According to legend, a family once lived on Tindhólmur. The family consisted of a man, a woman and a small child. One day while the father was on the sea fishing, an eagle came and snatched the child and took it to its nest on one of the peaks.

The mother - for love of her child - climbed all the way to the eagle's nest to rescue her child. Alas, when she reached the nest the eagle had plucked the child's eyes out. However, she was able to rescue the child, but unfortunately the child later died from the injuries. After that incident, the couple moved from the islet, and since that day no one has ever lived there.

The story is probably just a myth, but there are some interesting facts regarding it. One of the peaks on Tindhólmur is named The eagles peak. Discoveries on the islet suggest that the islet has indeed been inhabitated once.

Eiriksboði

Eiriksboði is a rocky formation streaching out from the islet.

External links

• Faroestamps.fo - Tindhólmur

Islets of the Faroe Islands | Vágar | Uninhabited islands

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