The earliest settlers arrived around 800 AD, part of a steady migration of ancient Vikings from Western Norway via Scotland and Ireland. The country was remote and fertile, a good place to make a new beginning. Remnants of the early settlements are located in beautiful valleys that extend down to the sea and modern-day villages still flourish where the ancient Vikings established their homesteads.
Although the country is remote and relatively unknown, and while sheep still out-number the population of some 47,000, the country is quite sophisticated. Almost every family has a computer, the outer islands are wirelessly linked to the Internet, mobile telephones are ubiquitous, and even grandmothers use PDAs to make their grocery lists.
Although the country is remote and relatively unknown, and while sheep still out-number the population of some 47,000, the country is quite sophisticated. Almost every family has a computer, the outer islands are wirelessly linked to the Internet, mobile telephones are ubiquitous, and even grandmothers use PDAs to make their grocery lists.
