History of the Faroe Islands Wikipedia
English map of the Faroe Islands in 1806 The Faroe Islands as seen by the French navigator YvesJoseph de KerguelenTrémarec in 1767. The Danish king tried to solve the problem by giving the Faroes to the courtier Christoffer Gabel (and later on his son, Frederick) as a personal feudal estate. However, the Gabel rule was harsh and repressive, breeding much resentment in the Faroese.