I Asked The Faroe Islands What Their Favourite Book Is

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I went out to the street in The Faroe Islands and asked people what their favourite book is! This is what they answered!
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@elenasreadingcorner 2 года назад

The guy that changed his mind and looked for you to tell you is such a mood 😂

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Absolutely 😂

@Danny_Matson 2 года назад

That was so heartwarming and unlike any content other booktubers are making. I loved it. Thank you for sharing your home land and its people with us.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much Danny! I really appreciate it!

@jnwilk4 2 года назад

I'll echo what others have said. This is a really cool idea and executed well. I enjoyed hearing everyone's answer, especially given it's from such a different perspective and area than what I assume is your target audience. Well done!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I really appreciate that! Thank you so much!

@wastehazey6468 Год назад

Randomly stumbled upon this video only to see my little brother and second cousin being featured The Faroes really are a small country

@sonotfastfood 17 дней назад

This is my first time listening to Faroese (right?) and it sounds like a Scandi language spoken with an Irish accent to me! Especially Virgar when he said George Orwell’s name.

@white_clover767 Месяц назад

From a foreigner living on Fugloy in the Faroes, Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee or 84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff.

@gitexercise9021 2 года назад

A couple of things: 1. The last book was quite a shock, as I have rarely heard anyone talk about it. But it is permentely etched into my memory. 2. How much of this video I understood without subtitles (I speak a Scandinavian language) 3. I am glad Johan didn't say LOTR as his first answer because we want to hear more unique answers (presumably) 4. I haven't checked but were any of the authors from the Faroes?

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you for the comment! The author I talked to mentioned two Faroese authors!

@AntecQ 2 года назад

pretty cool video. Fun to hear how much i can actually understand of faroese as a norwegian.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you! The languages aren't too different!

@juanfelipemichelcors3938 Год назад

The mom is like: "My favorite book is the Holy Bible, and you should be reading that instead of that big piles of papers that you call library"

@ragnarlothbrok6195 2 года назад

We're all waiting for new book by rothfuss

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Yup 😂

@bentheoverlord 2 года назад

Fantastic vid man ! I loved the way Virgar and Høgni talked about books, it was really really nice to see other perspectives on reading. Also glad to see that Jade Legacy is one of your favs, classic in the making !

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Ben! I am really glad you enjoyed it. Yes, Jade Legacy is incredible!

@dansiegel333 2 года назад

This was wonderful! I’ve always been fascinated by your background since you started the channel. Thanks for opening this window on the Faroe Islands and it’s people. I hope they are proud of you!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Dan! I am glad you enjoyed it!

@abigase135 2 года назад

I didn't know you were religious, Muslim here and I've been following you since you posted about your channel on ig and I'm always impressed by your creativity. This was so fun to watch, also informative as I didn't know about this day or celebration! Lol it's impossible to mention rothfuss without wondering about the release of the next book

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you for supporting me since the start! It means the world to me! Hahah everyone's waiting!

@WeAreTheTwintails 2 года назад

I am glad that The Bible is your favorite. This makes me want to visit the Faroe Islands now.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you! It is definitely worth a visit!

@MurphySR8 2 года назад

Probably my favourite video you've done to date , absolutely loved it and was so cool seeing more of the beautiful Faroe Islands !

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much Murphy! That is really kind of you!

@Kapteinpro 3 месяца назад

2:40 Bro im Norwegian and I umdrestood all of that

@readbykyle3082 2 года назад

This video is unique and awesome! Loved seeing everyone's answers and seeing some people answer in Faroese! The poem guy was my favorite, and also the dude who remembered later that JK, obviously LOTR is his favorite 🤣also loved the shoutouts to Born a Crime and When Breath Becomes Air, both of those books are extraordinary. Please do more videos like this in the future!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Kyle! I loved how he changed his mind about his favourite book haha! I need to read Born A Crime and When Breath Becomes Air!

@soleyalexandravalbergsdott3126 2 года назад

Faroese is so much like Icelandic it's funny to listen to, even though I don't know all of Icelandic yet. (I'm half Icelandic. Learning it, but far from being fluent yet) Great video as always :)

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I am glad you enjoyed it!

@vcarr938 2 года назад

This was a fun video! Everyone seemed to be in such a good mood.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Veronica!

@Bloomgirl_books 2 года назад

What a fun video! I loved seeing all the different answers. And that festival looks like so much fun!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Erin 🤗 It was so much fun!

@joshuacornelissen5546 2 года назад

Haha this was incredibly fun - and very unique. My answer for this question is very much like yours or a couple of those you interviewed (the Bible, but for fiction...) and right now The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson has that spot. Again, a really fun video. Well done.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Joshua. Glad to hear the Bible is your favourite as well! The Way of Kings is also brilliant!

@noname3609 2 года назад

Same here. 😁

@esmayrosalyne 2 года назад

What a unique and heartwarming video!! The people of the Faroe Islands all seem like lovely people. Also, that event looks like a lot of fun, I hope you had a blast! Really interesting to hear what books different people deem worthy of that 'all-time favourite' title. Thanks for putting this together!! 🤩

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching Esmay!

@karlchristiansen6409 2 года назад

Incredibly nice show Johan, in the heart of the capital on our National day, you managed to spice up the show. Keep up the good work🤘

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Karl!

@messy678 2 года назад

This is so frickin cool!! I love seeing how books around the world can both be so familiar and foreign. I loved this so much, I even let all the ads play through, lol. Great work!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much messy678! I really appreciate and I am glad you enjoyed the video!

@akellerhouse83 2 года назад

Wow. This was really interesting. I'm trying to imagine doing this in America. I don't think many people would have an answer because no one reads books around here.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I am glad you enjoyed it! All the Americans in this video had favourite books!

@akellerhouse83 2 года назад

@@libraryofaviking ha. I guess that's true.

@raadzulqurnain3320 2 года назад

So many kite runner fans I adore that book.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

It is a great book!

@AnEruditeAdventure 2 года назад

This is so cool to me for lots of reasons. I think probably the biggest one is because I love languages (even though I only speak English). So seeing you talk to people about books in another language was just super cool. -T

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

That makes me glad to hear! Thank you!

@apebblemaster4570 2 года назад

I don't live in the Faroe Islands, but my favorite book is The Bible, too! I was just telling a lady today about how many cool "hidden details" there are in the Old Testament, and how neat things like that make it exciting to read! My other favorite books include all of The Bellmaker by Brian Jacques, Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, and The Martian by Andy Weir.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

That is so cool! Exactly! There are so many neat details! Thank you for sharing your favourite books! The Martian is on my tbr!

@OverlyAverageBen 2 года назад

Henrik Ibsen getting a shout out is fantastic! I loved that man's answers!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I haven't read any of them yet!

@pandittroublejr Год назад

Oh...So the short was from a book fair...😁📚🙏🏾

@crisnice1 2 года назад

this is awesome. you have amazing content, speacially for someone who is just starting. you're gonna blow up

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words!

@brightwatcher3757 2 года назад

This was a delightful video!! It felt like a dose of joy and I would love more.🥰

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Aww that makes me so glad! Thank you!

@AbiofPellinor 2 года назад

this requires a level of confidence I will never have, love it!

@gregoryamato8693 2 года назад

"When you really hate your own work, that is when you are ready to publish it." Oh man, I hope he's wrong.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

It is quite brutal haha!

@Johanna_reads 2 года назад

I loved this! What a neat event. So wonderful to see you interact with your mother, sister, and all these lovely people! Always a fun question to ask the title of a favorite book. 😊

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Johanna! I am glad you enjoyed it!

@serdaryilmaz6718 Год назад

I recently discovered you. Watchin all your videos. Great content man!

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Thank you Serdar! I appreciate it!

@vivic.k.c.4244 2 года назад

OMG! I loved the video! The fancy clothes are so amazing, everybody looks so elegant!✨✨✨And it was really nice to hear the answers, there is definitely a book out there for everyone!📚

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Vivi!

@noname3609 2 года назад

Gotta agree with The old man on classics

@nathanielanderson6356 2 года назад

This was a great video, I enjoyed seeing the wide variety of books people enjoyed. The Faroe Islands look beautiful, is Danish the primary language there?

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Nathaniel. I am really glad you enjoyed it! Faroese is our primary language, but almost all Faroese also speak Danish and English :)

@safinan8008 2 года назад

Hi 👋 wow a fantastic video, nice to see ur culture too!! Happy reading to you!! 🦋😊

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Safina!

@vaughnroycroft999 2 года назад

Fun glimpse into the culture of the Faroe Islands! Quite a wide array of replies. My hunch (and my fear) is that if you did this at an American outdoor summer festival, the most prominent answer would be: "I don't really read," or something to that effect. I also bet you'd get more Harry Potter here than the Bible. For myself, no hesitation or deep thought would be required to answer The Lord of the Rings (which Tolkien considered one story, in spite of being published as a trilogy).

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I am glad you enjoyed it! A lot of people did say that actually! The Lord of the Rings is such a classic!

@alexislpagel 2 года назад

That was a fun video! Thanks for being so creative and letting us experience a little bit of the Faroe Islands!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

@henriksorensen82 2 года назад

No offense intended, but Faroese sounds a bit like a heavily drunk Bergensare (A person from Bergen in Norway). It was very interesting, I can't claim that I understood everything without the subtitles, but with my Swedish/Danish background and as a resident in Norway, I was able to pick out certain words. And very fun video.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Haha love it! I am glad you enjoyed it!

@fizzysensei 2 года назад

A very interesting and resourceful video.. Hopefully to see more sharing like this.. Thanks Mr. Cute Viking sir.. 👍🏼👍🏼😎

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@lolaevergreen9077 2 года назад

I'm Norwegian and it's funny how many words I can understand. Faroese sounds like a mix between Norwegian and Icelandic (which I guess is exactly what it is haha). This was a really cool video, it's interesting to hear what random people's favorite books are and why.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

That is si interesting haha! Thank you for watching;

@Bookishfjord 2 года назад

Wow, great video! Thank you for sharing it with us. The atmosphere is fantastic.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it!

@cubbeige7104 2 года назад

Watching this video really solidified how impactful and influential the Harry Potter series is. That book has reached far and wide in every corner of the planet. Anyways you deffo put Jade City up in my tbr after I finish the liveship traders series.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Exactly! It had a HUGE impact on my generation! The Green Bone Saga is fantastic!

@EivindurToftegaard Год назад

First one. Momo. Yeah; We really don't like wasting (other peoples') time. :)

@reginad91 2 года назад

I love these kind of video! I really enjoyed it and I'm so happy to see Momo on there, even if he changed his mind later 😄 Momo is my absolute favorite childhood read 🥰

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I still need to read Momo!

@VicRibeiro777 2 года назад

This was a great video. Thank you for making it. I've wondered about the Faroe culture, and I've wondered previously where you were from because of your accent. You speak English well, but you do have an accent and one I was having trouble placing. I think I caught a couple of the words. I'm Afrikaans myself.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I definitely do have an accent! Thank you Vic! Best wishes.

@LeonC0704 2 года назад

Ok the fact that u r a Christian made me love this channel 1000000000x more

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you Leon!

@tbrown4080 2 года назад

The Faroe people are British/Irish too in ancestry

@Cladestinecandle 2 года назад

What most people in my country would say: "Who even reads anymore?"

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

To be fair, some people did say they didn't have a favourite book!

@ViriuZ7 Год назад

Watching this as a Norwegian is so strange, everything looks like Norway, and everything sounds like Norwegian but the words are not Norwegian.

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Haha love it!

@andreassundberg9426 2 года назад

Fun to hear ondskan by Jan Guillo. A book I think most swedes now a day have read at least once in school xD (I know a had to read it at least twice and watched the movie so many times that I got tired of it😅)

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Love this comment! We read Ondskaben in school during our Danish classes. I remember how much I enjoyed it!

@ZackArgyleAuthor 2 года назад

Loved this! Fearless and fun!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thanks so much! It was definitely out of my comfort zone!

@aussiization 2 года назад

Very cool! Is Faroese similar to Dutch? I can hear some similar sounds and words.

@VicRibeiro777 2 года назад

Im Afrikaans and i think i caught a couple of words too.

@aussiization 2 года назад

@@VicRibeiro777 Very cool! Languages are so interesting!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you! I am pretty certain that Dutch and Faroese come from the same root! I often find Dutch sounding similar to Faroese as well!

@010arschloch Год назад

well Dutch is a West germanic language. Faroese is not. So not really the same roots. But as those are both germanic languages, we often find similar words

@kevinyoung5033 2 года назад

I loved this video and I love your channel!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much Kevin! I really appreciate it!

@tovx76 2 года назад

Very interesting and fun video! Hope you have a good day!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much Drew!

@Coderama Год назад

Would love more videos in this series

@Alkemisti 2 года назад

That looks like a nice place to live. Tórshavn?

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

It is a nice place to live! Yes, this is in Tórshavn!

@pjlights164 2 года назад

Enjoyed this one a lot!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

That makes me so glad 🥰

@arkaazizul6673 Год назад

“Name 10 books 📚” Clinton kid 😂

@claraklein3095 2 года назад

Such a great video!!!

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you so much Clara!

@flowersfantasy9686 2 года назад

That was a great video so interesting to hear the variations of peoples favourite books. Also pleases me that a few still say the Bible . Please make more videos like this.

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!

@GaryBoal 2 года назад

Loved how many said The Bible.

@correctpolitically4784 Год назад

I love how they have favorite books. Ask an American and youll get Dr.Seuss . The entirety of the west has been dumbed down.

@pjlights164 2 года назад

Which version of the bible do you recommend? There are a ton! I've never actually read it...

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

I don't have a favourite but use NIV quite a lot!

@VicRibeiro777 2 года назад

Niv or Nlt for easier reading. Esv or other more formal equivalent translations for more indepth study. That would be my suggestion.

@michaelantonace6739 2 года назад

The faroe Islands is a very pretty place. Quick question is it Danish that you were speaking? Also what's your favorite Stephen King novel?

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

It is very pretty! We speak Faroese! My favourite Stephen King novel is probably It or The Green Mile!

@gordhanx 2 года назад

Nice to see what Faroe Islands read beside the Bible 😂

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Haha!

@DefenderOfChrist_ Год назад

My favorite book is the Bible

@michok009 2 года назад

First comment.Come visit Bangladesh someday

@raadzulqurnain3320 2 года назад

Second comment well reply yes i vouch for this

@libraryofaviking 2 года назад

Thank you for commenting!

@user-oj6gk3wi8p 11 месяцев назад

stop Grindhvalfangst

@7sagas7 9 месяцев назад

Stop enslaving highly intelligent innocent pigs

@lassehaug3348 2 года назад

We vikings dont read the bible,. We read Snorre and dream about the good times, before christianity ruined our culture.

@6ixpoint5ive 2 года назад

you do know Snorri was Christian right? He wrote the eddas a few hundred years after Iceland was already a Christian country, to pass down the stories as a mythology (similar to passing down Greek Myths) He had no interest in the religious qualities of the norse myths, he just wanted to ensure the stories got passed down for generations the same way the greco/roman ones did. The fact that the eddas are still being read and taught today, that many old names are still given to nordic children, and many older traditions are still a big part of nordic culture, I think he succeeded. One can both have appreciation and respect for their culture's history and lore AND be Christian. You don't have to pit them against each other, mate. One look at this video is enough to show coexistence between the two is allowed and accepted

@Leif208 7 месяцев назад

@@6ixpoint5ive Excellent comment! I fit that description perfectly, as a Christian and as a Scandinavian American (actual last name ends in "son") who appreciates my ancient Nordic heritage as well (even my children have Nordic names).