Múli (pronounced ; da, Mule) is a hamlet on the Island of

Borðoy Borðoy ( da, Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, ...

in the

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Region of the

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. Múli lies on the outermost northern edge of Borðoy's east coast. The origins of the settlement can be traced back to the 14th century. Múli became the last community in the

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to receive electricity in 1970. It was later connected with

Norðdepil Norðdepil (pronounced ; da, Norddeble) is a town on the east coast of the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroe Islands. History Norðdepil was founded in 1866. Its school opened in 1895. On 18 August 1941, around noon, a Ger ...

by Road 743 in an attempt to stop depopulation. Nevertheless, Múli has been considered abandoned since 2002, though there are still four registered residents. During the summer months, some of its former residents use their old houses as vacation homes.

Nature

The mountains around Múli are spectacular and do not offer any easy climbing. They are also the last stronghold of a contiguous population of

Arctic Willow ''Salix arctica'', the Arctic willow, is a tiny creeping willow (family Salicaceae). It is adapted to survive in Arctic conditions, specifically tundras. Description ''S. arctica'' is typically a low shrub growing to only in height, rarely to ...

in the Faroe Islands.

History

The oldest record of Múli is to be found in the so-called ‘Hundabrævið’, the '' Dog letter'', a letter concerning the keeping of

sheep dog A sheep dog or sheepdog is generally a dog or breed of dogs historically used in connection with the raising of sheep. These include livestock guardian dogs used to guard sheep and other livestock and herding dogs used to move, manage and co ...

s in the Faroe Islands in the 14th century. One of the most famous wizards in the Faroe Islands is said to have been Guttorm í Múla (1657-1739). A resident of Múli, he was reputedly often asked by people around the islands for help using his supernatural powers. The Open Air Museum of the

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, north of

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, holds two old houses from Múli, which were taken apart in the Faroes and then rebuilt on site at the museum. The old ''hav''

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of Múli is also at the same museum.

Gallery

File:Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Múli (2).jpg, Múli means 'muzzle' or 'snout' and has its name after the headland at the end of the mountain range File:MULI3 1~1.JPG, Múli, domestic animals, storehouses and hay barns, still in use File:MULI5 1~1.JPG, Old Faroese House from Múli on the Danish 'Frilands' Museum in Copenhagen 2008 File:Múli-House-Faroe-Islands.jpg, The old Faroese House "Har Frammi" still in Múli around 1960 File:Faroese-couple-ca1940-Múli-Faroe-Islands.jpg, The last residents of the old Faroese House in Múli around 1940 Fuglefangst på Færøerne (4).jpg, Fowling north of Múli around 1960

References

External links

Danish site with photographs of MúlaOld photographs from Múla
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muli Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Nature

History

Gallery

See also

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