Norðragøta (), also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on Eysturoy island,

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

Overview

The municipality of Gøta (''Gøtu kommuna'') was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with

Leirvík Leirvík is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. It was the only town in the municipality of Leirvík (''Leirvíkar kommuna''), however on 1 January 2009 ...

into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði,

Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv (), Norðragøta and Syðrugøta are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east side of the island of Eysturoy.

and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of the inlet Gøtuvík. There is a museum called ''Gøtu Fornminnisavn'' with the famous house ''Blásastova''. The wooden church in the centre of the village is from 1833. Gøta is a place of great importance in the history of the

. One of the key figures in the Icelandic saga,

Færeyinga saga ''Færeyinga saga'' (; Danish: ''Færingesagaen''), the saga of the Faroe Islanders, is the story of how the Faroes were converted to Christianity and became a part of Norway. Summary The saga was written in Iceland shortly after 1200. The auth ...

, called

Tróndur í Gøtu Tróndur í Gøtu ( Icelandic: Þrándur í Götu, Old Norse Þrǫ́ndr í Gǫtu) (c. 945 – 1035) was a Viking Age chieftain in the Faroe Islands. He is remembered for his opposition to the importation of Christianity. Biography Tróndur í ...

(Old Norse: Þrǫ́ndr í Gǫtu) lived here. Tróndur was a heathen Viking-chief who ruled all of the islands for a period of time. In the narrative, Tróndur is depicted as the

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

Sigmundur Brestisson Sigmundur Brestisson (961–1005) was a Faroese Viking chieftain, and was responsible for introducing Christianity to the Faroe Islands in 999. He is one of the main characters of the Færeyinga saga. According to the Færeyinga saga, emigrant ...

. Sigmundur played a pivotal role in the Christianization of the Faroe Islands on behalf of the

King of Norway The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty king ...

Sports

The most popular pastime in Norðragøta is

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. The local football team is Víkingur Gøta, formerly known as Gøtu Ítróttarfelag. They play their home games at the Serpugerði Stadium.

Music

Gøta is home to G! Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the Faroe Islands.

Faroese stamps showing Norðragøta

Old houses in Norðragøta

Issued on 5 October 1992, the artist was Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen. Image:Faroe stamp 231 hja glyvra hanusi.jpg, FR 231: Hjá Glyvra Hanusi Image:Faroe stamp 232 husini hja peri.jpg, FR 232: Húsini hjá Peri Image:Faroe stamp 233 blasastova.jpg, FR 233: Blásastova (today a

museum A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...

) Image:Faroe stamp 234 jakupsstova.jpg, FR 234: Jákupsstova * Text for the stamp edition on stamps.fo
Old Houses in Noðragøta
* Note the web site of the museum
Blasastova.fo

Church of Gøta

The new

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

of Gøta, issued: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for that year. Image:Faroe stamp 425 church of gota.jpg, FO 425: Gøtu kirkja Image:Faroe stamp 426 church of gota.jpg, FO 426: Inside the church. Interior art by Tróndur Patursson Text on stamps.fo:
Gøta Church

References

External links

Faroeislands.dk: Gøta
Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
Blasastova.fo - museum

Gota.fo - official homepage
(only in Faroese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordragota Populated places in the Faroe Islands