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This thesis provides detailed studies of settlement on four Faroese islands and in four districts... more This thesis provides detailed studies of settlement on four Faroese islands and in four districts of Shetland in order to isolate and explain differences and similarities between the two island groups. These studies examine topography, place-names, relationships with previous settlements, church distribution, settlement expansion, interrelationship of settlements and land assessments. The range of sources and methods are set out in the Introduction. The first Regional Study presents two districts of Western Norway, Fjaler and Gaular, which are discussed to illustrate some of the major trends of settlement in the homeland. Detailed studies are then made of settlements on the four Faroese islands of Fugloy, Streymoy, Sandoy and Suduroy and in the four Shetland districts of Fetlar, Delting, Walls and Sandness, and Tingwall. A section arranged thematically follows, bringing together results from the Regional Studies and referring more generally to the whole of Shetland and I would like to acknowledge financial support given to me by both the Norwegian and Danish Governments and by Akademia Faeroense, Torshavn. Thanks to Per Sveaas Andersen, Olafia Einarsdottir, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, William Thomson, Ronald Cant and Raymond Lamb for their help and advice and special thanks to Brian Smith for his patience in explaining the intricacies of the Shetland land assessment system to me. In Faroe Arne Thorsteinason, Simun Arge, Olavur Clementssen and Oli Johanssen took me round sites and explained many aspects of Faroese archaeology and surveying. Thanks also to Wendy Nightingale for advice and help with map scales and to Hugh Weir for user-friendly advice on word-processing. Warm thanks to my supervisor, Barbara Crawford, who provided stimulating discussion during my years of research and to all the people of Shetland and Faroe who gave up time in busy summer months to help me in my fieldwork .

This thesis provides detailed studies of settlement on four Faroese islands and in four districts... more This thesis provides detailed studies of settlement on four Faroese islands and in four districts of Shetland in order to isolate and explain differences and similarities between the two island groups. These studies examine topography, place-names, relationships with previous settlements, church distribution, settlement expansion, interrelationship of settlements and land assessments. The range of sources and methods are set out in the Introduction. The first Regional Study presents two districts of Western Norway, Fjaler and Gaular, which are discussed to illustrate some of the major trends of settlement in the homeland. Detailed studies are then made of settlements on the four Faroese islands of Fugloy, Streymoy, Sandoy and Suduroy and in the four Shetland districts of Fetlar, Delting, Walls and Sandness, and Tingwall. A section arranged thematically follows, bringing together results from the Regional Studies and referring more generally to the whole of Shetland and I would like to acknowledge financial support given to me by both the Norwegian and Danish Governments and by Akademia Faeroense, Torshavn. Thanks to Per Sveaas Andersen, Olafia Einarsdottir, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, William Thomson, Ronald Cant and Raymond Lamb for their help and advice and special thanks to Brian Smith for his patience in explaining the intricacies of the Shetland land assessment system to me. In Faroe Arne Thorsteinason, Simun Arge, Olavur Clementssen and Oli Johanssen took me round sites and explained many aspects of Faroese archaeology and surveying. Thanks also to Wendy Nightingale for advice and help with map scales and to Hugh Weir for user-friendly advice on word-processing. Warm thanks to my supervisor, Barbara Crawford, who provided stimulating discussion during my years of research and to all the people of Shetland and Faroe who gave up time in busy summer months to help me in my fieldwork .