"Runtsivalstríðið" Faroese folkdanse.

[@BaronvonMoorland]

This is beautiful and so powerful 😢 ❤️

[@Minurath]

That's amazing. Here in Belgium/Flanders we also have the 'Roelantslied', a 12th century Middle Dutch translation of the original 11th C French 'Chanson de Roland'. The dance was very common as well over here, known as the 'rondedans' or 'reidans'. But it sort of fell into disuse throughout the years. I never realised the song/poem had travelled as far as the Faroese islands.

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

the dance was danced around europe some hundred years ago

[@1971irvin]

This ring dance is over a thousand years old and originates from Norway, then the Faroe Islands were part of old Noregi.

[@LarS1963]

@@1971irvin No it isn't. The story is, not this song and nor the dance.

[@danestolthed6383]

Added to my Favorites!

[@MatthewEdwards1953]

Thank you for posting this. The dance reminds me of a Breton dance; but the singing is uniquely distinctive. Its great that everyone seems to know the words! Matthew Edwards

[@lcpdesign]

Of course the subtitles really help! ;) Love this. :)

[@berserkur19]

tað hevði nú veri betri um hetta vóru sumbingar ;)

[@robinlundqvist5035]

This feels really down to earth. It just goes forward like a ship on the ocean, maybe prepared for war?

[@CamelidSorcerer]

The ban actually had more to do with the fact that the dance has pagan origins. The church had a rather difficult time securing itself in the Faroes as a political actor. The only "war" ever fought in the Faroes was over the construction of a cathedral in a town called Kirkjubøur, because the people didn't want to pay for it. Kind of ironic, considering it's now one of the most religious nordic countries.

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

the faroese viking shiefs was fighting like sigmund and trøndur and on tinganes norse men ther came to gedt taxes gott killed

[@Rovarin]

Religious authorities do not usually have a problem with things of pagan origins, Christmas for instance....Though, there may be more than a few anecdotes and hypotheses around regarding why the chain-dance was banned. Now about that supposed "war" ... it was more of a protest on taxation and there wasn't much of a war, rather a massacre, in Mannafalsdali (The Valley Where Men Died) probably because the protesters were hung over and didn't have much fight in them....

[@berserkur19]

@MrKamban the dance has been in the faroes way longer than the 20´s ..

[@Rovarin]

The dance spread from France all over Europe, but it was banned once the authorities in most places and the the church/churches found out that it was counter-productive - people preferred to dance (as the songs carried stories from other countries and news) rather than work.

[@stephenstringer6547]

Dolphin and porpoise killers?

[@berserkur19]

@MrKamban oh ok, then i misunderstood what you said,sorry :)

[@Minurath]

@Minurath 13th century translation*

[@Rovarin]

And I really don't see what war has to do with anything related to the dance?