Trøllanes is the northernmost
of the 4 villages on the island of Kalsoy.
In 1986 it was connected to the other villages on the island by a
road through 4 tunnels on the island. Before that it was a very
isolated place.
From Trøllanes it is possible to walk to the north-tip of Kalsoy.
There is a lighthouse and from this place there is a magnificent
view to many of the steep cliffs of the northern islands.
Trøllanes means ‘Foreland of Trolls’.
Tradition says that the village has that name because trolls
visited it on Twelfth Night (6th of January) every year. The trolls
swarmed in to the village and it was so terrible that the villagers
decided to leave for Mikladalur while it was going on.
One time an old woman stayed in Trollanes when the rest of the
people left the village. She was to weak to be able to make the
trip to Mikladalur. She hid under a table when the night came on
and the trolls came flocking. The trolls started singing and
dancing and making a terrible noise. The old woman under the table
got so scared that she burst out “Jesus, have mercy upon me”. When
the trolls heard the name ‘Jesus’ that the hate they were terrified
and ran away screaming.
Since that night no trolls have been observed in
Trøllanes.
Source: http://www.faroeislands.dk/
The cache is an small lock & lock container. You don't have
to move stones to find the cache.
Trøllanes er den nordligste
af Kalsoys fire bygder.
Den fik først vejforbindelse i 1986 via en tunnel til Mikladalur
og lå før det isoleret da den var vanskeligt tilgængelig både fra
land og fra havet.
Fra bygden kan man gå ud til den nordlige spids af Kalsoy. Her
ligger der et fyr og herfra har man en enestående udsigt til alle
de nordlige forbjerge.
Et sagn fortæller at Trøllanes hedder således fordi bygden hvert
år til Helligtrekonger (6. Januar) blev invaderet af trolde. Det
var så galt, at indbyggerne tog til Mikladalur mens det stod
på.
En gang blev en gammel kone tilbage i bygden for hun var for svag
til at kunne klare turen til Mikladalur. Hun gemte sig under et
bord mod aftenen da troldene kom væltende. De begyndte straks at
synge og danse og larme og konen blev til sidst så bange at hun
udbrød ’Jesus se nåde i mig’. Da troldene hørte navnet ’Jesus’, som
de jo hader, blev de forskrækkede og løb skrigende deres vej.
Siden har man ikke set trolde i Trøllanes.
Kilde: http://www.faroeislands.dk/
Cachen er en liten lock & lock beholder. Det er ikke
nødvendig at flytte stener for å finne cachen.