| HOME OF THE VIKINGS We see the people of Stomo in the Faroe Islands then glaciers and hot springs in Iceland. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6929 |
| Catalog #: | 51216 | |
| Clip Number: | 51216-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 868 | |
| Timecode: | 01:03:08 - 01:05:26 | |
| Location: | Iceland, Faroe Islands. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Folk, Square Dance FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Glacier HABITATS, HUMAN: Small Town LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Iceland | |
| Description: | 'THE HOME OF THE VIKINGS'. Faroe Islands. Various shots of the town and harbour of Thorshavn on the island of Stomo. Local girls and men wear traditional home-woven costumes. C/U of an old man with a beard - "a typical descendant of the old Vikings". The men hold hands and do a dance in a field. Iceland. Various shots of glaciers and hot volcanic springs on the hillsides. Men walk across a glacier on an expedition. Shots of the mountain snow melting and steam rising from the mountain slopes. Snow water pours down from the mountains. Horses graze in a field where steam is rising from the grass. | |
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