Lambi, locally known as Lamba , is a small village in the bottom of the inlet Lambavík on the East coast of Eysturoy

Eysturoy

Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...

, Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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There are similarly named places, Lamba

Lamba (island)

Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It lies north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of . Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, and an adjacent communications mast.There...

 in Shetland and Lambay

Lambay Island

Lambay lies off the coast of Fingal / north County Dublin, Ireland in the Irish Sea. It is located north of Ireland's Eye at and is the easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland...

 in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

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Settlement

The houses in Lamba are spread down through the valley following the road on its way from the bottom of the valley down to the small harbour.

• Population: 141
• Postal code (Zip): FO 627
• Location: 62°8′33"N 6°42′8"W
• Municipality: Runavíkar kommuna

There is a huge rock in the harbour. Nobody wants to remove it because it is said to be inhabited by ‘huldufólk

Huldufólk

Huldufólk are elves in Icelandic folklore. Building projects in Iceland are sometimes altered to prevent damaging the rocks where they are believed to live. According to these Icelandic folk beliefs, one should never throw stones because of the possibility of hitting the huldufólk...

’, a race of elf

Elf

An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...

s or faries

Fairy

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...

 that people used to believe in. They are said to be fierce if disturbed.

Heri Joensen of viking metal band Tyr is from Lambi.

External links

• Faroeislands.dk: Lambi Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.