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kateoplis: Today in the Faroe Islands: Grindadrap The Faroese are descendants of Vikings, and pilot whales have been a central part of their diet for more than 1000 years. Photo: Andrija Ilic/Reuters HIGH RES

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Today in the Faroe Islands: Grindadrap

The Faroese are descendants of Vikings, and pilot whales have been a central part of their diet for more than 1000 years. Photo: /Reuters

#pilot whales  #denmark  #faroe islands  #viking  #traditions  #kateoplis  #grindadrap  #hunting  #food  #whaling  
∞  06/05/12 at 09:28pm via The New York Times
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