Lamba (from Old Norse Lamb-hagi ‘lamb outfield‘, Danish: Lamhauge), is a small village in the bottom of the inlet of Lambavík on the east coast of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.
There are similarly named places, Lamba in Shetland and Lambay in Ireland.
The markatal settlement of Lamba, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 148 inhabitants and covers 29 merkur of copyhold land divided equally among four copyhold tenants. There is no freehold land. The sheep herd consists of 880 animals.
The village of Lamba is located in a narrow green valley, through which the river Dalá runs. A landing site is located at the end of the stream, and boat houses stand on the beach hill. A large rock on the dock is said to be inhabited by supernatural beings and was therefore not moved when the landing site was built.
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.
There is a huge rock in the harbour. Nobody wants to remove it because it is said to be inhabited by ‘huldufólk’, a race of elfs or faries that people used to believe in. They are said to be fierce if disturbed.
Heri Joensen of Viking metal band Týr is from Lamba.
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