Norwegian Sea

North of the Faroe Islands, Atlantic water flows into the Norwegian Sea over submerged ridges and meets colder water from the north. The islands' channels and harbors lie at the edge of this wide ocean. At Tórshavn on Streymoy, the Faroese assembly met beside the harbor, and royal trade brought ships from Bergen in the Middle Ages. The sea joined the islands to Norway and Iceland while leaving their sailors exposed to long crossings and northern weather.