The Role of Customary and Traditional Knowledge and Law Practices in the North Atlantic: Oral Histories from the Faroe Islands

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Abstract This article focuses on the role of customary knowledge, practice and cultural continuation associated with oral histories of Faroe Islands. Four thematic areas are analyzed– pilot whale hunting, household and artisanal fisheries, pollutants, and social practices. The research builds on a 20-year engagement with over 20 knowledge-holders to explore what elements of customary law may continue to the present using oral history, participant observations, field trips and community workshops as methods. Additionally, novel and important observations of marine and environmental change are reported. Whaling has a significance for the community in the Faroe Islands through the meaning individuals have associated with it. The article provides evidence that the continued practices are linked to traditional Scandinavian customary practices that have persisted through adaptation and change continued to present day.

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