Kellingin og Risin

Kellingin and Risin (The Witch and the Giant) are two sea stacks just off the northern coast of the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands close to the town of Eiði. They are 68 and 71 m high, respectively. According to legend, once upon a time the giants in Iceland were envious and decided that they wanted the Faroes, so the giant and the witch were sent to bring them. They tied a heavy rope to a mountain ashore, but as they struggled through the night they could not move it. As dawn broke a sunray turned them to stone, which is what happens to giants in daylight. They have stood there ever since, staring longingly across the ocean towards Iceland. Geologists predict that Kellingin is bound to collapse within a few decades.