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Forvik is now like Shetland in microcosm. Once the lightbulb went off in my head that Forvik represents the true status of Shetland and that the existing authority is actually an illegal regime, it made it easy
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The Crown Dependency of Forvik is a micronation located on the 2.5-acre (10,000 m2) island of Forewick Holm in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It was created by the island's disputed owner, sole occasional occupant and Cunningsburgh resident Stuart Hill, in June 2008
The name Forvik Island was coined by Hill who asserts that it means "island of the bay of sheep". Wick is the Gaelic development of vik, a Norse word for bay. Holm is a common name in the Orkney and Shetland
"Forvik" is not a recorded historical form, but a pseudo-Norse version of "Forewick", which is the name of a headland on the adjacent island of Papa Stour. Ownership -
Dependence, replied that, "Under the UK constitution, Forvik is part of the Shetland Islands, which is subject to UK legislation. The people of Shetland pay taxes to the United Kingdom exchequer and elect MPs to the UK parliament. Forvik is an integral part of the UK."
Forvik project is to expose that deception and make the government accountable. The long term aim is to help stop the concentration of wealth in the hands of a corrupt elite world-wide.
"Forvik Island" is the name which has been given to Forewick Holm by Stuart Hill. Around mid June 2008 Hill claimed to have "recently" become the owner of the small (approx total area 1 hectare/approx 2.5 acres) and previously rather insignificant, relatively unknown islet
Island", or "Forvik" for short, a dependent territory was made public. The Declaration of Dependency was subsequently made on June 21st 2008. A vast amount of information is now available. Mr Hill is understood to have established residency on the isle sometime shortly before
that although he spent as much time as he could on "Forvik", and had mobile/cell phone coverage, he did not have internet access. Therefore it had been, and would remain necessary for the forseeable future, that he spend some of his time in his Shetland Mainland office. This
style small boat to a more sheltered anchorage at "Forvik", as she was starting to fill with water, due to a rising swell driven on SE winds gusting to Force 6 and 7. Once underway, in darkness, Hill, apparently having completely underestimated the full strength of the swell, found
been set initially at the annual rate of one Forvik Gulde, which is the territory's own currency, backed by gold, with an exchange rate based on current gold values of approx GB Pounds Sterling 55 = 1 Forvik Gulde, and due to be made available later in 2008. The Skat
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statement was made concerning the "Forvik" currency: "1 Gulde is about £60 sterling. There are 100 groats in a Gulde. One groat is about £12", however this was revised on June 25th 2008 to the more reasonable "One groat is about £0.6".
balance of 4 Forvik Gulden per plot sold at a cost received for each plot sold of 5 Forvik Gulden, which would have amounted to a maximum of 32,000 Forvik Gulden/approx GB Pounds Sterling 1.76 Million, was not stated at that time. Under the revised pricing structure for plot
Forvik Declaration of Direct Dependence can be found here or here. Since his somewhat unusual arrival in Shetland in 2001, as a shipwrecked lone sailor, Mr Hill has been a longtime and tireless campaigner for Shetland Independence, arguing that, in his opinion,
"Honorary Citizenship's" of Forvik Island and had requested Mr Hill stop this practice on a number of occasions, but had been ignored. Mail addressed to Mr Hill had also been sent to his address in Papa
Forvik island's only resident, Stuart Hill, said his new territory off the west coast of Shetland recognises neither the British government nor the European Union and should become a Crown dependency like the Channel Islands. In other words, the rocky, 2.5-acre (1
island of Forvik in the Shetland Islands in the North Sea, said he no longer recognised the authority of the government or the European Union, and cited a centuries-old royal marriage dowry deal as the basis for his claim.
He is Forvik's only resident, and his home is a tent on the storm-battered island. He says on his website that he plans to create Forvik's own currency - the "gulde" - print his own stamps and raise his own flag.
Forvik, do declare that the said island of Forvik owes no allegiance to any United Kingdom government, central or local, and is not bound by any of its statutes. I offer my services as Steward to Her Majesty
Forvik is intended to provide a model on which Shetland could work. The shield contains the rampant lion of Norway (without crown), holding aloft a legal scroll. The motto 'Með løgum skal land biggja' is that used by the Shetland Islands Council
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Forvik island's only resident, Stuart Hill, said his new territory off the west coast of Shetland recognises neither the British government nor the European Union and should become a Crown dependency like the Channel Islands.
Forvik doesn’t seem qualify, but whether that matters remains to be seen. In any event, Hill seems to have a semi-serious claim here. And he has invited immigrants to his new nation, which has drawn inquiries from round the world, apparently. Related Posts
which he calls Forvik, was a "Crown Dependency," and thus an independently-administered jurisdiction. This, effectively, means that he severed ties between his two-acre isle and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union. He is currently accepting applications for
The island of Forvik has been Governed by the U.K. for more than five centuries. At the moment, the only occupant is 1 individual who came to the island after his ship was capsized during a major storm.
Forvik has broken away from the United Kingdom, quit the EU and become a crown dependency. And in the months to come, Hill plans to mint his own currency - in
The new Crown Dependency of Forvik, little more than a week old, has been besieged not by hoards of people wishing to emigrate to the remote Shetland Isle, but by press and camera crews following the creation of the world's newest "nation".
Forvik, which contains only one building (with a tarpaulin roof) is all of 2.5 acres in size and Hill is its only inhabitant, and he will doubtless be seen as the latest in a line of secessionist UK eccentrics which includes King Michael of Sealand (a former WW2 gun
Forvik island's only resident, Stuart Hill, said his new territory off the west coast of Shetland recognizes neither the British government nor the European Union and should become a Crown dependency. In other words, the rocky, one-hectare outcrop would not be part of
* He is Forvik's only resident, and his home is a tent on the storm-battered island. He says on his website that he plans to create Forvik's own currency - the "gulde" - print his own
He is Forvik’s only resident, and his home is a tent on the storm-battered island. He says on his website that he plans to create Forvik’s own currency — the “gulde” — print his own stamps and raise his own flag.
Forewick Holm - renamed Forvik - is a crown dependency, much like the Isle of Man, which enjoys its own parliament and tax policies. As most fledging states, Forvik also faces a number of problems. With
Forvik is destined to become a local joke similar to the principality of Sealand. “I would, essentially, ignore him,” Shetland convener Sandy Cluness said. “I have to admire his spirit, but in the real world, we have to
“Under the UK constitution, Forvik is part of the Shetland Islands, which is subject to UK legislation. The people of Shetland pay taxes to the United Kingdom exchequer and elect MPs to the UK parliament. Forvik is an integral part of the UK.”
Our ferry to Forvik takes us about an hour. This ferry has been a bit delayed, so when we get to the other side, we need to rush to make sure that we can catch the next ferry that leaves from Anndalsvågen.

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