Bábelstornið er fyrsta skaldsøgan á føroyskum máli. Hon kom út sum bók í 1909, men framman undan tí hevði hon staðið í Tingakrossi sum framhaldssøga undir heitinum Ættarbregi.
Bábelstornið er ein politisk ættarsøga, sum lýsir húsfólkið á tveimum gørðum ígjøgnum trý ættarlið. Eisini er skaldsøgan á sín hátt ein ævisøga um tjóðskaparrørsluna, sum veruliga kom í ljós í seinna helming av 19. øld.
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"The Tower of Babel" is the first novel written in the Faroese language. The book was released in 1909, but prior to that it could be found in “Tingakrossur” as a serial story under the title “Ættarbregi”.
"The Tower of Babel" is a political family saga that depicts the households on two estates over a period of three generations. The novel can also be seen as a biography of the nationalist movement, which came to light during the second half of the nineteenth century.
