Naebbetold
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Naebbetold
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Naebbetold translated in English as "bill/beak tax" was a bounty and penalty system in the Faroe Islands that was established in ancient times to encourage able-bodied young men to kill birds-of-prey and ravens. This custom became a royal decree in 1741, and the failure of an able-bodied man to annually produce evidence in the form of a beak invoked a penalty. The penalty was abolished in 1881 but rewards for bills continued to be paid into the 20th century. This law or custom is thought to have
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2023-10-17T16:19:01Z
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