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Løgting (pronounced [ˈlœktɪŋɡ] (Faroese: Føroya Løgting or just Løgtingið Danish: Færøernes Lagting/Lagtinget both meaning The løgting of the Faroes) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands a self-ruling dependency of Denmark.The name literally means Law Thing—that is a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse lǫgþing which was a name given to ancient assemblies. A ting or Þing has existed on the Faroe Islands for over a millennium.

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