What became of buying the private island?
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Alex Libman
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A "Free Island Project" sure would make more sense than a "Free State Project" now being attempted in New Hampshire. (See here - also contains a summary of past micronation attempts.) I started a thread on another forum about this once...
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Bruno
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This guy is asking for citizens to join him on his island nation of 1. Remember him?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Dependency_of_Forvik
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.
It was created by the island's owner and sole occupant, Stuart Hill, in June 2008. Hill is an Englishman who settled in the Shetlands after being shipwrecked there in 2001 during a failed attempt to circumnavigate the British Isles. This earnt him the nickname "Captain Calamity
Name
The name Forvik Island was coined by Hill who asserts that it means "island of the bay of sheep".[1] Wick is an anglicisation of vik, a Norse word for bay. Holm is a common name in the Orkney and Shetland islands for a small, rounded island.
"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.
Declaration of Dependence
On June 21, 2008, Hill, unilaterally declared Forvik to be a British crown dependency, and thus not a part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union.[2]
Hill's declaration of dependence is founded on an arrangement struck in 1468 between King Christian I of Denmark/Norway and Scotland's James III, whereby Christian pawned the Shetland Islands to James in order to raise money for his daughter's dowry.[3]
Hill contends that as the loan was never repaid, and no other legal agreement ever put in place, the Shetlands remain in a constitutional limbo, and should properly enjoy the status of crown dependencies such as the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
Hill's announcement coincided with an actual legal challenge by Shetland Islands Council to the British Crown Estate's control over the seabed surrounding the islands.[original research?]
Hill is quoted in one British media report as saying "It's all jolly good fun," and that, "Every pensioner should do something like this."[4].
However, he has also stated that, "People have to realise that this is not just a whim, something I am doing to amuse myself. This is a serious endeavour to change things here in Shetland, to have a better democracy which will ripple out to the rest of the world, because it is sorely needed. There has been absolutely no response from the authorities so far. It has to come to a confrontation at some point, whether that be physical or in the courts. I am ready when they are."[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Dependency_of_Forvik
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.
It was created by the island's owner and sole occupant, Stuart Hill, in June 2008. Hill is an Englishman who settled in the Shetlands after being shipwrecked there in 2001 during a failed attempt to circumnavigate the British Isles. This earnt him the nickname "Captain Calamity
Name
The name Forvik Island was coined by Hill who asserts that it means "island of the bay of sheep".[1] Wick is an anglicisation of vik, a Norse word for bay. Holm is a common name in the Orkney and Shetland islands for a small, rounded island.
"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.
Declaration of Dependence
On June 21, 2008, Hill, unilaterally declared Forvik to be a British crown dependency, and thus not a part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union.[2]
Hill's declaration of dependence is founded on an arrangement struck in 1468 between King Christian I of Denmark/Norway and Scotland's James III, whereby Christian pawned the Shetland Islands to James in order to raise money for his daughter's dowry.[3]
Hill contends that as the loan was never repaid, and no other legal agreement ever put in place, the Shetlands remain in a constitutional limbo, and should properly enjoy the status of crown dependencies such as the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
Hill's announcement coincided with an actual legal challenge by Shetland Islands Council to the British Crown Estate's control over the seabed surrounding the islands.[original research?]
Hill is quoted in one British media report as saying "It's all jolly good fun," and that, "Every pensioner should do something like this."[4].
However, he has also stated that, "People have to realise that this is not just a whim, something I am doing to amuse myself. This is a serious endeavour to change things here in Shetland, to have a better democracy which will ripple out to the rest of the world, because it is sorely needed. There has been absolutely no response from the authorities so far. It has to come to a confrontation at some point, whether that be physical or in the courts. I am ready when they are."[5]
LibertiORDeth
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Well I started www.islandofliberty.com, but because there was not enough interest the project is put on hold for now. Also created a thread on here that lasted over 400 posts.
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