Editing North Frisian Islands (section)

== History ==
[[File:Sønderjylland i middelalderen.png|thumb|210px|left|During the [[History of Denmark#Middle Ages|Nordic Middle Ages]], the [[Duchy of Schleswig|mainland part of Schleswig]] was divided into three ''[[Syssel|sýslur]]'', viz. [[:da:Barvidsyssel|Barved]], [[:da:Ellumsyssel|Ellum]] and [[:da:Istedsyssel|Isted]]. The North Frisian Islands were known as ''[[Uthlande|Utlande]].]]
After the Frisian and Danish colonisation of the islands in the 8th century, the Frisian-populated [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundreds]] (between Eiderstedt and Sylt) became the [[Uthlande]]. The [[North Frisians]] in the Uthlande were ruled directly by the Danish king and were known as ''Königsfriesen'' or "King's Frisians". Only later did the Uthlande transfer to the [[Duchy of Schleswig]], with the exception of small Danish royal enclaves. Part of [[Rømø]] was also ruled by the Schleswig duke. After the German-Danish wars, the islands from Nordstrand to Rømø became [[Prussia]]n in 1866. After the referendum in 1920, the current border between the islands of [[Sylt]] and [[Rømø]] was fixed.

A good and thorough overview of the life, work, languages, costumes and customs of the island Frisians is portrayed by the Carl Haeberlin Frisian Museum in [[Wyk auf Föhr]].