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English[en]
The article tells about the observations of Pastor Jørgen Landt wrote in 1800, that when seen from land the rock-island presented the appearance of a monk with red neck and dark grey body and head; and from sea it looked like a ship under full sails.
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Í 1800 skrivar Pastor Jørgen Landt at upprunin til navnið "Munkurin" (stundum Munkafles) kemst av at frá landi sá táverandi drangurin út sum ein munkur við reyðum hálsi og myrkagráum kroppi og høvdi; og uttan av havi sá hann út sum eitt skip við fullum seglum.