Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Viking chieftain was Havgrímur, who lived in Hov in the 10th century and was chief of half the Faroe Islands. According to the Faroese Sagas and local tradition, he was the first settler on Suðuroy and established the farm from which Hov takes its name. His burial site in the hills above the village is the only chieftain burial site found in the entire Faroe Islands.
The wooden church now standing in Hov was originally built in Vágur in 1862. A promise to move it to Hov was made in 1914, and the move took place in 1942, after a replacement church in Vágur was completed in 1939.
The Hovstunnilin tunnel is 2.5 kilometres (1.55 miles) long. It opened in 2007 and connects the villages of Hov and Øravík while also linking the southern and northern parts of Suðuroy. The tunnel reduced the journey from Tvøroyri to Vágur to 20 minutes.
The Myri Museum is a restored harbour building in Hov that functions as a museum, art gallery, and cafe. The eastern part is called Fiskastovan and the western part operated as a shop until the 1980s. The building was originally located in Vágur before being moved to Hov.
The Foldarafossur waterfall's flow was reduced after the electricity company SEV built a dam approximately half a kilometre west of the falls to generate hydropower from the river Hovsá. The construction took place roughly thirty years ago. The waterfall only regains some of its former power when heavy rainfall overtops the dam.
Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. Hov is located on the east coast of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands and is frequently mentioned in the country's history.