It is not known whether the site of Tórshavn was of interest to the Celtic monks who were probably the first settlers in the Faroes. The Viking settlers in the 9th century established their own parliaments, called "tings", in different parts of the islands, it being the tradition in each case to hold the "ting" at a neutral and thus uninhabited place, so no one location gave anyone an advantage. The main "ting" for the islands was convoked in Tórshavn in 825, on Tinganes, the peninsula that divides the harbour into two parts: "Eystaravág" and "Vestaravág".