Kirkjubøur stone
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Kirkjubøur stone | |
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![]() The Kirkjubøur inscription can be seen in the background. The stone in the foreground is the Sandavágur stone. | |
Writing | Medieval runes |
Created | Viking Age |
Discovered | 1832 AD Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands |
Present location | Faroese National Museum |
Culture | Norse |
Rundata ID | FR 1 |
Text – Native | |
Old Norse: ... ... Vígulfi(?) unni róa. | |
Translation | |
... ... may grant peace to Vígulf. |
The Kirkjubøur stone (FR 1) is a runestone found in the Saint Olav's church in Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands. It was discovered in 1832 and is dated to the Viking Age. Today it is housed at the Faroese National Museum (Føroya Fornminnissavn) in Tórshavn together with other Faroese runestones.
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The stone can be seen at the back left of the Saint Olav's church in Kirkjubøur.
Categories:
- Runestones on the Faroe Islands