Writing: | Medieval runes |
Created: | Viking Age |
Discovered Place: | Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands |
Discovered Date: | 1832 AD |
Rune Id: | FR 1 |
Rune Text Native: | Old Norse ... ... Vígulfi(?) unni róa. |
Rune Text English: | ... ... may grant peace to Vígulf. |
Location: | Faroese National Museum |
Culture: | Norse |
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.[1] Some state that it more specifically dates to the 9th century (probably about 865AD) and others that it dates from year 1000 CE.[2]
Today it is housed at the Faroese National Museum (Føroya Fornminnissavn) in Tórshavn together with other Faroese runestones.