Kirkjubøur stone explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-09-30 . www.faroestamps.fo . 2023-03-21 . 2007-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153828/http://www.faroestamps.fo/?side=e04885015070829f2b120ab94925df06 . bot: unknown .
  2. Book: Young, G. V. C. . From the Vikings to the Reformation : a chronicle of the Faroe Islands up to 1538 . 1979 . Shearwater Press . 0-904980-20-0 . Douglas, Isle of Man . 107 . 6660093.