Kirkjubøur stone
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The Kirkjubøur stone 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. Some state that it more specifically dates
The stone as displayed in the National Museum of the Faroe Islands
The Kirkjubøur inscription can be seen in the background. The stone in the foreground is the Sandavágur stone.
The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn.
Kirkjubøur stone
…state that it more specifically dates to the 9th century (probably about 865AD) and others that it dates from year 1000 CE. Today it is housed at the National Museum of the Faroe Islands (Føroya Fornminnissavn) in Tórshavn together with other Faroese runestones. Sandavágur stone…
Excavated skeletons of man, woman, and infant on display at the Faroese National Museum, Tórshavn
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