Kirkjubøur stone

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Kirkjubøur stone
The Kirkjubøur inscription can be seen in the background. The stone in the foreground is the Sandavágur stone.
The Kirkjubøur inscription can be seen in the background. The stone in the foreground is the Sandavágur stone.
Name Kirkjubøur stone
Rundata ID FR 1
Country Faroe Islands
City/Village Kirkjubøur
Produced Viking age
Text - Native
Old Norse: ... ... Vígulfi(?) unni róa.
Text - English
... ... may grant peace to Vígulf.
Other resources
Runestones - Runic alphabet - Runology - Runestone styles

The Kirkjubøur stone (FR 1) is a runestone located in the Saint Olav's church in Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands. It was discovered in 1832 and is dated to the Viking Age. It is today housed at the Faroese National Museum (Føroya Fornminnissavn) in Tórshavn together with other Faroese runestones.


The stone can be seen at the back left of the Saint Olav's church in Kirkjubøur.
The stone can be seen at the back left of the Saint Olav's church in Kirkjubøur.
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