Funningur is a village on the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
. It is located on the northwest coast of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
(). It was the only village in the municipality called ''Funnings kommuna'', which on 1 January 2009 became part of
Runavíkar kommuna.
To the west of the village rises the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands,
Slættaratindur
Slættaratindur (English: ''Flat peak'') is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of Eysturoy, between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur. Funningur lies at the fo ...
(880m), however, the summit itself is not visible from the village.
History
Tradition says that the first
viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
who settled on the Faroe Islands,
Grímur Kamban, settled in Funningur. He was a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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Viking escaping the tyranny of the Norse king
Haraldur Hárfagri. However, this is an error in the saga, because Harald's reign was in the late 9th century, while the first Norse settlers reached the Faroes after 825. (Actually,
Irish monks
The Hiberno-Scottish mission was a series of expeditions in the 6th and 7th centuries by Gaelic missionaries originating from Ireland that spread Celtic Christianity in Scotland, Wales, England and Merovingian France. Celtic Christianity spr ...
arrived much earlier ca. 625–650).
Population
About 70 people live in Funningur on both sides of a cascading stream in a compact cluster of houses around a small bay. The wooden turf-roofed
church in Funningur dates from 1847 and stands at the water's edge.
Mountains surrounding the village (counter-clockwise from the north):
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Middagsfjall (601m) (due north)
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Gráfelli (856m)
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Slættaratindur
Slættaratindur (English: ''Flat peak'') is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of Eysturoy, between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur. Funningur lies at the fo ...
(882m) (due west)
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Vaðhorn (780m)
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Blámansfjall (792m) with outcropping
Nón (504m)
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Húsafjall (697m) (due south)
Gallery
File:Funnigur.Eysturoy.3.jpg, Funningur
File:Funningur.Eysturoy.2.jpg, Funningur
File:Funningur church 2022.jpg, Funningur Church
Image:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningur (4).jpg, Funningur Church
Image:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningur (2).jpg, Funningur
File:Funningsfjørður, Faroe Islands (4).JPG, Funningur at the fjord Funningsfjørður
Image:Faroe stamp 494 Djurhuus poems - grimur kamban.jpg, Grímur Kamban
See also
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List of towns in the Faroe Islands
This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir í Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands
Towns
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Isl ...
References
External links
Faroeislands.dk: FunningurImages and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
Populated places in the Faroe Islands
Eysturoy
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