Furby (from 'pine' + 'village') is a former parish now in Badelunda parish,

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. It was previously a parish of its own, but now only a church ruin remains. Furby is a few miles north of Lake

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and near Anundshögen, the

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of legendary Swedish king

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A map of Badelunda parish
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