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    Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W / 62.28806;...
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    northern part of Eysturoy, between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur. Funningur lies at the foot of the mountain, however, the summit is not visible...
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    has it that he settled at Funningur in Eysturoy." It is said that he settled down in Funningur on Eysturoy. The name funningur means finding. Excavations...
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    Funninger Church, in the village of Funningur, is one of the 10 old wooden churches in the Faroe Islands. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847 and is...
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    Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. Eiði was first mentioned in writing early in the 14th century. Eiði was...
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    Merkið at Funningur, Eysturoy...
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    way of Viking Ireland, and local tradition has it that he settled at Funningur in Eysturoy. Heinrich Zimmer (1891) suggested that the Fianna Cycle of...
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    1997 Argir and Kaldbak fused with Tórshavn. On 1 August 1948 Funningur split into Funningur and Gjógv. List of towns in the Faroe Islands Regions of the...
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    becomes the first man to set foot in the Faroe Islands, and settles down in Funningur, on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (beginning the Norwegian Viking era...
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  • Islands by way of Viking Ireland, and local tradition then he settled at Funningur in Eysturoy. The 12th-century Historia Norwegiæ speculatively identifies...
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    to feature services in Faroese. Before that, the villagers walked to Funningur for church and burial services. On the opposite side of the road a sculpture...
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    company bought a new whaling boat called Funding, named after the village Funningur which had lent its name to the fjord which in turn lent its name to the...
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    Croatia A Czech post box Post boxes in Fåborg, Denmark A post box in Funningur, Faroe Islands Post boxes in Heinola, Finland. Yellow 2nd class postbox...
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    Eysturoy 62°14′17″N 6°55′44″W / 62.23806°N 6.92889°W / 62.23806; -6.92889 Funningur 83 FO 475 Runavíkar Eysturoy 62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W...
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    mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. Funningur lies at the foot of both Slættaratindur and Gráfelli. [citation needed]...
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    Dagur.fo. Portalurin. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019. "The Funningur Approach: Coffee Talk With Høgni Reistrup". the-faroe-islands.com. My...
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    Construction planned 2027 or later. Gjáartunnilin unknown 0 0 Gjógv with Funningur Eysturoy To replace the narrow mountain pass, prone to icing in winter...
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  • be the first Norse settler in the Faroes at the place, which is named Funningur (the find). About 885–890 – Second wave of immigration to the Faroes under...
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    Joensen (née Thomasdatter). His parents originally came from Eiði and Funningur, respectively, and Svínáir was a new "settlement village" (Faroese: niðursetubygd)...
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  • Post box at Funningur, Eysturoy...
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  • becomes the first man to set foot in the Faroe Islands, and settles down in Funningur, on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (beginning the Norwegian Viking era...
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    Sandoy Hov 125 12 10 24 Suðuroy Suðuroy Fámjin 113 9 13 24 Suðuroy Suðuroy Funningur 75 4 18 15 Eysturoy Northern Eysturoy Húsar 61 4 16 41 Kalsoy Norðoyggjar...
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    Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. It is located 8.5 km south of Eiði, 4.6 km south of Ljósá and 2 km north...
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    Frodebø Fuglafjørður Fuglefjord Fugloy Fuglø Funningsfjørður Fundingsfjørd Funningur Funding Gásadalur Gåsedal Gjógv Gjov Glyvrar Glibre Gøtueiði Gøteejde...
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    and women in their luggage. Grímur's settlement is said to have been in Funningur on Eysturoy. Excavations have revealed other Viking settlements in the...
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    metres (2,890 ft) is located between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur. The village of Eiði is first mentioned in texts in the 14th century,...
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    following towns and villages: On Eysturoy: Runavík Elduvík Funningsfjørður Funningur Glyvrar Lambareiði Lamba Oyndarfjørður Rituvík Saltangará Skálabotnur...
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    Leifur Tróndarson 63 Marius í Katrinarstovu (Marius Jóanesarson) Born in Funningur 1873, died 1939, boat builder 61 Marie Eide Petersen Born in Nólsoy 1894...
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  • 29 2.9 Funningsfjørður 9 20.5 2 4.5 9 20.5 2 4.5 12 27.3 5 11.4 5 11.4 Funningur 7 16.7 6 14.3 10 23.8 7 16.7 7 16.7 3 7.1 2 4.8 Giljanes 328 25.9 291...
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