In the end Eirikur killed his brother, and then travelled over to Kirkjubøur to beg the bishop for mercy.
The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears in one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century.
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This new one was based on the original from the chairs from Kirkjubøur.
There is a story that the village was named after a woman called Gæsa, who came from Kirkjubøur.
A church is present near Gøtugjógv, and inside it has huge stained glass made by the artist Tróndur Patursson from Kirkjubøur.
Kirkjubøur is one of the most important Faroese historical sites and expected to become a World Heritage Site.
He is an important figure in the history of the islands, and the founder of the diocese of Kirkjubøur.
He also had land in Froðba, but he was first and foremost a leaseholder, and kongsbonde of Kirkjubøargarður in Kirkjubøur.
When Sverre was five, the family moved to the Faroes where Sverre was raised in the household of Unås' brother Roe, bishop of the Faroes on Kirkjubøargarður in Kirkjubøur.
Tróndur Patursson (born in Kirkjubøur on March 1, 1944) is a Faroese painter, sculptor, glass artist and adventurer.
Velbastaður is on Streymoy’s west coast in the south of the island, about five kilometres from Kirkjubøur.