The Leirvik 'Bonhústoftin' and the Early Christianity of the Faroe Islands, and beyond.

The best-preserved early church site on the Faroe Islands, locally known as Bønhústoftin (English: prayer-house ruin), is located in the settlement of Leirvík on the island of Eysturoy. Although the site is well known it has neither been the subject of a proper archaeological survey nor has it ever...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sheehan, John, Stummann Hansen, Steffen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Archaeologia Islandica 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10468/3034