Viking History - Viking Chief Havgrímur Hov, Faroe Islands



the graves of chieftain havgrímur , horse.


according faroese sagas , local tradition, first viking settler on suðuroy established farm in hov, said named after pagan hof. grave @ undir homrum in hov , chieftain burial site found on faroes. hov lies in middle of island , area flat , wide view out sea. enabled suðuroy s first settlers follow happening on sea around.


the viking havgrímur chief of half of country lived in hov in 10th century. burial plot located in hills above village, largely destroyed when opened in amateur archaeologists in 1834.








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