He was a Norwegian Viking escaping the tyranny of the Norse king Haraldur Hárfagri.

However, this is an error in the saga, because Harald's reign was in the late 9th century, while the first Norse settlers reached the Faroes after 825.

About 70 people live in Funningur on both sides of a cascading stream in a compact cluster of houses around a small bay.

The wooden turf-roofed church in Funningur dates from 1847 and stands at the water's edge.

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