Víðidalstunga (map)
531 Hvammstangi
Víðidalstunga church is located in Víðidalstunga in Víðidalur. The farm stands between the Víðidalsá and Fitjár rivers.
The church was built in 1889 primarily from wood and houses up to 100 people. Ásgrímur Jónsson painted the altar piece in 1916 but it shows the sermon on the mount.
The famous Flateyjarbók book was written in Víðidalstunga around 1400, but it is one of the greatest vellum manuscripts preserved in Iceland. Jón Hákonarson (f. 1350), farmer in Víðidalstunga, had the book written but it is estimated that 113 calfskins were needed for the project.
Víðidalstungukirkja. (2013, March 8). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:45, March 8. 2013 from //is.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V%C3%AD%C3%B0idalstungukirkja&oldid=1380806.
Photograph by Jóna Þórunn, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
