The favicon.ico should be placed in the src/main/webapp folder.
Even a blank file here with no content (but the correct name) will stop the server complaning about the favicon not beeing found and that is one less error message to worry about;)
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favicon.ico
Favicon is a ico file that is 16×16 pixels large and with 16 colors.
Favicon is the small image shown by the address bar in the browser.
Update more modern browsers have a lot better support for favicons check out this table at wikipedia for more details.