{"id":3084,"date":"2020-05-25T00:49:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T00:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:37:08","slug":"natturupaelingar-a-myrdalssandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3084","title":{"rendered":"N\u00e1tt\u00farup\u00e6lingar \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er rigning og myrkur og meinlegir skuggar
\u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi og hvergi skj\u00f3l a\u00f0 f\u00e1.\u201c<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flestir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 kannast vi\u00f0 \u00feessar l\u00ednur \u00far M\u00fdrdalssandi<\/strong><\/em>, \u00feekktu d\u00e6gurlagi sem Bubbi Morthens og R\u00fanar J\u00fal\u00edusson fluttu fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum vi\u00f0 miklar vins\u00e6ldir. \u00cd texta lagins er kaldranalegum andbl\u00e6 l\u00edfvana au\u00f0narinnar l\u00fdst, \u00fear sem \u201e\u00f3ttinn fangar \u00feig me\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00edsk\u00f6ldu hlekki og \u00fe\u00fa sleppur ekki\u201c.<\/em>  
Margt b\u00fdr \u00ed \u00feokunni og ekki \u00feykir gott a\u00f0 vera einn \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00fear sem  \u201emenn finna s\u00e1rt til \u00f6murlegrar au\u00f0nar og allsleysis vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00edta yfir \u00feetta heljarveldi dau\u00f0ans og au\u00f0narinnar \u00fear sem ekkert str\u00e1 vex og engin skepna sta\u00f0n\u00e6mist\u201c<\/em>, eins og J\u00f3n Trausti (Gu\u00f0mundur Magn\u00fasson)  l\u00fdsir M\u00fdrdalssandi \u00ed b\u00f3kunum S\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 Skaft\u00e1reldi<\/em>, sem komu \u00fat \u00ed \u00e1ri\u00f0 1912 og 1913.  \u201e\u00c1 sl\u00edkri reginau\u00f0n ver\u00f0ur l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far hverjum manni,\u201c <\/em>segir J\u00f3n Trausti \u00ed s\u00ednum magn\u00ferungnu n\u00e1tt\u00farul\u00fdsingum.
En er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 draga \u00feessa s\u00f6mu stemmningu fram \u00ed lj\u00f3smynd?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugrenningartengsl vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 myndr\u00e6na.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dramat\u00edsk lj\u00f3smynd, \u00fear sem \u00feykk \u00feoka sveipar svarta sandau\u00f0nina \u00f3r\u00e6\u00f0ri dul\u00fa\u00f0 getur kalla\u00f0 fram hughrif og tilfinningu fyrir \u00f3endanlegri v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttu einsemdar og t\u00f3mleika \u00fear sem au\u00f0velt er a\u00f0 villast \u00ed myrkri og \u00feoku. \u201eEin mynd segir meira en \u00fe\u00fasund or\u00f0\u201c, er or\u00f0atilt\u00e6ki sem flestir kannast vi\u00f0. En stundum er \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e6gara sagt en gert.\u00a0Erfitt getur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa myndr\u00e6nt einhverju sem b\u00fdr \u00ed hugarheimi heillar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar. Vi\u00f0 getum reynt a\u00f0 skapa \u00feessi \u00e1kve\u00f0nu hugrenningartengsl \u00ed mynd en \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki gert me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u m\u00f3ti ef \u00e1horfandinn hefur ekki tengslin vi\u00f0 \u00feann hugarheim sem or\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur til \u00ed samb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 \u00f3bl\u00ed\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faru\u00f6flin \u00ed landi sem um aldir var svo har\u00f0b\u00fdlt a\u00f0 kalla m\u00e6tti \u00e1 m\u00f6rkum hins byggilega. R\u00e6tur \u00feessarar stemmningar og hughrifa, sem lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld, rith\u00f6fundar, listm\u00e1larar og lj\u00f3smyndarar hafa reynt a\u00f0 draga fram \u00ed verkum s\u00ednum \u00ed gegnum aldirnar, lj\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e6nt og myndr\u00e6nt, liggja \u00ed sagnaarfinum og sambandi manneskjunnar vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna. \u00cdslensku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gurnar bera um \u00fea\u00f0 gl\u00f6ggt vitni. Erfitt er a\u00f0 koma \u00feessum hughrifum \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 \u00feann sem ekki\u00a0er \u00ed neinum tengslum vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna og s\u00f6guna. Hann s\u00e9r bara mynd af \u00feoku og sv\u00f6rtum sandi og finnst l\u00edti\u00f0 til koma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forneskjan og \u00edmyndunarafli\u00f0.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rith\u00f6fundinum J\u00f3ni Trausta tekst hins vegar afar vel a\u00f0 koma \u00feessu til skila af einsk\u00e6rri ritsnilld \u00feegar hann segir fr\u00e1 fer\u00f0 s\u00f6gupers\u00f3nanna Vigf\u00fasar og \u00d3lafs gamla yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. \u00deeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u hist \u00ed Hafursey og \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a samfer\u00f0a yfir sandinn. Texti J\u00f3ns Trausta, \u00feegar hann l\u00fdsir \u00fev\u00ed sem hann kallar \u201eforneskjuna<\/em>\u201c, er svo magn\u00ferunginn og leiftrandi a\u00f0 hann vekur au\u00f0veldlega upp \u00edmyndunarafl lesandans og gerir lj\u00f3slifandi fyrir honum \u00feann hugarheim sem a\u00f0 ofan er geti\u00f0, eitthva\u00f0 sem erfitt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera me\u00f0 lj\u00f3smynd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eAllt \u00feetta svipmikla landslag var mj\u00fakt og milt vegna ve\u00f0urbl\u00ed\u00f0unnar. \u00de\u00fd\u00f0 lognm\u00f3\u00f0a l\u00e1 yfir \u00fev\u00ed \u00f6llu, svipur n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar var m\u00f3\u00f0urlega \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0legur, fullur bl\u00ed\u00f0u og alv\u00f6ru. \u00deetta hrikar\u00edki dau\u00f0ans og au\u00f0narinnar blessa\u00f0ist af kyrr\u00f0 og fri\u00f0i vorsins og yl og yndisleik himinsins. Samt var eitthva\u00f0 \u00feunglyndislegt, n\u00e6rri \u00fev\u00ed raunalegt \u00ed \u00feessu \u00f6llu saman, eitthva\u00f0 dularfullt og varhugavert. M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kull bj\u00f3 yfir m\u00f6rgum \u00feungum minningum og m\u00f6rgum geigv\u00e6nlegum sp\u00e1d\u00f3mum. Inni \u00e1 milli \u00feessara bl\u00e1u hn\u00faka \u00ed nor\u00f0rinu l\u00e1 eldgj\u00e1in mikla. Einhvernt\u00edmann \u00ed fyrndinni h\u00f6f\u00f0u hraun fr\u00e1 henni runni\u00f0 alla lei\u00f0 fram \u00ed sj\u00f3. Hvernig f\u00e6ri n\u00fa ef j\u00f6r\u00f0in f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 skj\u00e1lfa og fj\u00f6llin a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa eldi? Hvernig f\u00e6ri n\u00fa ef skri\u00f0j\u00f6kullinn springi og spyrntist fram \u00e1 sandinn fyrir ofurmagni vatnsfl\u00f3\u00f0sins? \u00de\u00e1 k\u00e6mi dau\u00f0inn hastarlega yfir allt sem \u00fear lif\u00f0i.
Svo \u00f3gurlega atbur\u00f0i \u00feurfti ekki til. A\u00f0rir t\u00ed\u00f0ari og hverdagslegri voru meiri en n\u00f3g til \u00feess a\u00f0 ekki yr\u00f0i miki\u00f0 \u00far \u00feessum mannpe\u00f0um sem voru a\u00f0 mjakast um sandinn. Hvernig f\u00e6ri ef afspyrnurok brytist fram \u00e1 milli \u00feessara kr\u00f6ppu fjalla og breyttu \u00f6llum sandinum \u00ed gl\u00f3rulaust moldvi\u00f0ri? Hvernig f\u00e6ri ef blindbylur brysti \u00e1 e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9tt logndr\u00edfa \u00fear sem allt var sl\u00e9tt og vegalaust?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00deeir Vigf\u00fas og \u00d3lafur gamli voru ekki a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00feetta en \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00e6ddist \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00f3v\u00f6rum. N\u00e1tt\u00faran vaf\u00f0i allar hugsanir \u00feeirra og tilfinningar h\u00e1rf\u00ednum vef sem \u00feeir vissu ekki af. Einhverju sem gagnt\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00e1tri alv\u00f6rugefni og undarlegum, \u00f3lj\u00f3sum beyg. \u00deeir g\u00e1fu \u00fats\u00fdninu engan gaum en \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00e6sti sig samt inn \u00ed me\u00f0vitund \u00feeirra og lag\u00f0i \u00fear allt me\u00f0 litbl\u00e6 s\u00ednum. \u00dear voru engir glampandi s\u00f3lskinsfletir n\u00e9 geigv\u00e6nlegir skuggar heldur allt milt og m\u00f3\u00f0udregi\u00f0, samlitt, svipd\u00f6kkt og leyndard\u00f3msfullt. \u00deeir fetu\u00f0u g\u00f6tusl\u00f3\u00f0an hvor \u00e1 eftir \u00f6\u00f0rum, Vigf\u00fas \u00e1 undan og \u00d3lafur \u00e1 eftir […] Langa stund eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeir f\u00f3ru af sta\u00f0 \u00far Hafursey t\u00f6lu\u00f0u \u00feeir f\u00e1tt saman, ekki nema or\u00f0 og or\u00f0 \u00e1 stangli. En jafnframt \u00fev\u00ed sem gekk \u00e1 sandinn, gekk einnig \u00e1 daginn og lofti\u00f0 var\u00f0 svalara. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3r samtal \u00feeirra a\u00f0 lifna vi\u00f0. Og \u00fe\u00e1 greip \u00fea\u00f0 til strengjanna sem innst l\u00e1gu og d\u00fdpst \u00ed e\u00f0li \u00feeirra beggja. \u00dea\u00f0 sem bori\u00f0 var af n\u00e1tt\u00farunni, ey\u00f0ilegri og vi\u00f0sj\u00e1rver\u00f0ri og n\u00e1tt\u00faran sj\u00e1lf afturvakti til m\u00e1ls me\u00f0 svip s\u00ednum og \u00fatliti. \u00dea\u00f0 var FORNESKJAN \u2013 \u00feetta illa og \u00f3gu\u00f0lega sem dregur a\u00f0 s\u00e9r s\u00e1lir mannanna me\u00f0 alsigrandi hrikaleik og skelfir \u00fe\u00e1 jafnframt fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r me\u00f0 feig\u00f0 og firnum. \u00deetta, sem eins og st\u00edgur upp af j\u00f6r\u00f0inni \u00fear sem h\u00fan er au\u00f0ust og \u00e6gilegust og lyftir huganum \u00e1 risav\u00f6xnum \u00f6ldum yfir allan veruleika. \u00deetta, sem gefur \u00edmyndunaraflinu sterka, st\u00e6lta v\u00e6ngi og skerpir svo sj\u00f3nina a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum holt og h\u00e6\u00f0ir. S\u00e9r s\u00e1lirnar \u00ed steingervingum n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. \u00de\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur allt fullt af lifandi verum, s\u00fdnilegum og \u00f3s\u00fdnilegum, a\u00f0 \u00fdmsu leiti me\u00f0 mannse\u00f0li \u00ed st\u00f3rum og hrikalegum myndum en a\u00f0 \u00fdmsu leiti l\u00edka me\u00f0 e\u00f0li ferl\u00edkja og fl\u00e1ttskapar, sem hefur yndi af dau\u00f0a og tort\u00edmingu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fj\u00f6llin fyrir nor\u00f0an \u00fe\u00e1 voru ekki au\u00f0 og \u00f3bygg\u00f0. Nei, \u00fear bjuggu tr\u00f6ll og forynjur. Sannor\u00f0ir menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u m\u00e6tt \u00feeim \u00e1 sandinum hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0, \u00feegar \u00feau f\u00f3ru fram a\u00f0 sj\u00f3 til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja s\u00e9r v\u00e6nan landsel \u00ed so\u00f0i\u00f0. Sumir h\u00f6f\u00f0u gert \u00feeim grei\u00f0a, l\u00e1na\u00f0 \u00feeim hestana s\u00edna \u00feegar illa st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 fyrir \u00feeim og \u00feegi\u00f0 af \u00feeim margfalda \u00fe\u00f6kk \u00f3rj\u00fafandi vin\u00e1ttu me\u00f0 \u00feeirri trygg\u00f0 sem tr\u00f6llum einum er gefin. Aldrei b\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feau mennina um neitt sem \u00feeir g\u00e1tu ekki veitt \u00feeim ef \u00feeir vildu. En ef \u00feeir neitu\u00f0u \u00feeim um grei\u00f0ann vissu \u00feeir s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed hverju horninu \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau. Og \u00feeir voru \u00f3taldir sem \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u teki\u00f0 og \u00e9ti\u00f0.
\u00cd n\u00e1b\u00fdli og jafnvel tv\u00edb\u00fdli vi\u00f0 tr\u00f6llin bjuggu \u00fatilegumennirnir. \u00cd r\u00f3targiljum og j\u00f6kuld\u00f6lum h\u00f6f\u00f0u menn or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00feeirra varir. En hver \u00feekkti alla \u00fe\u00e1 dali sem ef til vill l\u00e1gu inn \u00e1 milli j\u00f6klanna? Heimturnar \u00e1 haustin s\u00fdndu \u00fea\u00f0 best hvort ekki var n\u00f3g til af \u00feeim. Og \u00feeir sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u komist \u00ed kl\u00e6rnar \u00e1 \u00feeim nor\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f3bygg\u00f0um f\u00fdstust ekki \u00feanga\u00f0 aftur. V\u00f6tnin, sem ultu kolm\u00f3rau\u00f0 undan j\u00f6klunum, voru full af \u00f3v\u00e6ttum \u00ed \u00f6llum myndum. \u00deau voru \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0g\u00f6tur sj\u00f3skr\u00edmslanna til st\u00f3rra, dj\u00fapra og dimmra vatna sem l\u00e1gu undir j\u00f6klunum og ekkert mannsauga haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0. \u00c1 \u00feau v\u00f6tn skein hvergi s\u00f3l og \u00fear kunnu \u00feessi kvikindi vi\u00f0 sig. Svo kom \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir, \u00feegar \u00feau voru \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni upp eftir j\u00f6kul\u00e1num a\u00f0 \u00feau villtust upp \u00ed t\u00e6ru \u00e1rnar en komust \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed \u00f3g\u00f6ngur. \u00de\u00e1 gengu \u00feau \u00e1 land til a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttri lei\u00f0. En s\u00e6lir voru \u00feeir sem ekki ur\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 fyrir \u00feeim. \u00c1rnar \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi voru illr\u00e6mdar fyrir skr\u00edmsli. <\/em>
\u00c1 sandinum sj\u00e1lfum voru vofur \u00e1 reiki. \u00dea\u00f0 voru svipir d\u00e1inna manna sem \u00fear h\u00f6f\u00f0u farist af slysum. Hver lei\u00f0 um sandinn var m\u00f6rku\u00f0 \u00f3teljandi mannaleifum, fleiri en nokkur vissi. Allssta\u00f0ar l\u00e1 feig\u00f0 og h\u00e6tta \u00ed leynum og vakti yfir hverju misstignu spori. \u00deegar dimmt var \u00e1 sandinum f\u00f3ru vofurnar \u00e1 kreik. \u00de\u00e1 heyr\u00f0ist til \u00feeirra \u00ed \u00f6llum \u00e1ttum eins og spunnar v\u00e6ru sn\u00e6ldur. Og \u00fe\u00e1 br\u00e1 \u00feeim fyrir \u00e1 sandinum \u00ed l\u00edki vina e\u00f0a vandamanna vegfarandanna. \u00d6ll starfsemi \u00feeirra laut a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 villa menn og lei\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed \u00f3g\u00f6ngur. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Og loks var sj\u00f3rinn vi\u00f0 sandana. Hann s\u00f6ng l\u00edka yfir s\u00ednum r\u00f6mmu og raunalegu minningum og s\u00ednum \u00f6murlegu \u00f3heillasp\u00e1m. Hven\u00e6r rann s\u00e1 dagur a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri v\u00edst a\u00f0 ekki v\u00e6ri l\u00edk a\u00f0 velkjast \u00fear \u00ed brimgar\u00f0inum? Hven\u00e6r haf\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0asti skipstapinn or\u00f0i\u00f0 og hven\u00e6r myndi s\u00e1 n\u00e6sti ver\u00f0a? Eins og hamrammur gri\u00f0ungur belja\u00f0i hann m\u00f6nnum \u00f3gnanir og \u00f3sk\u00f6p \u00ed eyru b\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00e6tur og daga. Hann var l\u00edka bygg\u00f0ur yfirmannlegum verum. \u00dear heyr\u00f0ust ney\u00f0arvein og skelfingar\u00f3p, form\u00e6lingar og ferlegar s\u00e6ringar \u00ed brims\u00fagnum. Sj\u00f3drukkna\u00f0ir menn risu upp og b\u00f6r\u00f0ust vi\u00f0 brimr\u00f3ti\u00f0. B\u00e1tar, sem enginn ma\u00f0ur vissi deili \u00e1, renndu s\u00e9r \u00fear eins og hvalfiskar, stungu s\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum \u00f6ldurnar og s\u00fdndu \u00fdmist \u00e1 s\u00e9r bor\u00f0stokkana e\u00f0a botninn. Og \u00feegar minnstum vonum var\u00f0i kom skip af hafi me\u00f0 himinklj\u00fafandi str\u00f3k af seglum. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00f6sla\u00f0i \u00e1fram \u00ed \u00f6skuroki beint\u00a0 upp \u00ed sandinn. \u00dear st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 bl\u00fdfast og sj\u00f3arnir brotnu\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Illa farna\u00f0ist \u00feeim sem \u00fe\u00e1 brug\u00f0u vi\u00f0 til bjargar. \u00deeir lentu \u00ed s\u00edki og sandbleytum, t\u00edndu gripum s\u00ednum e\u00f0a jafnvel sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipi\u00f0 var draugaskip. \u00dea\u00f0 var stranda\u00f0 fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00f6ldum, sandorpi\u00f0 fyrir l\u00f6ngu. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 r\u00e6ningjaskip, gu\u00f0s rei\u00f0i elti \u00fea\u00f0 upp \u00ed sandinn og hvert mannsbarn t\u00fdndist.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horft \u00ed su\u00f0ur\u00e1tt yfir ja\u00f0ar K\u00f6tluj\u00f6kuls ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 M\u00falakv\u00edsl. Hafursey til vinstri og fjalllendi H\u00f6f\u00f0abrekkuafr\u00e9tta \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd. Undan spor\u00f0i K\u00f6tluj\u00f6kuls hafa flest hamfarafl\u00f3\u00f0in komi\u00f0 \u00ed K\u00f6tlugosum. Tuttugu sl\u00edk hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an land bygg\u00f0ist og af engum j\u00f6kli h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi stendur meiri \u00f3gn eins og M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kli, sem hefur a\u00f0 geyma illr\u00e6mdustu eldst\u00f6\u00f0 landsins, sj\u00e1lfa K\u00f6tlu. K\u00f6tluhlaup eru me\u00f0 st\u00e6rstu vatnsfl\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni.
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Samband \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar og n\u00e1tt\u00faru \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fanni.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sk\u00e1ldskaparg\u00e1fa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar hefur fr\u00e1 fornu fari veri\u00f0 n\u00e1tengd hinu dularfulla \u00ed tilverunni. Lengi vel var f\u00e1fari\u00f0 um \u00f3bygg\u00f0ir landsins sem voru afskekktar og erfi\u00f0ar yfirfer\u00f0ar. Um \u00fe\u00e6r \u00feor\u00f0u f\u00e1ir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast og helst ekki nema af br\u00fdnni nau\u00f0syn. \u00cdb\u00faar landsins b\u00e1ru \u00f3ttablanda lotningu fyrir n\u00e1tt\u00farunni, \u00e6gi\u00f6flum hennar og hinu \u00f3\u00feekkta sem \u00ed henni gat leynst. S\u00fa tilfinning gat af s\u00e9r hrikalegar s\u00f6gur og sagnir um n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e6tti landsins \u00fear sem tveir heimar k\u00f6llu\u00f0ust \u00e1; heimar manna og v\u00e6tta. Undir \u00feetta kynnti myrkur skammdegisins, nau\u00f0 vindanna og kynjamyndir klettanna.  \u00cd uppeldi kynsl\u00f3\u00f0anna var ungvi\u00f0inu innr\u00e6tt a\u00f0 storka ekki \u00feessum dularfullu \u00f6flum, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 gat fari\u00f0 illa. \u00deau voru fr\u00e6dd um \u00f6rnefni \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0um sem best var a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fear var \u201eeitthva\u00f0 \u00f3hreint\u201c.  Ekki var gott a\u00f0 vita hva\u00f0 bj\u00f3 \u00ed dul\u00fa\u00f0 \u00feokunnar og n\u00e9 heldur skyldi ma\u00f0ur styggja \u00edb\u00faana \u00ed klettahamrinum. \u00c1 vegi manns g\u00e1tu or\u00f0i\u00f0 ur\u00f0arkettir, skoff\u00edn, skuggabaldrar, finng\u00e1lgn, nykrar, galdraflugur og skeljaskr\u00edmsli, svo ekki s\u00e9 n\u00fa tala\u00f0 um tr\u00f6ll og \u00fatlegumenn. Og ill voru \u00feau \u00f6rl\u00f6g a\u00f0 lenda \u00ed kl\u00f3num \u00e1 Karlinum undir kl\u00f6ppunum. Allt \u00feetta hyski bj\u00f3 utan gar\u00f0a og \u00fe\u00e1 var eins gott a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur h\u00e6tti s\u00e9r ekki einsamall of langt fr\u00e1 b\u00e6. Br\u00fdnt var fyrir b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 steypa aldrei undan sm\u00e1fuglum \u00ed m\u00f3anum og sundra hrei\u00f0um \u00feeirra, elta ekki uppi m\u00fds \u00ed haga og dey\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r og  aldrei sl\u00edta ni\u00f0ur dordingulsvef, \u00fe\u00e1 myndi \u00f3g\u00e6fan elta mann jafnvel \u00e6vilangt. \u00deannig var b\u00f6rnunum innr\u00e6tt mann\u00fa\u00f0 og vir\u00f0ing gagnvart \u00f6\u00f0ru l\u00edfi og n\u00e1tt\u00farunni allri. Si\u00f0fer\u00f0isbo\u00f0skapurinn \u00e1tti \u00feannig sterkar r\u00e6tur \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fanni, sem gekk \u00ed arf kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 fram af kynsl\u00f3\u00f0. En \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fain var ekki eing\u00f6ngu t\u00f3mar b\u00e1biljur. H\u00fan er samansafn af reynslu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0anna um aldir. H\u00fan geymir jafnt hin d\u00fdpstu sannindi sem \u00edmyndanir og hugarflug, h\u00fan er samansafn af sk\u00e1ldskap og hagn\u00fdtum hyggindum, \u00ferungin dj\u00fapri merkingu.  H\u00fan kenndi aga, var\u00fa\u00f0 og hv\u00f6t til mannd\u00f3ms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deennan hugarheim \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arvitundinni er erfitt a\u00f0 myndgera \u00ed lj\u00f3smynd. Vi\u00f0 getum lj\u00f3smynda\u00f0 st\u00f3rbroti\u00f0 landslagi\u00f0, tignarleg eldfj\u00f6llin og j\u00f6klana, leiftrandi fossana, litskr\u00fa\u00f0ug hverasv\u00e6\u00f0in, v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttumikil \u00f6r\u00e6fin, dul\u00fa\u00f0uga ey\u00f0isandana  og leyndard\u00f3msfulla hraunfl\u00e1kana. \u00cd bland vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt stolt og lotningarfulla hrifningu yfir \u00f3endanlegri fegur\u00f0 landsins geta sl\u00edkar myndir au\u00f0veldlega vaki\u00f0 \u00feessa tengingu og hughrifin sem h\u00fan getur af s\u00e9r. En til \u00feess \u00fearf \u00e1horfandinn au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feekkja r\u00e6tur s\u00ednar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horft \u00ed vestur yfir b\u00e6jarr\u00fastirnar \u00e1 Hj\u00f6rleifsh\u00f6f\u00f0a yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. Reynisfjall og Reynisdrangar \u00ed fjarska.  <\/em>
Fram \u00e1 14. \u00f6ld n\u00e1\u00f0i sj\u00f3rinn a\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0anum en hann er n\u00fa um 2,5 km fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3. <\/em>
Vi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asta K\u00f6tluhlaup \u00e1ri\u00f0 1918 var\u00f0 K\u00f6tlutangi sy\u00f0sti oddi \u00cdslands er hann f\u00e6r\u00f0ist fram um 3 k\u00edl\u00f3metra. <\/em>
\u00dear sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var 20 fa\u00f0ma d\u00fdpi var komi\u00f0 fl\u00e6\u00f0arm\u00e1l.<\/em>
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Vetrarstilla \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi. Hj\u00f6rleifsh\u00f6f\u00f0i r\u00eds upp \u00far au\u00f0ninni.<\/em>
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Horft yfir endalausa v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttu M\u00fdrdalssands fr\u00e1 H\u00f6f\u00f0abrekkuafr\u00e9tti, ofan \u00deakgils.
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Ekki \u00fe\u00f3tti gott a\u00f0 vera einn \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi.
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Karl og kerling gleymdu s\u00e9r \u00ed kossaflensi \u00fat \u00ed hrauni og ur\u00f0u a\u00f0 steini. Svona kynjamyndir \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 uppspretta marga \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0sagna. Myndin er tekin \u00ed Eldhrauni, gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegu hraunfl\u00e6mi sem tekur vi\u00f0 \u00fear sem M\u00fdrdalssandi sleppir a\u00f0 austanver\u00f0u. Hrauni\u00f0 rann \u00ed Skaft\u00e1reldum 1783 \u2013 1784, sem J\u00f3n Trausti gerir a\u00f0 s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0i b\u00f3ka sinna S\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 Skaft\u00e1reldi. L\u00fdsingar hans \u00e1 hamf\u00f6rum \u00feessum eru magna\u00f0ar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er rigning og myrkur og meinlegir skuggar\u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi og hvergi skj\u00f3l a\u00f0 f\u00e1.\u201c Flestir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 kannast vi\u00f0 \u00feessar l\u00ednur \u00far M\u00fdrdalssandi, \u00feekktu d\u00e6gurlagi sem Bubbi Morthens og R\u00fanar J\u00fal\u00edusson fluttu fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum vi\u00f0 miklar vins\u00e6ldir. \u00cd texta … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[166,160,164,165,167,159,162,163,161],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/elg.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_1559-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9GOIz-NK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3084"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions\/3130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elg.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}