{"id":3875,"date":"2021-12-21T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2023-01-03T12:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T12:45:39","slug":"jol-i-keflavik-um-tharsidustu-aldamot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3875","title":{"rendered":"J\u00f3l \u00ed Keflav\u00edk um \u00fears\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldam\u00f3t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u00cd j\u00f3labla\u00f0i Faxa \u00e1ri\u00f0 1945 birtist grein eftir M\u00f6rtu Valger\u00f0i J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur sem bar heiti\u00f0 \u201eMinningar fr\u00e1 li\u00f0num stundum – J\u00f3l \u00ed Keflav\u00edk um s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldam\u00f3t\u201c. \u00dear l\u00fdsir Marta j\u00f3lahaldi og \u00e1ram\u00f3tum \u00ed Keflav\u00edk aldam\u00f3ta\u00e1ri\u00f0 1900. \u00de\u00e1 var Keflav\u00edk sm\u00e1\u00feorp me\u00f0 einungis 280 \u00edb\u00faa og l\u00edfs\u00fe\u00e6gindi \u00f6ll gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edk \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 \u00feekkjum \u00ed dag. Marta Valger\u00f0ur skrifa\u00f0i reglulega greinar \u00ed Faxa um langt \u00e1rabil og \u00ed dag eru skrif hennar \u00f3metanlegar heimildir um s\u00f6gu b\u00e6jarins og l\u00edf \u00edb\u00faanna.  Ritverki\u00f0 \u201eKeflav\u00edk \u00ed byrjun aldar”, sem kom \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 1989 bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 skrifum og heimildas\u00f6fnun M\u00f6rtu Valger\u00f0ar. Um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g \u00f3ska ykkur \u00f6llum gle\u00f0ilegra j\u00f3la birti \u00e9g h\u00e9r fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn M\u00f6rtu Valger\u00f0ar sem \u00e9g myndskreyti me\u00f0 eigin lj\u00f3smyndum af vetrar-og j\u00f3lastemmningu \u00ed elsta b\u00e6jarhluta Keflav\u00edkur.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f3l \u00ed Keflav\u00edk um s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldam\u00f3t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Fj\u00f6rt\u00edu og fimm \u00e1r eru ekki langur t\u00edmi, \u00feegar horft er til baka yfir farinn veg, en \u00fea\u00f0 man \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00f3ralangt fannst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 horfa fram \u00e1 lei\u00f0, er \u00e9g aldam\u00f3takv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var a\u00f0 bollaleggja \u00ed barnslegri einfeldni um framt\u00ed\u00f0ina.
 Hvernig myndi Keflav\u00edk l\u00edta \u00fat eftir 40-50 \u00e1r? E\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e6stu aldam\u00f3t?
 Spurningarnar \u00feyrptust fram, enda heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 margt r\u00e6tt um framt\u00ed\u00f0ina.
 Og \u00fea\u00f0 var sp\u00e1\u00f0 og \u00f3ska\u00f0 og vona\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fa n\u00fdja \u00f6ld f\u00e6r\u00f0i bj\u00f6rg og blessun \u00ed b\u00fa.
 Um s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldam\u00f3t var Keflav\u00edk sm\u00e1\u00feorp, um 280 \u00edb\u00faar, ein a\u00f0alverslun, e\u00f0a \u00f6llu heldur einokunarverslun, \u00edb\u00faarnir flestir f\u00e1t\u00e6kir, h\u00fasin l\u00e1g og l\u00edtil og nokkrir h\u00e1lffallnir torfb\u00e6ir. \u00d6ll l\u00edfs\u00fe\u00e6gindi, er n\u00fa \u00feykja sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0, vanta\u00f0i.
 En f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed \u00feessum l\u00e1greistu kotum og litlu h\u00fasum \u00f3l \u00ed brj\u00f3sti s\u00e9r von um betri daga og b\u00e6tt kj\u00f6r og margur hver kunni jafnframt svo pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega \u00fe\u00e1 list a\u00f0 lifa s\u00e9r og \u00f6\u00f0rum til gagns og gle\u00f0i.
 S\u00fa hjartans g\u00f3\u00f0vild, er l\u00fdsti s\u00e9r \u00ed margskonar hj\u00e1lpsemi og g\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6r\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 er b\u00e1gt \u00e1ttu e\u00f0a \u00feurftu \u00e1 annan h\u00e1tt hj\u00e1lpar vi\u00f0, er m\u00e9r minnisst\u00e6\u00f0 og \u00e1 drj\u00fagan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feeirri gle\u00f0i er \u00e6vinlega fyllir hugann, er \u00e9g l\u00edt til baka yfir \u00e6sku\u00e1r m\u00edn \u00ed Keflav\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u00dea\u00f0 var venja \u00ed Keflav\u00edk \u00e1 fyrri hluta vetrar, \u00feegar \u00fatist\u00f6rf minnku\u00f0u a\u00f0 komi\u00f0 var \u00e1 f\u00f3t s\u00f6ngf\u00e9lagi, haf\u00f0i svo veri\u00f0 l\u00f6ngu fyrir aldam\u00f3t. \u00cd \u00feessu litla b\u00e6jarf\u00e9lagi fundust \u00e6vinlega n\u00e6gilega margir til \u00feess a\u00f0 mynda d\u00e1l\u00edtinn blanda\u00f0an k\u00f3r og svo heppilega vildi \u00fe\u00e1 til a\u00f0 venjulega var einhver \u00ed \u00feorpinu, anna\u00f0 hvort b\u00fasettur \u00fear e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed dv\u00f6l yfir veturinn, sem gat teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e9r s\u00f6ngstj\u00f3rn.
 \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Thoroddsen l\u00e6knir og fr\u00fa Anna kona hans bjuggu \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Keflav\u00edk, voru \u00feau b\u00e6\u00f0i pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega menntu\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f6ng og t\u00f3nlist og hin \u00e1hugas\u00f6mustu um a\u00f0 fr\u00e6\u00f0a a\u00f0ra um \u00feau m\u00e1l, enda lei\u00f0beindu \u00feau s\u00f6ngflokknum oft \u00e1 \u00e6fingum. Var a\u00f0sto\u00f0 \u00feeirra \u00f3metanleg.
 Aldam\u00f3taveturinn var \u00deorgeir P\u00e1lsson, n\u00fa framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, s\u00f6ngstj\u00f3ri k\u00f3rsins, var hann pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega smekkv\u00eds um s\u00f6ng og organleik og \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f6ruggur s\u00f6ngstj\u00f3ri. Var \u00feessi k\u00f3r Keflv\u00edkingum mikill gle\u00f0iauki \u00feann t\u00edma er \u00deorgeirs naut vi\u00f0.
 \u00dea\u00f0 vissi \u00e9g a\u00f0 s\u00f6ngf\u00f3lkinu \u00fe\u00f3tti miki\u00f0 til \u00deorgeirs koma, heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g oft minnst \u00e1 hann l\u00f6ngu eftir a\u00f0 hann var farinn burtu \u00far Keflav\u00edk og \u00e6vinlega \u00e1 einn veg, me\u00f0 a\u00f0d\u00e1un og s\u00f6knu\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u00deegar \u00e9g hugsa um j\u00f3lin \u00ed litla b\u00e6num, ver\u00f0ur efst \u00ed huganum lj\u00f3sum pr\u00fdddir gluggarnir \u00e1 litlu h\u00fasunum. \u00cd alla glugga var ra\u00f0a\u00f0 sm\u00e1kertum, sex \u00ed gluggakistuna og sex \u00e1 hillu, sem sett haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0jan gluggann, fannst okkur b\u00f6rnunum \u00feetta b\u00e6\u00f0i fagurt og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legt og \u00f6llum mun hafa veri\u00f0 k\u00e6rkomi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 lj\u00f3s \u00ed hverjum glugga mitt \u00ed skammdegismyrkrinu.
 \u00c1 a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld j\u00f3la voru ekki h\u00f6f\u00f0 gestabo\u00f0, f\u00f3lk undi vi\u00f0 sitt, hver \u00e1 s\u00ednu heimili. V\u00ed\u00f0a var lesinn h\u00faslestur og sums sta\u00f0ar sungi\u00f0 fyrir og eftir lestur. \u00de\u00e1 voru gefnar gjafir og mundu \u00fe\u00e6r gjafir flestar \u00feykja sm\u00e1ar n\u00fa. \u00c9g man t.d. eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 aldam\u00f3taj\u00f3lin gaf \u00e9g m\u00f3\u00f0ur minni sykurker og rj\u00f3mak\u00f6nnu \u00far gl\u00e6ru gleri, sem kosta\u00f0u 80 aura og haf\u00f0i \u00e9g veri\u00f0 lengi a\u00f0 safna svo miklu f\u00e9 saman. En \u00fe\u00f3tt gjafirnar v\u00e6ru sm\u00e1ar var gle\u00f0in oft n\u00e6g. Ekki m\u00e1tti snerta spil \u00e1 a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld, \u00fea\u00f0 var lesi\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um b\u00f3kum, sungi\u00f0 og tala\u00f0 saman.
 Heimbo\u00f0 voru mikil j\u00f3ladagana og var \u00fe\u00e1 ein helsta skemmtun a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 spil, og var \u00fe\u00e1 einkun spila\u00f0 p\u00fakk og alkort. Tafl var miki\u00f0 um h\u00f6nd haft, b\u00e6\u00f0i mannt\u00f6fl,  go\u00f0i og kotra.
 \u00de\u00e1 voru dansleikir milli j\u00f3la og n\u00fd\u00e1rs, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u201eparab\u00f6ll\u201c sem svo voru k\u00f6llu\u00f0, herrarnir bu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 d\u00f6munum. A\u00f0rir dansleikir voru innan f\u00e9laga, einkum G\u00f3\u00f0templarast\u00fakunnar og var \u00fe\u00e1 \u00f6llum f\u00e9l\u00f6gum heimill a\u00f0gangur, var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 oft \u00f3j\u00f6fn tala pilta og st\u00falkna og voru st\u00falkur \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e6vinlega \u00ed meirihluta, ur\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 margar \u201ea\u00f0 sitja eftir\u201c sem kalla\u00f0 var og \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3skemmtilegt hlutskipti, einkum ef \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e9ll oft hlut s\u00f6mu st\u00falku. Dansleikir voru \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e6vinlega byrja\u00f0ir me\u00f0 \u201eMarch\u201c.
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\u00c1 \u00feessum aldam\u00f3taj\u00f3lum var\u00f0 s\u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur \u00ed skemmtanal\u00edfi Keflav\u00edkur a\u00f0 s\u00fdnt var \u00e1 leiksvi\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00far Manni og konu. Var \u00fea\u00f0 Kv\u00f6ldvakan \u00ed Hl\u00ed\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Thoroddsen l\u00e6knir setti \u00fe\u00e1ttinn \u00e1 svi\u00f0 og s\u00e1 um \u00e6fingar. \u00de\u00f3tti \u00feetta hin pr\u00fd\u00f0ilegasta skemmtun. \u00deessi leiks\u00fdning var innan G\u00f3\u00f0templarast\u00fakunnar og var ekki s\u00fdnd nema einu sinni, a\u00f0 mig minnir. \u00c9g var svo l\u00e1ns\u00f6m a\u00f0 vera bo\u00f0in \u00e1 \u00feessa s\u00fdningu og \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r miki\u00f0 til koma.
 Mun leiks\u00fdning \u00feessi vera fyrsti v\u00edsir a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er s\u00ed\u00f0ar var\u00f0 \u2013 a\u00f0 hinni vins\u00e6lu s\u00f6gu \u201eMa\u00f0ur og kona\u201c var breytt \u00ed leikrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c1 gaml\u00e1rsdag, s\u00ed\u00f0asta dag 19. aldar var vi\u00f0b\u00fana\u00f0ur nokkur til almennrar skemmtunar \u00ed Keflav\u00edk. Um morguninn var hla\u00f0inn gr\u00ed\u00f0arst\u00f3r k\u00f6stur \u00far tj\u00f6ruk\u00f6ggum og \u00f6\u00f0ru timbri uppi vi\u00f0 N\u00f3nv\u00f6r\u00f0u, en \u00fear \u00e1tti a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a brenna og \u00e1lfadans. Um klukkan fimm var kveikt \u00ed kestinum, var \u00fe\u00e1 margt manna \u00fear  samankomi\u00f0, en enginn s\u00e1st \u00e1lfurinn.
 Lei\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00f6rl\u00edtil stund, eldurinn l\u00e6sti sig um tj\u00f6rukaggana og loga\u00f0i villt og vel. \u00de\u00e1 s\u00e1st hilla undir \u00e1lfaf\u00f3lk milli klettanna su\u00f0ur og upp af N\u00f3nv\u00f6r\u00f0unni, kom \u00fear konungur og drottning \u00e1samt fylgdarli\u00f0i, gengu \u00feau h\u00e6gt og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 brennunni og sungu. Var\u00f0 n\u00fa eins og klettabelti\u00f0 yr\u00f0i allt me\u00f0 l\u00edfi, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00e9r og \u00fear smeyg\u00f0u s\u00e9r \u00e1lfar fram \u00e1 milli klettanna, hoppu\u00f0u ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 brennunni, kveiktu \u00ed blysum s\u00ednum og gengu svo syngjandi inn \u00ed \u00e1lfah\u00f3pinn sem fyrir var.  \u00c9g var\u00f0 strax hugfangin af \u00e1lfaf\u00f3lkinu og brennunni og fannst eins og \u00e9g v\u00e6ri gengin inn \u00ed \u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u00deegar \u00e1lfarnir h\u00e9ldu \u00e1 brott gengu \u00feeir syngjandi upp \u00ed hei\u00f0ina og hurfu \u00fear fyrir klettabelti.
 Haf\u00f0i \u00feessi \u00e1lfadans tekist pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega og hef \u00e9g aldrei s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1lfadans svo haglega og fagurlega fyrir  komi\u00f0. Eftir \u00feess g\u00f3\u00f0u skemmtun h\u00e9lt hver heim til s\u00edn.
 S\u00ed\u00f0ar um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var skemmtun \u00ed G\u00f3\u00f0templarah\u00fasinu, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var eina samkomuh\u00fas \u00feorpsins, \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00fas st\u00f3\u00f0 til skamms t\u00edma og var pakkh\u00fas Edinborgarverslunar sunnan megin vi\u00f0 Hafnarg\u00f6tuna. \u00deessi skemmtun byrja\u00f0i me\u00f0 fr\u00f3\u00f0legum og skemmtilegum fyrirlestri um Keflav\u00edk \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld, er \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Thoroddsen l\u00e6knir flutti en s\u00f6ngflokkur \u00deorgeirs P\u00e1lssonar s\u00f6ng m\u00f6rg l\u00f6g.
 A\u00f0 lokum steig unga f\u00f3lki\u00f0 dans fram undir morgun, en um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti er dansinn h\u00f3fst f\u00f3ru krakkar heim,  margir \u00ed fylgd me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum og svo var um mig. \u00de\u00f3tti m\u00e9r \u00feetta hinn skemmtilegasti og merkasti dagur og var \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 yfir \u00f6llu \u00fev\u00ed er \u00e9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 og heyrt.
 Ve\u00f0urbl\u00ed\u00f0a haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 um daginn og \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 eitt \u00e1 skorta um \u00e1n\u00e6gju a\u00f0 tungl var ekki \u00ed fyllingu og \u00fev\u00ed nokku\u00f0 jar\u00f0dimmt en \u00fe\u00e1 voru engin g\u00f6tulj\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enn er \u00f3talinn einn merkisvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur \u00e6vi okkar Keflav\u00edkurbarnanna um \u00feessi aldam\u00f3t. \u00de\u00e1 sendi fr\u00fa \u00c1sa Olavsen okkur j\u00f3latr\u00e9 \u00ed fyrsta sinn, l\u00e9t h\u00fan eftir \u00fea\u00f0 halda \u00e1rlega j\u00f3latr\u00e9sskemmtun og bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00f6llum b\u00f6rnum \u00ed Keflav\u00edk til \u00feeirrar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar.
 Var \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur er vi\u00f0 hl\u00f6kku\u00f0um mest til enda var allt gj\u00f6rt til \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 nytum \u00feeirrar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar sem best. \u00deessi skemmtun var \u00ed fyrstu haldin \u00ed G\u00f3\u00f0templarah\u00fasinu, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur er nefnt. Var hrifning okkar mikil og dj\u00fap er vi\u00f0 komum inn \u00ed salinn \u00e1 \u00feessa fyrstu skemmtun og s\u00e1um st\u00f3rt og fagurlega skreytt j\u00f3latr\u00e9, lj\u00f3sum pr\u00fdtt \u00ed mi\u00f0jum salnum.
 S\u00e1 \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 j\u00f3latr\u00e9 \u00ed fyrsta sinn og \u00fe\u00f3tti miki\u00f0 til koma. Kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 lei\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e6lum draumi vi\u00f0 dans og s\u00f6ng og er vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum heim \u00e1 mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti vorum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll leyst \u00fat me\u00f0 gj\u00f6fum: Epli \u00ed poka og leikfang. \u00deessi j\u00f3latr\u00e9sskemmtun sem Keflav\u00edkur- og s\u00ed\u00f0ar Njar\u00f0v\u00edkurb\u00f6rn nutu \u00ed svo r\u00edkum m\u00e6li \u00ed 20 \u00e1r, \u00e1tti s\u00edna fors\u00f6gu og kemur m\u00e9r \u00ed hug a\u00f0 segja hana h\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 A\u00f0alverslun Keflav\u00edkur og \u00fear me\u00f0 Su\u00f0urnesja var Duusverslun, st\u00fdr\u00f0i henni \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili og lengi s\u00ed\u00f0an, \u00edslenskur ma\u00f0ur \u00d3lafur Sveinbjarnarson Olavsen, hann var br\u00f3\u00f0ir fr\u00fa Kristj\u00f6nu Duus, er \u00fe\u00e1 var ekkja eftir yngri Duus er svo var nefndur \u00ed daglegu tali, var h\u00fan eigandi verslunarinnar. Fa\u00f0ir \u00feeirra systkina var Sveinbj\u00f6rn \u00d3lafsson er um skei\u00f0 var kaupma\u00f0ur \u00ed Keflav\u00edk, en hann var h\u00e1lfbr\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00c1sbjarnar \u00d3lafssonar \u00f3\u00f0alsb\u00f3nda \u00ed Njar\u00f0v\u00edk, er s\u00fa \u00e6tt alkunn.
  \u00d3lafur Olavsen var b\u00fasettur \u00ed kaupmannah\u00f6fn en kom \u00e1 sumrin upp til \u00cdslands og bj\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Keflav\u00edk, hann var kv\u00e6ntur danskri konu, \u00c1su systur Egils Jacobsens kaupmanns \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.
 Sumari\u00f0 1900 var fr\u00e1 \u00c1sa h\u00e9r uppi me\u00f0 manni s\u00ednum \u00e1samt litlum dreng er \u00feau \u00e1ttu, \u00fea\u00f0 var Ingvar, s\u00ed\u00f0ar forstj\u00f3ri Duusverslunar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. \u00deetta var fyrsta e\u00f0a anna\u00f0 sumari\u00f0 er fr\u00fa \u00c1sa haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 til \u00cdslands.
 \u00deetta sama sumar haf\u00f0i Duusverslun keypt eignir og h\u00fas Fischersverslunar \u00ed Keflav\u00edk, var s\u00fa verslun \u00ed mi\u00f0ri Keflav\u00edk, stendur sj\u00e1lft verslunar- og \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fasi\u00f0 enn \u00fe\u00e1 og er n\u00fa hf. Keflav\u00edk \u00fear til h\u00fasa.
 Um mitt sumar var flutt \u00far g\u00f6mlu Duusb\u00fa\u00f0inni ni\u00f0ur \u00ed Fischersb\u00fa\u00f0 og um sama leyti var byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 flytja \u00far gamla \u00edb\u00faarh\u00fasinu, er veri\u00f0 haf\u00f0i kaupmanns\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 verslunarinnar \u00ed 150 \u00e1r. \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00fas stendur fyrir endanum \u00e1 Duusg\u00f6tu, en er n\u00fa ekki or\u00f0inn svipur hj\u00e1 sj\u00f3n, er \u00fea\u00f0 illa fari\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0 var vel byggt og fallegt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u00de\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 einn g\u00f3\u00f0vi\u00f0risdag \u00ed mi\u00f0ri viku a\u00f0 okkur kr\u00f6kkunum \u00ed Keflav\u00edk er bo\u00f0i\u00f0 til veislu \u00ed hinum n\u00fdju h\u00fasakynnum, er Olavsenshj\u00f3nin voru a\u00f0 flytja \u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 var hin unga danska fr\u00fa \u00c1sa, sem bau\u00f0 okkur \u00f6llum kr\u00f6kkunum sex til fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra a\u00f0 koma n\u00e6sta sunnudag klukkan \u00ferj\u00fa.
  Vi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0um undrandi og \u00e6tlu\u00f0um varla a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 krakkarnir v\u00e6rum bo\u00f0in \u00ed svo f\u00ednt h\u00fas, en \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki um a\u00f0 villast, vi\u00f0 vorum bo\u00f0in.
 \u00c9g b\u00fdst vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1tt hafi r\u00famast \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0inu \u00e1 okkur \u00feessa daga sem eftir voru til sunnudagsins anna\u00f0 en heimbo\u00f0i\u00f0. Eftirv\u00e6nting, tilhl\u00f6kkun og kv\u00ed\u00f0i um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kynnum ekki a\u00f0 haga okkur s\u00f3masamlega, skiptust \u00e1 \u00ed huga okkar \u00feessa daga.
 Loksins kom sunnudagurinn. Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 \u00fevegin og strokin og au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00ed bestu f\u00f6tunum sem til voru me\u00f0 margskonar fyrirsagnir um kurteisi og g\u00f3\u00f0a heg\u00f0un \u00ed veganesti.
 \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 unga st\u00falku standa \u00e1 forstofutr\u00f6ppunum, h\u00fan heilsa\u00f0i okkur brosandi og leiddi okkur inn og upp forstofustigann, \u00fear uppi st\u00f3\u00f0 fr\u00fa \u00c1sa Olavsen, heilsa\u00f0i okkur hjartanlega og bau\u00f0 okkur velkomin og \u00fear me\u00f0 vorum vi\u00f0 komin inn \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0.
 \u00cd st\u00f3rri stofu var skeifubor\u00f0 d\u00faka\u00f0 og hla\u00f0i\u00f0 hinum girnilegstu k\u00f6kum, var n\u00fa sest a\u00f0 bor\u00f0um og bori\u00f0 fram s\u00fakkula\u00f0i, fr\u00fain okkar g\u00f3\u00f0a, sem \u00e1 svipstundu haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 hj\u00f6rtu okkar, s\u00e1 um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 nytum g\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6r\u00f0anna sem best, enda hurfu k\u00f6kuhla\u00f0arnir \u00e1 bor\u00f0unum flj\u00f3tt og vel, en \u00fea\u00f0 gj\u00f6r\u00f0i ekkert til, n\u00fdjir hla\u00f0ar komu jafn\u00f3\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00deegar sta\u00f0i\u00f0 var upp fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0um sag\u00f0i fr\u00fa \u00c1sa a\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00e6ttum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 dansa og skemmta okkur, var n\u00fa tekinn fram l\u00edrukassi og spilu\u00f0 dansl\u00f6g og g\u00f6ngul\u00f6g og n\u00fa m\u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 dansa \u00ed gegnum stofurnar, \u00fat \u00e1 ganginn og inn \u00ed stofurnar aftur, gle\u00f0i okkar var \u00f3segjanleg, \u00feetta var eins og \u00ed \u00e6vint\u00fdri, vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed k\u00f6nungsh\u00f6ll og fr\u00fa \u00c1sa var drottningin okkar g\u00f3\u00f0a.
 \u00deegar dansinn byrja\u00f0i haf\u00f0i st\u00f3rt fat, fullt af sykurk\u00f6kum, veri\u00f0 sett \u00ed hvern einasta stofuglugga, var okkur sagt a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00feetta g\u00f3\u00f0g\u00e6ti eftir vild. M\u00e1 n\u00e6rri geta, hvort vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum gleymt \u00fev\u00ed bo\u00f0i.
 \u00deannig lei\u00f0 t\u00edminn til klukkan sj\u00f6 a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi. Vi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0um fer\u00f0b\u00fain \u00ed forstofunni.
 Um lei\u00f0 og fr\u00fa \u00c1sa \u00fer\u00fdsti hendur okkar innilega sag\u00f0i h\u00fan: \u201e\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 muna eftir ykkur \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum\u201c.
 Vi\u00f0 munum l\u00edti\u00f0 hafa hugsa\u00f0 um hva\u00f0 h\u00fan meinti me\u00f0 \u00feessum or\u00f0um. En n\u00e6stu j\u00f3l f\u00e6r\u00f0u okkur svar. Vi\u00f0 skildum \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 um sumari\u00f0 hefur h\u00fan veri\u00f0 b\u00fain a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a a\u00f0 b\u00faa okkur \u00feessa j\u00f3lagle\u00f0i.
Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00f6ll gl\u00f6\u00f0 og \u00feakkl\u00e1t er vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum heim \u00feetta sunnudagskv\u00f6ld.
 \u00d3kunn kona, f\u00f6gur \u00e1litum og r\u00edk af heimsins g\u00e6\u00f0um haf\u00f0i gla\u00f0st me\u00f0 okkur og s\u00fdnt okkur k\u00e6rleika.
  Minningin um hana er sveipu\u00f0 s\u00f3l og yl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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