{"id":4015,"date":"2023-03-13T00:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T00:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2023-03-13T15:58:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:58:54","slug":"jon-trausti-a-ferd-um-reykjanes-1913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=4015","title":{"rendered":"J\u00f3n Trausti \u00e1 fer\u00f0 um Reykjanes 1913"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rith\u00f6fundurinn J\u00f3n Trausti var miki\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farubarn og bera magna\u00f0ar n\u00e1tt\u00farul\u00fdsingar \u00ed skrifum hans og kve\u00f0skap \u00feess merki. \u00cd ritsafni J\u00f3ns Trausta er a\u00f0 finna \u00fdmsar fer\u00f0aminningar og fer\u00f0al\u00fdsingar sem hann skrifa\u00f0i \u00ed byrjun s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldar. Eins og gefur a\u00f0 skilja var f\u00e1tt um lj\u00f3smyndir \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkar fr\u00e1sagnir en til a\u00f0 koma \u00feeim sem best til skila g\u00e6ddi hann textann l\u00edfi me\u00f0 leiftrandi og magn\u00ferungnum l\u00fdsingum.
\u00cd desember 1913 birtist \u00ed bla\u00f0inu L\u00f6gr\u00e9ttu<\/em> fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn J\u00f3ns Trausta af fer\u00f0lagi hans kringum Reykjanesskagann. \u00deetta var vitskuld l\u00f6ngu \u00e1\u00f0ur en bifrei\u00f0ar ur\u00f0u algengar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og sl\u00edkt fer\u00f0alag var m\u00e6lt \u00ed d\u00f6gum en ekki klukkustundum, enda fari\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0andi eftir torf\u00e6rum sl\u00f3\u00f0um og g\u00f6mlum alfaralei\u00f0um sem b\u00edlvegir leystu s\u00ed\u00f0ar af h\u00f3lmi. \u00cd fr\u00e1s\u00f6gninni kemur t.d. fram a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00f3k hann fj\u00f3ra klukkut\u00edma a\u00f0 fara r\u00ed\u00f0andi fr\u00e1 Grindav\u00edk til Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkur. Fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn J\u00f3ns er skemmtileg og fr\u00f3\u00f0leg lesning ekki s\u00edst vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fearna l\u00fdsir hann Reykjanesinu \u00f3snortnu enda er h\u00fan skrifu\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum \u00e1ratugum \u00e1\u00f0ur en menn ger\u00f0u Reykjanesi\u00f0 a\u00f0 virkjunarsv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 tilheyrandi ey\u00f0ileggingu og raski \u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00farunni og umhverfinu.
Eftirfarandi er fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn J\u00f3ns Trausta, \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 stytt en stafsetning \u00feess t\u00edma l\u00e1tin halda s\u00e9r. Me\u00f0 henni fylgja \u00fdmsar lj\u00f3smyndir sem \u00e9g hef teki\u00f0 \u00e1 Reykjanesskaganum \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kringum Reykjanesskagann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eOft var \u00e9g a\u00f0 velta \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r, hvort \u00fea\u00f0 mundi vera tilvinnandi a\u00f0 fara \u00ed kringum Reykjanesskagann. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fe\u00f3 jafnan eitthva\u00f0 vanta \u00e1 \u00feekkingu m\u00edna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, ef \u00e9g vissi ekkert meira um \u00feennan \u00fatskaga en \u00fea\u00f0, sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed landafr\u00e6\u00f0ib\u00f3kum al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usk\u00f3lanna.
N\u00fa, j\u00e6ja. \u00deegar gu\u00f0 haf\u00f0i loksins gefi\u00f0 \u00feessu blessu\u00f0u al\u00feingi, sem haf\u00f0i haft mig \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu sinni, n\u00e1\u00f0 til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka st\u00f6rfum s\u00ednum og \u00feingmenn voru lag\u00f0ir heim \u00e1 lei\u00f0 me\u00f0 hroll \u00ed brj\u00f3sti undir n\u00e6stu kosningar, lag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 sta\u00f0 me\u00f0 nesti \u00ed malnum og n\u00fdja sk\u00f3 \u00e1 hestunum og \u00e6tla\u00f0i hvorki meira n\u00e9 minna en leggja undir mig Reykjanesi\u00f0”, skrifar J\u00f3n Trausti \u00ed upphafi fr\u00e1sagnarinnar. \u00dear l\u00fdsir hann einnig Keflav\u00edkurveginum e\u00f0a \u00f6llu heldur \u00feeirri miklu umr\u00e6\u00f0u sem or\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u um hann \u00e1 Al\u00feingi \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rum. \u201eEn hva\u00f0 sem \u00feessu l\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00f6llu saman, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00edst, a\u00f0 Keflav\u00edkurvegurinn er pr\u00fd\u00f0isfallegur og vel lag\u00f0ur. Hann liggur yfir hraun og klungur su\u00f0ur alla Vatnsleysustr\u00f6nd, ofan vi\u00f0 Vogana, yfir Vogastapa og endar \u00ed Keflav\u00edk,” skrifar J\u00f3n Trausti um gamla Keflav\u00edkurveginn.
Og fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnin heldur \u00e1fram: \u201eKeflav\u00edk er l\u00edtill og laglegur kaupsta\u00f0ur. H\u00fasin standa \u00ed vingjarnlegri hvirfingu fyrir botninum \u00e1 d\u00e1l\u00edtilli v\u00edk, sem skerst inn \u00e1 milli kletta. Sl\u00e9ttlent er undir kaupsta\u00f0num og sl\u00e9ttlent \u00ed kringum hann, og d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 hefir veri\u00f0 gr\u00e6tt \u00fear upp, au\u00f0vita\u00f0 me\u00f0 mikilli fyrirh\u00f6fn, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 land er \u00fear mj\u00f6g bl\u00e1si\u00f0 og bert. Frammi \u00e1 v\u00edkinni v\u00f6ggu\u00f0u s\u00e9r m\u00f3torb\u00e1tar, og \u00e1 landi st\u00f3\u00f0u nokkrir fiskib\u00e1tar, vandlega byrg\u00f0ir, og bi\u00f0u eftir \u00feurkinum, sem aldrei kom \u2013 ekki einu sinni me\u00f0 m\u00e9r.
Keflav\u00edk lifir \u00e1 sj\u00f3num, og \u00feegar ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 koma fiskinum \u00e1 marka\u00f0inn, l\u00ed\u00f0ur henni illa.
Fagurst er \u00far Keflav\u00edk a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 inn \u00e1 fj\u00f6llinn, Esjuna, Akrafjalli\u00f0, Hengilinn o.s.frv. \u00de\u00f3 ekki v\u00e6ri anna\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja, v\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 eitt til vinnandi. N\u00e1grannafj\u00f6llin okkar Reykv\u00edkinga eru s\u00f6mu l\u00f6gum h\u00e1\u00f0 og \u00f6nnur fj\u00f6ll. \u00deau ver\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed fegurri sem \u00feau f\u00e6rast fj\u00e6r. Alt, sem l\u00fdtir \u00feau, hverfur \u00ed bl\u00e1mann \u00ed h\u00e6filegri fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0, og \u00feau eru b\u00fain a\u00f0 f\u00e1 anna\u00f0 \u00fatlit \u00ed Keflav\u00edk en \u00feau hafa h\u00e9\u00f0an \u2013 horfa \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0an.
\u201e\u00cd fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 eru mennirnir miklir og fj\u00f6llin bl\u00e1”.
\u00cd Keflav\u00edk ger\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 einst\u00f6ku og ergilegu uppg\u00f6tvun, a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri kominn of langt.
Fyrst \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i m\u00e9r ekki \u00ed kringum Gar\u00f0skagann, \u00e1tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 fara \u00fat af veginum fyrir mi\u00f0jum Njar\u00f0v\u00edkum og \u00fea\u00f0an beint su\u00f0ur \u00ed Hafnir. \u00c9g skal muna eftir \u00feessu n\u00e6st. En \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur l\u00edklega ekki \u00ed \u00feessu l\u00edfi.
\u00deegar su\u00f0ur kemur \u00e1 Njar\u00f0v\u00edkurhei\u00f0i \u2013 e\u00f0a hva\u00f0 h\u00fan heitir hei\u00f0in su\u00f0ur \u00ed Hafnirnar \u2013 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i engan kunnugan me\u00f0 m\u00e9r, svo a\u00f0 \u00f6ll \u00f6rnefni geta vel veri\u00f0 vitlaus hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u2013 er g\u00f3\u00f0i vegurinn \u00e1 \u00ferotum. \u00de\u00f3 er \u00fear ruddur vegur, en ruddir vegir eru oft gr\u00e1tlega gr\u00fdttir. Og n\u00fa st\u00f3\u00f0u leirpollar \u00ed \u00f6llum veginum, eftir rigningarnar.
\u00de\u00f3 haf\u00f0i ekki ringt svo miki\u00f0, a\u00f0 drekkandi v\u00e6ri neinsta\u00f0ar \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. \u201eVi\u00f0 getum hvergi vatna\u00f0 hestum alla lei\u00f0 kringum Reykjanesskagann, nema heima \u00e1 b\u00e6junum, fyr en kemur inn \u00ed Kr\u00edsuv\u00edk”, sag\u00f0i kunnugur ma\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 mig. Reykjanesinu svipar \u00ed \u00feessu til annars fr\u00e6gs sta\u00f0ar \u2013 fyrverandi st\u00f3rveldis \u2013 sem gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingarnir eru n\u00fa h\u00e6ttir a\u00f0 minnast miki\u00f0 \u00e1. Hraunin gleypa alt vatn, sem \u00far loftinu kemur, og skila \u00fev\u00ed hvergi fyrir ofan fj\u00f6rubor\u00f0. Til \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed vatn, ver\u00f0a menn a\u00f0 grafa brunna me\u00f0 mikilli fyrirh\u00f6fn, og \u00ed sumum \u00feeirra er vatni\u00f0 salt.
Af hei\u00f0inni er mikil \u00fats\u00fdn, en f\u00f6gur er h\u00fan ekki fyr en lengra dregur fr\u00e1 auganu. Hei\u00f0in er gr\u00f3\u00f0urlaus a\u00f0 mestu, en fjallalitirnir voru myrkbl\u00e1ir og mildir milli regnsk\u00faranna. Fj\u00f6llin \u00ed su\u00f0rinu b\u00e1ru \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r, hverrar \u00e6ttar \u00feau voru. Alsta\u00f0ar var \u00fear keilir vi\u00f0 keili og alsta\u00f0ar s\u00fdlt ofan \u00ed toppinn.
\u00deegar su\u00f0ur kemur af hei\u00f0inni, ver\u00f0ur fyrir manni vogur, sem langt skerst inn \u00ed landi\u00f0, fullur af fl\u00fa\u00f0um og skerjum. Vi\u00f0 hann utanver\u00f0an stendur Kirkjuvogur og allmiki\u00f0 \u00fear \u00ed kring. \u00dea\u00f0an beygir vegurinn \u2013 ef veg skyldi kalla \u2013 su\u00f0ur me\u00f0 sj\u00f3num \u00ed stefnuna \u00e1 Reykjanes.
N\u00fa var \u00e9g eiginlega kominn \u00feanga\u00f0, sem \u00e9g \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma. \u00c9g er \u00fatskagabarn, og \u00fatskagal\u00edfsins hefi \u00e9g n\u00fa lengi sakna\u00f0. \u00deetta umhverfi, strj\u00e1lbyg\u00f0 str\u00f6nd me\u00f0 hei\u00f0au\u00f0nir fyrir ofan sig og endalausan \u00fats\u00e6 fyrir framan sig, var m\u00e9r eitthva\u00f0 gamalkunnugt. M\u00e9r var einhver sjaldg\u00e6f hressing \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 yfir svona miki\u00f0 haf \u00ed einu, a\u00f0 heyra brimni\u00f0inn r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r og finna saltkendan \u00fearailminn leggja fyrir vitin \u00e1 m\u00e9r. M\u00e9r var \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fdtt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 st\u00f3rar malir, sem sj\u00f3rinn haf\u00f0i r\u00f3ta\u00f0 saman, sj\u00e1 \u00fear menjar eftir st\u00f3rbrim, grj\u00f3ti\u00f0 brimsorfi\u00f0 og f\u00e1ga\u00f0 \u00ed fallega hn\u00f6llunga \u2013 alt \u00feetta, sem einkennir \u00fatskagana. \u00dea\u00f0 er sitt hva\u00f0 a\u00f0 litast um \u00e1 \u00fatnesjum e\u00f0a inni \u00e1 regin\u00f6r\u00e6funum, \u00fear sem alt er stirt og steindautt. \u00c1 \u00fatnesjum er sj\u00f3rinn helmingur sj\u00f3ndeildarhringsins e\u00f0a meira, og sj\u00f3rinn er \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 lifandi. Hann er er \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 kvikandi, glampandi, me\u00f0 \u00f3\u00ferj\u00f3tandi bl\u00e6brig\u00f0um og eil\u00edfri au\u00f0leg\u00f0 af allskonar dutlungum. Hann er fegurri a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hann af landi en af skipi, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 festa og alvara landsins gerir hviklyndi hans enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1bur\u00f0armeira. Og \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00fe\u00f6gn og dau\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00fatskagastr\u00f6ndunum, \u00fear sem st\u00f3rir flotar af fugli synda me\u00f0 fj\u00f6rubor\u00f0inu og a\u00f0rir fl\u00f6gra uppi yfir \u00ed vei\u00f0ihug, kvakandi og skr\u00e6kjandi me\u00f0 allskonar r\u00f3mbrig\u00f0um, en b\u00e1tar vagga fyrir framan og skip reykja \u00fati fyrir.
\u00deannig var \u00ed \u00feetta skifti, er \u00e9g kom a\u00f0 sj\u00f3num sunnan vi\u00f0 Kirkjuvog. Menn voru \u00fear \u00e1 sj\u00f3, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 brimgnau\u00f0 v\u00e6ri d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ystu oddana, og \u00fe\u00f3tti sj\u00f3ve\u00f0ur gott. \u00deeir eru ekki betra vanir. B\u00e1tarnir voru a\u00f0 koma a\u00f0, talsvert signir. \u00dati fyrir brunu\u00f0u botnv\u00f6rpungar, og su\u00f0ur \u00ed hafi s\u00e1st Eldey eins og bl\u00e1r b\u00f3lstur.
N\u00fa t\u00f3k vegurinn a\u00f0 \u00feyngjast fyrir alv\u00f6ru. N\u00fa l\u00e1gu tro\u00f0ningarnir \u00ed \u00feungum sandi me\u00f0 sj\u00f3 fram, innan um bl\u00e1sin b\u00f6r\u00f0 og hraunklungur, og \u00feetta f\u00f3r s\u00edversnandi alla lei\u00f0 su\u00f0ur \u00e1 Reykjanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junkarager\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Kalmanstj\u00f6rn. Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull \u00ed fjarska.<\/em>
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\u00c9g kom heim a\u00f0 Kalmanstj\u00f6rn, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 enga hef\u00f0i \u00fear vi\u00f0dv\u00f6l. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i dreng til vegar, sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00fear \u00fati, og \u00feegar hann haf\u00f0i gert m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 skiljanlegt, hvert halda skyldi, rei\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 sta\u00f0 aftur. G\u00f6mul kona var \u00fear \u00fati st\u00f6dd heima vi\u00f0 b\u00e6inn. H\u00fan skyg\u00f0i yfir augun og horf\u00f0i hvast \u00e1 mig. Spurningarnar las \u00e9g \u00e1 v\u00f6rum hennar \u2013 \u00feessar algengu, einfaldlegu spurningar al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0uf\u00f3lks, sem koma \u00ed \u00feaula hver \u00e1 eftir annari, \u00e1n andartakshv\u00edldar: Hva\u00f0 heitir \u00fe\u00fa? Hva\u00f0an ert \u00fe\u00fa? Hvert \u00e6tlar \u00fe\u00fa, o. s. frv. \u00c9g er nokkrum sinnum b\u00fainn a\u00f0 svara \u00feessum spurningum, og \u00fea\u00f0 hefir s\u00fdnt sig \u00e1 eftir, a\u00f0 blessa\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 jafnn\u00e6r \u2013 ekkert vi\u00f0 mig kannast. \u00deessi kona spur\u00f0i mig einskis, svo \u00e9g \u00feurfti engu a\u00f0 svara.
\u00c1 Kalmanstj\u00f6rn er st\u00f3rb\u00fdlislegt. \u00dear er timburh\u00fas st\u00f3rt, og voru silkiflosh\u00fasg\u00f6gn \u00fati til vi\u00f0runar. Ekki mun hafa af veitt, \u00fev\u00ed Englendingar h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00fear um n\u00f3ttina. \u00d3lafur, sem \u00fear b\u00fdr, er talinn efnama\u00f0ur. J\u00f6r\u00f0in er ein s\u00fa mesta a\u00f0 landr\u00fdmi, sem \u00e9g hefi s\u00e9\u00f0, meiri en jar\u00f0ir \u00e1 Sl\u00e9ttu, og eru \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fe\u00f3 ekkert sm\u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0i. H\u00fan \u00e1 alt Reykjanesi\u00f0 fyrir sunnan sig alt a\u00f0 landamerkjum Sta\u00f0ar \u00ed Grindav\u00edk. En \u00fea\u00f0 held \u00e9g, a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri til l\u00edfs s\u00edns vinnandi a\u00f0 telja str\u00e1in, sem \u00e1 \u00feeirri miklu landareign vaxa fyrir utan t\u00fani\u00f0.
Rif, \u00fear sem \u00e9g er f\u00e6ddur, er \u00e1 nor\u00f0urhjara \u00cdslands, og fallegt er \u00fear ekki. \u00de\u00f3 er \u00fear ekki gr\u00fdttara n\u00e9 gr\u00f3\u00f0urlausara en \u00ed kringum Reykjav\u00edk. Rifsh\u00f6rgur er nor\u00f0lenzk \u00fatg\u00e1fa af \u00d6skjuhl\u00ed\u00f0inni. En au\u00f0nin su\u00f0ur af Kalmanstj\u00f6rn er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1takanlegasta, sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00ed heimalandi. Til \u00feess a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 anna\u00f0 eins \u00fearf langt inn \u00ed \u00f3byg\u00f0ir. \u00dear sj\u00e1st \u00ed sandorpnu hrauninu gir\u00f0ingar og h\u00fasat\u00f3ftir, fleiri en t\u00f6lu ver\u00f0ur \u00e1 komi\u00f0, og er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tlun manna, a\u00f0 \u00fear hafi bl\u00e1si\u00f0 upp heil kirkjus\u00f3kn, sem n\u00fa finst hvergi stafur fyrir. A\u00f0 minsta kosti \u00feykjast menn hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear varir vi\u00f0 kirkjugar\u00f0 \u00ed sandinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201e…og er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tlun manna, a\u00f0 \u00fear hafi bl\u00e1si\u00f0 upp heil kirkjus\u00f3kn, sem n\u00fa finst hvergi stafur fyrir. A\u00f0 minsta kosti \u00feykjast menn hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear varir vi\u00f0 kirkjugar\u00f0 \u00ed sandinum.<\/em>“
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Vegurinn var s\u00edfeldur, hv\u00edldarlaus sand\u00fe\u00e6fingur, \u00ed h\u00f3fskegg og stundum upp \u00e1 legg \u00e1 hestunum, og hraunstr\u00fdturnar alsta\u00f0ar upp \u00far. \u00deegar nokku\u00f0 lei\u00f0 \u00e1 veginn, s\u00e1 \u00e9g Reykjanesvitann upp yfir allar hraunstr\u00fdturnar og litlu s\u00ed\u00f0ar reykina \u00far hverunum. N\u00fa h\u00e9lt \u00e9g, a\u00f0 allar \u00ferautir v\u00e6ru br\u00e1\u00f0um \u00e1 enda, en \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00fa \u00f6\u00f0ru n\u00e6r. Fyrst komu sandv\u00edkur vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn og s\u00ed\u00f0an aftur hraun, h\u00e1lfu verra en hi\u00f0 fyrra og h\u00e1lfu hrj\u00f3stugra, \u00fafnara og illilegra. Hvergi var str\u00e1 handa hestunum, hvergi vatn, hvergi h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fara af baki, nema ofan \u00ed sandkafi\u00f0. \u00c9g var or\u00f0in stir\u00f0ur og dofinn a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feessa sandkafla f\u00f3r fyrir f\u00f3t, og hestarnir or\u00f0nir \u00fereyttir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fdmist a\u00f0 va\u00f0a sandinn e\u00f0a stildra \u00e1 grj\u00f3tinu. Ofan \u00e1 \u00feetta b\u00e6ttist a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r vitlaust \u00ed hrauninu, fylgdi v\u00f6r\u00f0um, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 g\u00f6tur s\u00e1ust engar, en s\u00fa lei\u00f0 er n\u00fa afl\u00f6g\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an vitinn var reistur, og liggur n\u00fa g\u00f3\u00f0ur vegur ofan a\u00f0 lendingunni \u00e1 Reykjanesi, sem er nor\u00f0an \u00e1 tanganum. \u2013 Eftir mikla m\u00e6\u00f0u komst \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3 loksins heim a\u00f0 Reykjanesi g\u00f3\u00f0ri stundu \u00e1\u00f0ur en r\u00f6kkva t\u00f3k um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0.
Reykjanesi\u00f0 er undarlegur skapna\u00f0ur, undarlegt sambland af frosti og funa, eins og \u00fear stendur. Ekkert er \u00fear n\u00f3gu st\u00f3rvaxi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta kallast hrikalegt, en alt er \u00fear \u00fafi\u00f0, svip\u00feungt, gretti\u00f0 og grimm\u00fa\u00f0legt, og \u00fe\u00f3 yfir \u00fev\u00ed einhver h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leiki og alv\u00f6ru-yndi, sem hr\u00edfur hugann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201eReykjanesi\u00f0 er undarlegur skapna\u00f0ur, undarlegt sambland af frosti og funa, eins og \u00fear stendur. Ekkert er \u00fear n\u00f3gu st\u00f3rvaxi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta kallast hrikalegt, en alt er \u00fear \u00fafi\u00f0, svip\u00feungt, gretti\u00f0 og grimm\u00fa\u00f0legt, og \u00fe\u00f3 yfir \u00fev\u00ed einhver h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leiki og alv\u00f6ru-yndi, sem hr\u00edfur hugann.”<\/em>
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Gamlir, \u00e6ruver\u00f0ir eldg\u00edgar liggja fr\u00e1 nesinu svo langt nor\u00f0ur og austur \u00ed fjallgar\u00f0inn sem auga\u00f0 eygir. \u00deeir eru misst\u00f3rir og mismunandi a\u00f0 \u00fatliti, en allir hafa \u00feeir sp\u00fa\u00f0 eldi og eimyrju \u2013 einhvern t\u00edma. \u00c1 duggarabands\u00e1runum \u00feeirra hefir m\u00e1tt nefna Reykjanes me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttu. N\u00fa er \u00fear or\u00f0i\u00f0 l\u00edtil til nafnfesti. Nokkur m\u00f3bergsfell standa upp \u00far hraununum til og fr\u00e1. Ef til vill eru \u00fear l\u00edka gamlir g\u00edgar, miklu eldri en hinir, og m\u00f3bergi\u00f0 mynda\u00f0 af \u00f6sku og gjalli. Alt anna\u00f0 er bruni fr\u00e1 yngri t\u00edmum. Milli g\u00edganna og alt \u00ed kringum \u00fe\u00e1 er eint\u00f3m hraunstorka, hver bl\u00e1gr\u00fdtissteypan ofan \u00e1 annari, \u2013 hraun, hraun, ekkert anna\u00f0 en hraun, sandorpnir og r\u00f3\u00f0urlausir hraunfl\u00e1kar, alt nesi\u00f0, allur skaginn, regin\u00f6r\u00e6fi alt \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram, \u00f3d\u00e1\u00f0ahraun af versta tagi, sem manneskjur eru \u00fe\u00f3 altaf a\u00f0 basla vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda byg\u00f0u og fara fer\u00f0a sinna um. Framan af \u00f6llur \u00feessu hrauni er n\u00fa sj\u00f3rinn a\u00f0 sverfa og vinst vel \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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G\u00e6gst ofan \u00ed eldg\u00edg \u00ed Stampahrauni.<\/em>
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\u00c1 einum eldg\u00edgnum stendur n\u00fa vitinn. \u00dea\u00f0 er keilumynda\u00f0ur h\u00f3ll, nokku\u00f0 h\u00e1r og ofurlitlar grast\u00f3r utan \u00ed hli\u00f0unum \u00e1 honum, og hefir hann veri\u00f0 nefndur Valahn\u00fakur, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 engan veginn eigi hann hn\u00faks-nafni\u00f0 skili\u00f0. Hann er upph\u00e1r, eldgamall gjallhaugur og ekkert anna\u00f0, og gu\u00f0 m\u00e1 vita, hvort hann fer ekki a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa undir vitanum ; \u00e9g hef\u00f0i a\u00f0 minnsta kosti ekki vilja\u00f0 treysta honum. Sunnan undir h\u00f3lnum stendur b\u00e6rinn, e\u00f0a r\u00e9ttara sagt h\u00fas vitavar\u00f0arins, bygt \u00e1 landssj\u00f3\u00f0s kostna\u00f0. Ofurl\u00edtill t\u00fansk\u00e6kill er gr\u00e6ddur upp \u00ed brekkunni kringum b\u00e6inn. \u00de\u00e1 mega heita upptaldar grasnytjar \u00fe\u00e6r, sem vitav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn hefur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Su\u00f0ur og austur fr\u00e1 b\u00e6num er hraundyngja allmikil, sem nefnd er Sk\u00e1larfell. Kva\u00f0 vera sk\u00e1l ofan \u00ed hana mi\u00f0ja. \u00dea\u00f0 er merkilegast vi\u00f0 \u00feessa dyngju, a\u00f0 h\u00fan r\u00fdkur \u00f6ll eins og kolabingur sem kasta\u00f0 hefir veri\u00f0 ofan \u00e1 gl\u00e6\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 er hveragufur, sem alsta\u00f0ar leggur \u00fat \u00far henni, h\u00e1tt og l\u00e1gt. Nor\u00f0an undir henni eru hverirnir, sem nesi\u00f0 dregur nafn sitt af. Vestan undir dyngjunni er gj\u00e1 mikil og gengur h\u00fan alt \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram. Gj\u00e1veggurinn eystri er nokku\u00f0 h\u00e6rri en hinn og b\u00e1\u00f0ir barmar mj\u00f6g klofnir og sprungnir. Hveragufur leggur alsta\u00f0ar upp um glufurnar. Vestur af b\u00e6num eru leifar af g\u00f6mlum g\u00edgum e\u00f0a m\u00f3bergshn\u00fa\u00f0um, sem sj\u00f3rinn er n\u00fa a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta upp. Enginn veit, hve margir \u00feeirra eru horfnir \u00ed brimi\u00f0. Leifarnar af einum \u00feessum hn\u00fa\u00f0 standa fyrir framan fj\u00f6rubor\u00f0i\u00f0. Er \u00fea\u00f0 drangur mikill og heitir Karlinn. A\u00f0rar leifar, og \u00fe\u00e6r allra mestar, standa \u00fati \u00e1 reginhafi fram undan nesinu. Er \u00fea\u00f0 drangur h\u00e1r og digur, sem nefnist Eldey. \u00deessi g\u00edgar\u00f6\u00f0 n\u00e6r langt \u00fat \u00ed hafi\u00f0. Eitt hn\u00fakbroti\u00f0 frammi vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn, sem n\u00fa stendur l\u00edklega t\u00e6pur helmingur eftir af, heitir Litli – Valahn\u00fakur. \u00dear st\u00f3\u00f0 vitinn \u00e1\u00f0ur, og m\u00e1tti v\u00edst ekki seinna vera, a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri fluttur. Vitaturninn gamli var sprengdur sundur me\u00f0 p\u00fa\u00f0ur skotum, svo ekki skyldi hann skyggja \u00e1 n\u00fdja vitann, og liggja brotin \u00far honum \u00fear uppi \u00e1 h\u00f3lnum.
\u00c1 milli \u00feessara hn\u00faka, sem eru lausir \u00ed s\u00e9r og ey\u00f0ast flj\u00f3tt, skellur brimi\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f6r\u00f0um hraunbr\u00fanunum og vinnur \u00fear seint \u00e1. \u00deeim er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feakka, a\u00f0 ekki er \u00fatsynningurinn b\u00fainn a\u00f0 skola meira burtu af Reykjanesinu.
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Horft yfir Sk\u00e1larfell \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 Reykjanesvita. Eins og J\u00f3n Trausti l\u00fdsir Sk\u00e1larfelli hefur veri\u00f0 <\/em>
talsver\u00f0 gufuvirkni \u00ed og kringum felli\u00f0 snemma \u00e1 \u00f6ldinni.<\/em>
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\u00deessi mynd t\u00f3k \u00e9g 1987 e\u00f0a 1988 en \u00fe\u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0 r\u00fast gamla vitans enn uppi \u00e1 Valahn\u00faki.<\/em>
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\u00c9g l\u00e6t n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 taka \u00fea\u00f0 fram um Reykjanesvitann, sem er v\u00edst st\u00e6rsti og d\u00fdrasti viti \u00e1 \u201evoru landi \u00cdslandi”, a\u00f0 hann er byg\u00f0ur \u00far steinsteypu, veggja\u00feyktin ne\u00f0st um 5 \u00e1lnir a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an. Hann brennir steinol\u00edu, um 10 f\u00f6tum \u00e1 \u00e1ri, og allur beinn starfr\u00e6kslukostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 hann er 3100 kr. \u00e1 n\u00fagildandi fj\u00e1rl\u00f6gum. Lampinn \u00ed honum er ekki tiltakanlega st\u00f3r, ekki \u00fdkjamiklu st\u00e6rri en st\u00e6rstu lampar sem nota\u00f0ir eru \u00ed h\u00fasum. Lampinn stendur ni\u00f0ri \u00ed hylki, sem fylt er kvikasilfri, og er \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 gangverk, sem sn\u00fdr lampanum, \u00e1samt \u00f6llu, sem honum fylgir og fylgja ber, \u00ed hring. Gangverki\u00f0 er svipa\u00f0 gangverkinu \u00ed g\u00f6mlu Borgundarh\u00f3lmsklukkunum. Hanga \u00fear \u00feung l\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed sterkjum strengjum, og ganga \u00feau ofan a\u00f0 botni turnsins \u00e1 4 klukkustundum. \u00de\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 draga gangverki\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 n\u00fdju. Lampinn gengur einn hring \u00e1 hverri h\u00e1lfri m\u00edn\u00fatu, og r\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed skeiki ekki hi\u00f0 allra minsta, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 einmitt \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00feekkja sj\u00f3menn vitann fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum vitum. \u00c1 \u00feessari h\u00e1lfu m\u00edn\u00fatu sendir hann tvo blossa hringinn i kringum sig.
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\u00deannig er n\u00fa Reykjanesvitinn. Tveir menn ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta hans \u00e1 hverri n\u00f3ttu, sem hann er kveiktur. Er \u00feeim \u00e6tla\u00f0ur klefi \u00ed efsta lofti vitaturnsins r\u00e9tt undir lampanum, og gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir, a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti lagt sig \u00fat af til skiftis stund og stund \u00ed einu. En n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega ver\u00f0a \u00feeir a\u00f0 vaka yfir \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 vitinn s\u00e9 jafnan \u00ed lagi, hafi n\u00e6ga ol\u00edu, gagni jafnt og reglulega og st\u00f6\u00f0vist ekki eitt einasta augnablik, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed g\u00e6ti leitt hi\u00f0 sorglegasta sj\u00f3slys. \u00deeir eiga a\u00f0 halda \u00e1h\u00f6ldum vitans hreinum og f\u00e1gu\u00f0um, f\u00e1ga glerveggina umhverfis lampann, \u00feegar t.d. fennir \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1, og \u00feeir eiga a\u00f0 hafa \u00e6fingu \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed gera flj\u00f3tt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, sem kann a\u00f0 fara aflaga, setja vara\u00e1h\u00f6ld inn \u00ed gangverki\u00f0 o. s. frv. Vitav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn hefur 1500 kr. \u00ed f\u00f6st laun og auk \u00feess \u00f3keypis b\u00fasta\u00f0 og \u00f3keypis heimflutning \u00e1 nau\u00f0synjum s\u00ednum tvisvar \u00e1 \u00e1ri, um lei\u00f0 og flutt er til vitans, og lj\u00f3smeti af for\u00f0a vitans. En af kaupi s\u00ednu ver\u00f0ur hann a\u00f0 gjalda a\u00f0sto\u00f0armanni s\u00ednum.
Fr\u00e1 b\u00e6num og upp \u00e1 H\u00f3linn, \u00fear sem vitinn stendur, er snarbr\u00f6tt brekka, og \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki s\u00e9 lei\u00f0in l\u00f6ng, \u2013 l\u00edklega sem 50 fa\u00f0mar, \u2013 er fullilt a\u00f0 komast \u00feetta, \u00feegar svell er lagt \u00ed brekkuna, en st\u00f3rvi\u00f0rin hamast um h\u00f3linn. Er \u00fev\u00ed strengdur v\u00edr \u00e1 staurum milli h\u00fassins og vitans, til a\u00f0 halda s\u00e9r \u00ed og jafnvel rata eftir \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkri og blindbyl. Samt var m\u00e9r sagt, a\u00f0 oft li\u00f0u svo heilar, langar vetrarn\u00e6tur, \u00feegar ve\u00f0ur v\u00e6ru verst, a\u00f0 ekkert samband v\u00e6ri milli b\u00e6jarins og vitans. Kvenf\u00f3lk treystist \u00fe\u00e1 varla upp \u00ed vitann til karlmannanna, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 gangi \u00e1 heima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201e\u00deannig er n\u00fa Reykjanesvitinn. Tveir menn ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta hans \u00e1 hverri n\u00f3ttu, sem hann er kveiktur. Er \u00feeim \u00e6tla\u00f0ur klefi \u00ed efsta lofti vitaturnsins r\u00e9tt undir lampanum, og gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir, a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti lagt sig \u00fat af til skiftis stund og stund \u00ed einu. En n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega ver\u00f0a \u00feeir a\u00f0 vaka yfir \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 vitinn s\u00e9 jafnan \u00ed lagi, hafi n\u00e6ga ol\u00edu, gagni jafnt og reglulega og st\u00f6\u00f0vist ekki eitt einasta augnablik, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed g\u00e6ti leitt hi\u00f0 sorglegasta sj\u00f3slys.”
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\u00deann t\u00edma dagsins, sem ekki er kveikt \u00e1 vitanum, er heimilt a\u00f0 s\u00fdna hann fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum. En samkv\u00e6mt reglum, sem Bj\u00f6rn heitinn J\u00f3nsson, sem var r\u00e1\u00f0herra , \u00feegar vitinn var byg\u00f0ur, samdi, ber a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a vitaver\u00f0i 25 aura fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3mak a\u00f0 s\u00fdna manni vitann. N\u00faverandi vitav\u00f6r\u00f0ur vill ekki vi\u00f0 \u00feessu f\u00e9 taka, finst s\u00e9r skylt a\u00f0 s\u00fdna vitann, sem byg\u00f0ur er fyrir almenningsf\u00e9, \u00f3keypis. \u00de\u00f3 vil \u00e9g r\u00e1\u00f0a \u00feeim, sem vitann sko\u00f0a, til \u00feess a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a \u00feennan l\u00f6geyri beinl\u00ednis e\u00f0a \u00f3beinl\u00ednis, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vitav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn er f\u00e1t\u00e6kur \u00f3magama\u00f0ur og kaup hans mj\u00f6g skori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 neglur \u2013 eins og vant er a\u00f0 var um al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0umenn \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu hins opinbera. \u00deetta mun ver\u00f0a m\u00f6nnum \u00fev\u00ed ge\u00f0feldara, sem vitav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn og f\u00f3lk hans s\u00fdnir fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnumm einstaka al\u00fa\u00f0 og vill \u00feeim alt gott gera af s\u00ednum litlu efnum.
\u00dea\u00f0 sem mest gekk fram af m\u00e9r, er \u00e9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i vitann, var veggja\u00feyktin. Hugsi\u00f0 ykkur 5 \u00e1lna \u00feykka veggi \u2013 5 \u00e1lna \u00feykkar gluggakistur \u00e1 \u00feessum l\u00f6ngu og mj\u00f3u gluggaborum, sem ekkert eru! \u00c9g geng fr\u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 minnir allmiki\u00f0 \u00e1 riddaraborgirnar fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldunum, sem byg\u00f0ar voru v\u00ed\u00f0svegar um l\u00f6nd \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3 engin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u2013 og \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 vera vera \u201e\u00f3vinnandi”.
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\u00derep upp af \u00ferepi, altaf \u00ed hring. \u00d3, hva\u00f0 \u00e9g var l\u00fainn \u00ed f\u00f3tunum! Loks var loki\u00f0 upp hur\u00f0, sem ekki gekk \u00fe\u00f3 lengra upp en svo, a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 renna m\u00e9r \u00e1 r\u00f6nd inn me\u00f0 henni \u2013 og n\u00fa var \u00e9g kominn \u00ed klefa vitavar\u00f0anna. \u00dear l\u00e1 \u00e1 litlu bor\u00f0i fer\u00f0amannab\u00f3k, sem \u00e9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skrifa nafni\u00f0 mitt \u00ed. \u00c9g var\u00f0 svo feginn a\u00f0 geta l\u00e1ti\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a \u00far m\u00e9r \u00fereytuna \u00e1 me\u00f0an. Svo l\u00e1 lei\u00f0in upp einn stigann til, snarbrattann, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i ekki r\u00fam til a\u00f0 hallast. \u00dear var\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 klifra upp \u2013 upp \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 allra heilagasta, upp a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum lampanum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i hjartsl\u00e1tt af \u00e1reynslunni, og n\u00fa t\u00f3k ekki betra vi\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed mig snarsvima\u00f0i, er \u00e9g leit \u00fat um glervegginna og ofan til m\u00f3\u00f0ur vorrar jar\u00f0arinnar. En svo var m\u00e9r bo\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 svalirnar kringum lj\u00f3skeri\u00f0! \u00c9g m\u00e1tti ekki l\u00e1ta \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 mig ganga, a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyr\u00f0i ekki, en gu\u00f0 veit, hvernig m\u00e9r hefir tekist a\u00f0 bera mig mannalega. Kringum svalirnar eru ramgervar j\u00e1rngrindur, en m\u00e9r fanst samt varla vogandi a\u00f0 treysta \u00feeim. \u00dearna ver\u00f0a \u00feeir a\u00f0 ganga, sem f\u00e1ga glerin a\u00f0 utan, \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gera \u00e1 hverjum degi og oft \u00e1 hverri n\u00f3ttu, \u00feegar snj\u00f3koma er. \u00de\u00e1 er har\u00f0stiginn klaki \u00e1 sv\u00f6lunum, glerh\u00e1ll og afsleppur. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 renna \u00fat um j\u00e1rngrindurnar e\u00f0a fj\u00faka \u00fat fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r, \u2013 a\u00f0 vera slitinn burtu af rokinu. Hvar skyldi ma\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 koma ni\u00f0ur? Einhversta\u00f0ar \u00fati \u00ed hrauni. Og hvernig skyldi ma\u00f0ur l\u00edta \u00fat \u00e1 eftir? \u2013 J\u00e6ja, \u00e9g s\u00e6ki l\u00edklega ekki um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera vitav\u00f6r\u00f0ur.
En margt mega \u00feeir menn hugsa, sem sitja geispandi og skj\u00e1lfandi \u00ed \u00feessum vitaturni um koldimma vetrarn\u00f3tt. \u00deetta leggja \u00feeir \u00e1 sig \u00ed \u00fearfir heimsmenningarinnar. \u00deessir tveir lj\u00f3sgeislar, sem vitinn sveiflar \u00fat \u00ed kuldann og bl\u00e1svart n\u00e1ttmyrkri\u00f0 tvisvar \u00e1 hverri m\u00edn\u00fatu, eru bo\u00f0berar fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum til manna, hr\u00f3pandi r\u00f6dd um \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 h\u00e9r s\u00e9 land, sem si\u00f0a\u00f0ar manneskjur byggi, kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 tungum\u00e1li, sem allar menningar\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir jar\u00f0arinnar skilja. \u00deeir, sem vitans g\u00e6ta, hafa litla hugmynd um \u00fea\u00f0, hverja geislarnir fr\u00e1 \u00feeim hitta \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkrinu. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 fara margar geislarnir svo allan hringinn, a\u00f0 \u00feeir hitta ekkert skip, ekkert mannsauga. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 fer ekki hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 vitinn ey\u00f0i afli s\u00ednu, lj\u00f3si s\u00ednu og gla\u00f0ningu sinni n\u00f3tt eftir n\u00f3tt til \u00f3n\u00fdtis, sendi geisla\u00f6rvar s\u00ednar \u00e1rangurslaust \u00ed allar \u00e1ttir, leiti \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 finna, hr\u00f3pi \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 nokkurt svar. En svo koma a\u00f0rar n\u00e6tur, sem margb\u00e6ta \u00fea\u00f0 upp, og \u00fe\u00e6r eru fleiri en hinar. \u00c9g hefi sj\u00e1lfur oftar en einu sinni heyrt og s\u00e9\u00f0 og teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feeirri gle\u00f0i, sem af \u00fev\u00ed lei\u00f0ir me\u00f0al sj\u00f3manna a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 vita, sem menn \u00feekkja \u2013 a\u00f0 hafa f\u00e1lma\u00f0 sig \u00e1fram sama sem blindandi yfir hina bl\u00e1u og sollnu \u00fathafsey\u00f0im\u00f6rk, fulla af allskonar villum og l\u00e6v\u00edsi, hafandi ekkert til a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 anna\u00f0 en \u00fatreikning eftir sj\u00f3br\u00e9fum og himintunglum, sem margsinnis getur skeika\u00f0, og gerir \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka n\u00e6rri \u00fev\u00ed \u00e6finlega, hva\u00f0 samviskusamlega sem reikna\u00f0 er. Og sj\u00e1 svo vita \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkrinu, \u2013 blossandi stj\u00f6rnu ni\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 hafsbr\u00fanina, sem kemur og hverfur me\u00f0 sek\u00fandu n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni! \u00de\u00e1 er sj\u00f3ma\u00f0urinn \u00f6ruggur.
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Vi\u00f0 Gunnuhver \u00e1 Reykjanesi.<\/em>
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\u00dea\u00f0 er leitt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 illvi\u00f0ri, hvar sem ma\u00f0ur er \u00e1 fer\u00f0. En \u00fea\u00f0 get \u00e9g fullvissa\u00f0 hvern mann um, a\u00f0 ekki er \u00fea\u00f0 skemtilegast su\u00f0ur \u00e1 Reykjanesi.
Og illvi\u00f0ri f\u00e9kk \u00e9g, daginn sem \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00fea\u00f0an. \u00d3svikinn landsynning me\u00f0 hellirigningu. Hestarnir voru rennvotir, eins og dregnir af sundi, \u00feegar \u00feeir voru teknir \u00fear \u00e1 t\u00faninu um morguninn, og h\u00e1lfskulfu af kulda, og \u00e9g var gegndrepa vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eitt a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1. Vitav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn og menn hans voru \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu Englendinganna ni\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn, a\u00f0 koma hverahr\u00fa\u00f0rinum \u00fat \u00ed m\u00f3torb\u00e1t, a\u00f0 ekki voru a\u00f0rir heima en kvenf\u00f3lk og b\u00f6rn. Systir vitavar\u00f0arins \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 lausa l\u00e1nshesta \u201eupp” \u00ed Grindav\u00edk, og \u00e9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta lei\u00f0sagnar hennar og samfylgdar. St\u00falka \u00feessi var nor\u00f0an \u00far \u00deingeyjars\u00fdslu, svo a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00fe\u00f3 ofurl\u00edti\u00f0 umtalsefni um fornar og fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ar st\u00f6\u00f0var.
Lei\u00f0in l\u00e1 um Hveravelli, sem eru svo sem 2 km fr\u00e1 vitanum. \u00dear var Gunnuhver (e\u00f0a bara Gunna), fr\u00e6gasti hverinn \u00e1 fyrri t\u00edmum og eini hverinn \u00fear, sem ma\u00f0ur las um \u00ed landafr\u00e6\u00f0inni sinni. Allir muna eftir s\u00f6gunni af Reykjanes-Gunnu. H\u00fan var rammaukin afturganga og flakka\u00f0i um nesi\u00f0, \u00fear til Eir\u00edkur \u00e1 Vogs\u00f3sum sendi henni magna\u00f0an trefil og sag\u00f0i, a\u00f0 ef h\u00fan fengist til a\u00f0 taka \u00ed trefilinn, mundi mega teyma hana hvert sem verkast vildi. Gunni leist illa \u00e1 trefilinn, en um s\u00ed\u00f0ir var h\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00e6r\u00f0 til a\u00f0 taka \u00ed hann, og \u00fe\u00e1 gat h\u00fan ekki slept honum framar. Var h\u00fan s\u00ed\u00f0an teymd \u00ed hverinn og henni komi\u00f0 \u00fear fyrir. N\u00fa er Gunnuhver br\u00e1\u00f0um \u00far s\u00f6gunni, h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 gj\u00f3sa og h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a a\u00f0 mestu. \u00d6rl\u00edtinn eim leggur upp \u00far honum, og langt ni\u00f0ur \u00ed gj\u00f3tunni s\u00fd\u00f0ur \u00feykkur leirgrautur. N\u00fa er annar hver drotnandi \u00e1 Hverav\u00f6llum. \u00deannig skiftast sk\u00f6p veraldar. \u00deessi n\u00fdji hver kom fyrst upp vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta einhvern t\u00edma sk\u00f6mmu eftir 1900 og g\u00fds l\u00e1tlaust s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 dekstra hann me\u00f0 s\u00e1pu og allskonar hundak\u00fanstum, eins og gamla Geysi, og eiga samt \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu, a\u00f0 hann ver\u00f0i ekki svo n\u00e1\u00f0ugur a\u00f0 s\u00fdna d\u00fdr\u00f0 s\u00edna. Reykjaneshverinn er slitviljugt grey, en hann er heldur ekki h\u00e1lfdr\u00e6ttingur \u00e1 vi\u00f0 gamla Geysi. Vera m\u00e1, a\u00f0 hann ver\u00f0i tregari s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Sumir eru \u00f6tulastir, me\u00f0an \u00feeir eru a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a fr\u00e6gir, en ver\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0an st\u00f3rbokkar, sparir \u00e1 kostum s\u00ednum, og vilja l\u00e1ta ganga fast \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r. \u2013 Fyrsti ma\u00f0urinn, sem athuga\u00f0i \u00feennan hver v\u00edsindalega, var dr. Knebel heitinn, s\u00e1 er f\u00f3rst \u00ed \u00d6skjuvatninu. \u00de\u00e1 gaus hverinn sm\u00e1gosum me\u00f0 10 m\u00edn\u00fatna millibili. N\u00fa g\u00fds hann me\u00f0 30 – 40 m\u00edn. millibili, en gosin eru or\u00f0in miklu st\u00e6rri og aflmeiri. Sennilegt er, a\u00f0 gosin eigi eftir a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka a\u00f0 mun, en ver\u00f0a jafnframt sjaldg\u00e6fari. N\u00fa n\u00e1 \u00feau 30 – 40 feta h\u00e6\u00f0 og standa yfir \u00ed um 5 m\u00edn\u00fatur, og eru \u00fea\u00f0 ekki alll\u00edtil gos. En hitt er \u00fe\u00f3 engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur merkilegt, a\u00f0 hverinn g\u00fds sj\u00f3, e\u00f0a brims\u00f6ltu vatni. \u00dea\u00f0 er nokku\u00f0 \u00f3sennilegt, a\u00f0 sj\u00f3r n\u00e1i svo langt inn \u00ed landi\u00f0 gegnum gj\u00e1r og jar\u00f0sprungur, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 vel geti \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0, en \u00fe\u00e1 liggur s\u00fa hugsun n\u00e6rri, a\u00f0 saltl\u00f6g s\u00e9u \u00fearna \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0u, sem hveravatni\u00f0 leysi upp. \u00c9g veit ekki hvort vatni\u00f0 \u00ed hvernum hefir veri\u00f0 efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ilega athuga\u00f0.En hvernig fer um einkaleyfi\u00f0 hans P\u00e1ls, ef \u00fea\u00f0 skyldi n\u00fa s\u00fdna sig, a\u00f0 hverinn \u201eynni salt og fleira \u00far sj\u00f3” og l\u00e6gi innan vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sta\u00f0 starfssvi\u00f0, sem l\u00f6gin \u00e1kve\u00f0a honum? N\u00fa, Hekluhraunin gj\u00f3sa l\u00edka salti, hreinu matarsalti. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00fdndi sig vi\u00f0 gosi\u00f0 \u00ed vor. \u00dear er opin lei\u00f0 til einkaleyfis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horft yfir Gunnuhver. \u00cd fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn sinni l\u00fdsir J\u00f3n Trausti goshver nokkrum og m\u00e1 af henni r\u00e1\u00f0a a\u00f0 hverinn hafi veri\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 fj\u00f6rugur \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma. \u00cd dag er hann horfinn. \u201e\u00deessi n\u00fdji hver kom fyrst upp vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta einhvern t\u00edma sk\u00f6mmu eftir 1900 og g\u00fds l\u00e1tlaust s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 dekstra hann me\u00f0 s\u00e1pu og allskonar hundak\u00fanstum, eins og gamla Geysi.”<\/em>
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\u00c1 \u00feessum Hverav\u00f6llum eru gr\u00ed\u00f0armiklar dyngjur af g\u00f6mlum, gullhv\u00edtu hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ri, vottur um m\u00f6rg \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra starfsemi jar\u00f0hitans. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed \u00feessum hverahr\u00fa\u00f0ursdyngjum, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, sem \u00feeir kalla sillicum (\u00fea\u00f0 er silicium, k\u00edsill). Einu sinni gaus s\u00e1 kvittur upp, a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri postul\u00ednsleir, og \u00fe\u00e1 var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 stofna f\u00e9lag til a\u00f0 koma \u00fear upp postul\u00ednsverksmi\u00f0ju. N\u00fa er \u00fea\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 k\u00edsiln\u00e1mu. \u00cd sumar fluttu Englendingarnir gr\u00ed\u00f0armiki\u00f0 \u00fat af leirnum til \u201eathugunar”. N\u00e6sta sumar koma l\u00edlega a\u00f0rir Englendingar og flytja anna\u00f0 eins \u00fat til \u201eathugunar”. og landinn l\u00e6tur s\u00e9r \u00feetta vel l\u00edka. Ef til vill gengur \u00feetta \u00feanga\u00f0 til n\u00e1man er t\u00e6md og Englendingarnir b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vinna radium fyrir m\u00f6rg hundru\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund kr\u00f3nur \u00far \u00f6llum \u201es\u00fdnihornunum”. Hvers vegna eru ekki \u00feessar \u201eathuganir” l\u00e1tnar fara fram h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi og undir \u00edslenzku eftirliti? N\u00e6gir ekki til athugunar d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 minna en Englendingarnir t\u00f3ku \u00ed sumar? Spyr s\u00e1, sem ekki veit.
Vi\u00f0sta\u00f0an \u00e1 Hverav\u00f6llum var ekki l\u00f6ng. Grindav\u00edkurhestarnir voru heimf\u00fasir, og m\u00ednum hestum var ekkert um \u00feessar fj\u00fakandi brennisteinsgufur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brimi\u00f0 \u00e1 Reykjanesi getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 all \u00fafi\u00f0 og hrikalegt.<\/em>
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Eiginlega haf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0alerindi mitt su\u00f0ur \u00e1 Reykjanes a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 fallegt brim. Alt anna\u00f0, sem \u00e9g vissi, a\u00f0 \u00fear mundi, bera fyrir mig, var m\u00e9r aukaatri\u00f0i. Og einmitt \u00feess vegna valdi \u00e9g haustdaga til fer\u00f0arinnar. Fallegt brim! \u2013 Brimi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Rau\u00f0an\u00fap \u00e1 Sl\u00e9ttu, \u00fear sem \u00e9g vitka\u00f0ist helst, \u00fear er m\u00e9r enn \u00ed minni. \u00c9g hefi minnst \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 annarsta\u00f0ar og \u00e6tla ekki a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 endurtaka \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e9r. N\u00fa er \u00e9g kominn svo langt \u00fea\u00f0an burtu, a\u00f0 ekki ver\u00f0ur \u00feanga\u00f0 hlaupi\u00f0, \u00feegar \u00fer\u00e1in eftir \u00feessum m\u00e1ttuga hrikaleik n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar kemur a\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Fallegt brim! \u00c9g veit ekki, hvort menn skilja \u00fea\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfsagt hafa margir af lesendum m\u00ednum s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 og vita, hva\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 vi\u00f0, en ekki n\u00e1ndar n\u00e6rri allir. Ekkert, sem fyrir mig hefir bori\u00f0, kemst \u00ed neinn samj\u00f6fnu\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fallegt brim a\u00f0 fegur\u00f0 og h\u00e1tign og hrikaleik, \u2013 ekkert! \u00c9g hefi s\u00e9\u00f0 mikla fossa og fagra fossa, \u00e9g hefi s\u00e9\u00f0 gj\u00f3sandi hveri og gj\u00f3sandi g\u00edgi, \u00e9g hefi s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fathafi\u00f0 \u00ed stormi, j\u00f6klana \u00ed mikilleik s\u00ednum, sk\u00f3gana, borgirnar, skipin og hin miklu mannvirki, en ekkert af \u00feessi hefir yfirunni\u00f0 endurminningarnar um brimi\u00f0 \u00ed huga m\u00ednum. \u00dea\u00f0 er enn \u00fea\u00f0 mikilfenglegasta sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0. \u00c9g hefi s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fdmsar eftirl\u00edkingar mannanna eftir mikilleik og fegur\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar og oft sta\u00f0i\u00f0 undrandi yfir \u00fev\u00ed, hva\u00f0 m\u00f6nnum hefir tekist a\u00f0 b\u00faa til. En brim reynir enginn lifandi ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 b\u00faa til, \u2013 af skiljanlegum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um. Til \u00feess \u00fearf hvorki meira n\u00e9 minna en heilt \u00fathaf, og \u00fear a\u00f0 auki storm, sem hraki\u00f0 hefir hafi\u00f0 \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r um m\u00f6rg hundru\u00f0 m\u00edlna veg, \u00e6st \u00fea\u00f0 og trylt og umhverft \u00fev\u00ed \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00fea\u00f0 er komi\u00f0 \u00ed verulegan algleyming. Og svo \u00fearf land e\u00f0a grynningar handa \u00feessu hafi til a\u00f0 skeyta skapi s\u00ednu \u00e1. \u00deetta tekur ekkert leikh\u00fas. Til \u00feess a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0, \u00fearf nor\u00f0ur \u00e1 Sl\u00e9ttu e\u00f0a su\u00f0ur \u00e1 Reykjanes, e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0, sem opi\u00f0 \u00fathaf er fyrir. Og \u00fear standa menn ekki a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i heldur me\u00f0 kvikmyndav\u00e9lar. \u00de\u00e6r kvikmyndir, sem m\u00e9r hefir au\u00f0nast a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 af brimi, hafa ekki megna\u00f0 a\u00f0 fulln\u00e6gja \u00fer\u00e1 minni. \u00c9g efast um, a\u00f0 verulegt hafr\u00f3t vi\u00f0 \u00fatskaga hafi enn\u00fe\u00e1 bori\u00f0 fyrir auga\u00f0 \u00e1 nokkurri kvikmyndav\u00e9l.
En brimi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Reykjanes var m\u00e9r ekki n\u00e1\u00f0ugt. \u00datsynninginn vanta\u00f0i. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 verksummerkin eftir \u00fea\u00f0, og m\u00e9r var s\u00fdnt, hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 gengi h\u00e1tt og hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i, \u00feegar \u00fev\u00ed t\u00e6kist upp, en \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta m\u00e9r n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 \u00edmynda m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft. \u00c9g hef tv\u00edvegis siglt framhj\u00e1 Reykjanesi \u00ed hamr\u00f6mum \u00fatsynningi. En \u00fea\u00f0 er sitt hva\u00f0, a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00e1 eftir briminu \u00ed land e\u00f0a \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00fev\u00ed \u00far landi.
\u00de\u00f3 f\u00f3r \u00e9g ekki algerlega \u00e1 mis vi\u00f0 brimi\u00f0. Af d\u00e1l\u00edtilli h\u00e6\u00f0 skammt fyrir austan Reykjanesvitann s\u00e1 nokku\u00f0 langt inn me\u00f0 su\u00f0urstr\u00f6nd skagans, og \u00fear var brim, \u2013 ekkert for\u00e1ttubrim a\u00f0 v\u00edsu, en \u00fe\u00f3 yndislega fagurt. \u00dea\u00f0 skall \u00e1 sv\u00f6rtum hraunbr\u00fanum og gaus margar mannh\u00e6\u00f0ir \u00ed loft upp. Langur, hv\u00edtur k\u00f6gur l\u00e1 me\u00f0 allri str\u00f6ndinni, og str\u00f3kur vi\u00f0 str\u00f3k teyg\u00f0i sig mjallhv\u00edtur upp yfir svarta klettana. Ekkert er jafnyndislega d\u00f6kkbl\u00e1tt eins og \u00fats\u00e6rinn undir dimmu og drungalegu lofti, og ekkert er til sem hv\u00edtara er og m\u00fdkra fyrir auga\u00f0 en brimi\u00f0. A\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feennan dimma bl\u00e1ma alt \u00ed einu breytast \u00ed veltandi, rj\u00fakandi f\u00f6nn og \u00feeytast \u00ed loft upp vi\u00f0 kolsvarta klettana, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f3gleymanleg sj\u00f3n og ver\u00f0ur aldrei til fj\u00e1r virt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 Valahn\u00fakam\u00f6l, Valahn\u00fakur framundan. Karlinn til vinstri.<\/em>
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\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u00c6tlar \u00feetta helv\u00edtis hraun aldrei a\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00f3ta! \u00c9g \u00e1 ekki or\u00f0 yfir \u00fea\u00f0, hva\u00f0 \u00e9g er or\u00f0inn \u00f3\u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0ur. Brimi\u00f0 var horfi\u00f0 fyrir l\u00f6ngu, \u00fats\u00fdnin til sj\u00e1varins horfin. Lei\u00f0in l\u00e1 langi inn \u00ed hrauninu. Gata s\u00e1st engin; alt voru berar hraunhellur og klungur. Grindav\u00edkurhestarnir \u00fer\u00e6ddu samviskusamlega lei\u00f0ina, sem \u00feeir voru vanir a\u00f0 fara og vi\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 s\u00e1st s\u00e1st \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f3hreinku e\u00f0a sliti \u00e1 grj\u00f3tinu, a\u00f0 \u00feeir vissu hva\u00f0 \u00feeir f\u00f3ru. Lei\u00f0in l\u00e1 \u00ed \u00f3tal kr\u00f3kum og leyningum innan um hrauni\u00f0, og sj\u00e1lfsagt hefi \u00e9g veri\u00f0 ram\u00e1ttaviltur. M\u00e9r var sagt \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 Reykjanesi, a\u00f0 vegurinn upp \u00ed Grindav\u00edk v\u00e6ri verri en \u00fea\u00f0, sem \u00e9g v\u00e6ri b\u00fainn a\u00f0 fara, og \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur var \u00fea\u00f0 engin lygi.
Loksins kom \u00e9g a\u00f0 grj\u00f3tgar\u00f0i, sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 d\u00e1litlum hraunhrygg. \u00c9g rei\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 gar\u00f0inum og leit inn fyrir hann, og \u2013 sjaldan hefir gengi\u00f0 meir fram af m\u00e9r.
Innan vi\u00f0 gar\u00f0inn var brei\u00f0a af eggsl\u00e9ttum t\u00fanum \u00ed beztu r\u00e6kt. Hvernig hafa manneskjurnar fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma upp \u00f6llum \u00feessum t\u00fanum? Hva\u00f0 hafa \u00fe\u00e6r gert af hrauninu? Hva\u00f0an hafa \u00fe\u00e6r fengi\u00f0 allan \u00feennan jar\u00f0veg? H\u00e9r er starf margra manna \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum. Hver kynsl\u00f3\u00f0in hefir teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fear, sem \u00f6nnur h\u00e6tti. \u00deannig hafa menn me\u00f0 \u00f3segjanlegri \u00ferautsegju sm\u00e1m saman unni\u00f0 bug \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00f6r\u00f0ugleikum a\u00f0 skapa jafnf\u00f6gur t\u00fan \u00ed svo hrj\u00f3strugum jar\u00f0veg. En undri er \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edkast a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 mismunin \u00e1 landinu utan vi\u00f0 gar\u00f0inn og innan vi\u00f0 hann. T\u00fanin voru girt sundur me\u00f0 l\u00e1gum steing\u00f6r\u00f0um og snotur b\u00fdli um \u00feau til og fr\u00e1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fr\u00e1 Sta\u00f0 \u00ed Grindav\u00edk.
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Eitt af \u00feeim b\u00fdlum er prestssetri\u00f0 Sta\u00f0ur \u00ed Grindav\u00edk, og er \u00fev\u00ed hverfi\u00f0 kalla\u00f0 Sta\u00f0arhverfi.
Byg\u00f0in \u00ed Grindav\u00edk skiftist \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa a\u00f0alhverfi, sem kend eru vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0b\u00f3lin Sta\u00f0, J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0i og \u00de\u00f3rk\u00f6tlusta\u00f0i. J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0 er \u00ed mi\u00f0junni og er fj\u00f6lbyg\u00f0ast. \u00de\u00f3rk\u00f6tlusta\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0 er inst. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i skamma vi\u00f0dv\u00f6l \u00ed Sta\u00f0arhverfinu, og l\u00e1 lei\u00f0 m\u00edn inn \u00ed J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0. Lei\u00f0in l\u00e1 \u2013 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u2013 um hraun, en \u00fe\u00f3 var meiri gr\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed kringum mig en veri\u00f0 haf\u00f0i. \u00deegar \u00e9g n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0, s\u00e1 \u00e9g \u00fear timburh\u00fasa\u00feyrping allmikla, og var eitt h\u00fasi\u00f0 kirkja. \u00deetta var m\u00e9r engin s\u00e9rleg fur\u00f0a. Hitt \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r kynlegra, a\u00f0 sp\u00f6lkorn fr\u00e1 hinum h\u00fasunum s\u00e1 \u00e1 rautt \u00feak, langt og miki\u00f0, eins og \u00e1 verksmi\u00f0juh\u00fasi. En \u00fea\u00f0 kynlegasta var, a\u00f0 \u00feaki\u00f0 halla\u00f0ist til annars endans. \u00deegar n\u00e6r kom, var\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feess v\u00edsari, a\u00f0 \u00feetta var botnv\u00f6rpungur, sem l\u00e1 \u00fear \u00e1 hli\u00f0inni uppi \u00e1 skeri og sneri a\u00f0 m\u00e9r rau\u00f0um botninum. Hann haf\u00f0i stranda\u00f0 \u00fear \u00ed fyrra vetur og af honum farist fj\u00f3rir menn.
J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0 er eins og Sta\u00f0arhverfi\u00f0 samfeld brei\u00f0a af t\u00fanum, en ekki fanst m\u00e9r \u00fear eins svipfr\u00edtt eins og \u00ed Sta\u00f0arhverfinu. Margt ber \u00feess vott a\u00f0 sj\u00f3 er \u00fear s\u00f3ttur af miklu kappi, og ekki er \u00fea\u00f0 kynlegt, a\u00f0 einmitt \u00far sl\u00edku pl\u00e1ssi eigna\u00f0ist landi\u00f0 fyrsta fiskifr\u00e6\u00f0ing sinn. Bjarni S\u00e6mundsson kennari er f\u00e6ddur og uppalinn \u00ed J\u00e1rnger\u00f0arsta\u00f0ahverfinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g leita\u00f0i uppi eina manninn, sem \u00e9g kanna\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 af afspurn \u00e1 \u00feessum sl\u00f3\u00f0um, Einar Einarsson, kaupmann \u00ed Gar\u00f0h\u00fasum, og ba\u00f0 \u00e9g hann a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a l\u00edtils h\u00e1ttar \u00far fer\u00f0 minni. Hann t\u00f3k m\u00e9r me\u00f0 hinni mestu gestrisni, og st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g nokkra stund vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 honum. Einar er kaupma\u00f0ur, og \u00e1tti n\u00fa um 700 skpd. af fullverku\u00f0um fiski, sem hann vissi ekki, hvernig e\u00f0a hven\u00e6r hann k\u00e6mi af s\u00e9r, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ekki eru skipafer\u00f0ir t\u00ed\u00f0ar til Grindav\u00edkur. N\u00fa l\u00e1 fiskur \u00feessi allur fyrir skemdum, ef ekki r\u00e6ttist \u00far \u00fev\u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0ara, og \u00feeir, sem kunnugir eru fiskverkun, fara n\u00e6rri um \u00fea\u00f0, hv\u00edl\u00edk fj\u00e1rh\u00e6\u00f0 h\u00e9r var \u00ed ve\u00f0i. Vera m\u00e1, a\u00f0 gr\u00e6\u00f0a megi \u00e1 verslun \u00ed Grindav\u00edk. En \u00e1hyggjuefni hl\u00fdtur einangrunin og brimlendingin a \u00f0vera \u00feeim, sem \u00feurfa a\u00f0 koma \u00fear v\u00f6rum \u00e1 land e\u00f0a fr\u00e1 landi. Og svo er ekki or\u00f0inn h\u00e1r heimur fyrir Grindav\u00edk enn\u00fe\u00e1, a\u00f0 h\u00fan standi \u00e1 \u00e1\u00e6tlun strandfer\u00f0askipanna.
Einar kaupma\u00f0ur sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 lokum vel til vegar, og lag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 sta\u00f0 inn til Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkur.
Oftast er \u00fea\u00f0 hlutskifti mitt, \u00feegar \u00e9g er \u00e1 fer\u00f0, a\u00f0 vera einsamall, \u2013 aleinsamall, r\u00ed\u00f0andi og teymandi lausan hest vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Hitt eru undantekningar, ef \u00e9g n\u00e6 \u00ed samfer\u00f0 e\u00f0a f\u00e6 m\u00e9r fylgd, \u00deetta gerir m\u00e9r ekkert til, nema \u00fea\u00f0 eitt, a\u00f0 \u00e9g ver\u00f0 nokkru f\u00e1fr\u00f3\u00f0ari um \u00f6rnefni, l\u00e6ri varla \u00f6nnur \u00f6rnefni en \u00feau, sem standa \u00e1 landsuppdr\u00e6ttinum, sem \u00e9g hefi me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Og \u00feetta gerir ekki miki\u00f0 til heldur, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ir m\u00ednar eru engar v\u00edsindafer\u00f0ir. Landinu, sem \u00e9g fer yfir, man \u00e9g vel eftir \u00e1 eftir; f\u00e1ar h\u00e6\u00f0ir og d\u00e6ldir ver\u00f0a m\u00e9r \u00fear \u00f3kunnar, og oft f\u00e6r \u00e9g l\u00edka talsvert af \u00f6rnefnum a\u00f0 vita, anna\u00f0hvort er \u00e9g spyr til vegar e\u00f0a eftir \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vindskafinn sk\u00fd yfir Grindav\u00edk.
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Og eitt \u00f6rnefni l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 minsta kosti \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni fr\u00e1 Grindav\u00edk til Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkur. \u00dea\u00f0 er Festarfjall, r\u00e9tt innan vi\u00f0 Grindav\u00edkurbyg\u00f0ina. M\u00e9r var sagt, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 dr\u00e6gi nafn sitt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 einhvern t\u00edma \u00ed fyrndinni hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 feiknamikil fuglatekja \u00ed bjarginu framan \u00ed fjallinu, en \u00fe\u00e1 var landi\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki bygt \u00f6\u00f0rum en tr\u00f6llum og landv\u00e6ttum. Fr\u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma h\u00e9ngju festar miklar frman \u00e1 fjallinu ofan bjargi\u00f0, og v\u00e6ri ein \u00feeirra \u00far gulli. \u00deegar \u00e9g n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist Festarfjall, s\u00e1 \u00e9g undir eins festarnar og \u00fea\u00f0 langt til. Svo stendur \u00e1 \u00feeim, a\u00f0 fjalli\u00f0, sem er \u00far fornu m\u00f3bergi, hefir sprungi\u00f0 sundur vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0rast einhvern t\u00edma fyrir langal\u00f6ngu, og \u00fe\u00e1 hefur br\u00e1\u00f0in eldle\u00f0ja a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an olli\u00f0 upp \u00ed sprungurnar og storkna\u00f0 \u00fear. Af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sprungur \u00feessar hafa veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g \u00fer\u00f6ngar, eru gangarnir mj\u00f3ir. N\u00fa er sj\u00f3rinn a\u00f0 sm\u00e1sverfa framan af fjallinu, og hefir veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0an l\u00f6ngu fyrir landn\u00e1mst\u00ed\u00f0. En af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bergtegundin \u00ed sprungunum er har\u00f0ari en hin, sem er \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu fjallinu, slitnar h\u00fan seinna, og liggja \u00fev\u00ed upphleyptar bergra\u00f0ir upp og ofan fjalli\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 eru festarnar. Allar bera \u00feeir ofurl\u00edti\u00f0 lit af berginu \u00ed kring, og \u2013 vel getur veri\u00f0, a\u00f0 einhver \u00feeirra s\u00e9 \u00far gulli.
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Og lei\u00f0in liggur upp \u00ed fjallgar\u00f0inn \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 Festarfjall. Framan vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki komist, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00f3r fellur alveg upp a\u00f0 berginu. Yfir h\u00e1lsahryggi og d\u00e6ldir milli \u00f3tal fella ver\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 kr\u00e6kja og \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0a, og aldrei finst manni \u00feessi m\u00e6\u00f0usama kr\u00f3kalei\u00f0 \u00e6tla a\u00f0 taka enda. \u00deegar austar dregur, eru d\u00e6ldirnar fullar af hraunum. O-j\u00e6ja. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki miki\u00f0 \u00far manni, \u00fe\u00f3 hann s\u00e9 me\u00f0 tvo hesta, \u00ed sl\u00edkum hafsj\u00f3 af fj\u00f6llum og hraunum! Af einum h\u00e1lshryggnum s\u00e1 \u00e9g einhverja \u00f6r\u00f0u \u00e1 n\u00e6sta h\u00e1lshrygg, sem bar vi\u00f0 lofti\u00f0. M\u00e9r s\u00fdndist h\u00fan hreyfast, en var \u00fe\u00f3 ekki viss um, nema m\u00e9r hef\u00f0i miss\u00fdnst. \u00cd mi\u00f0ri d\u00e6ldinni m\u00e6tti \u00e9g prestinum \u00e1 Sta\u00f0 \u00ed Grindav\u00edk og konu hans, me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1 e\u00f0a fj\u00f3ra hesta. \u201e\u00c1 \u00e9g langt eftir til Kr\u00edsuv\u00edkur?” spur\u00f0i \u00e9g. Presturinn lita\u00f0ist um til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig betur \u00e1 , hvar hann v\u00e6ri staddur, og svara\u00f0i svo, a\u00f0 \u00e9g mundi vera n\u00e6rri \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri lei\u00f0, \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3 varla fyrr en \u00e1 n\u00e6stu h\u00e6\u00f0. \u00c1 mi\u00f0ri lei\u00f0! \u00de\u00e1 var \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 vera tv\u00e6r klukkustundir fr\u00e1 Grindav\u00edk, og tveggja stunda \u00e6fing til \u00ed \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i, ofan \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1r e\u00f0a fj\u00f3rar klukkustundir \u00ed Grindav\u00edkurhrauni um morguninn, \u2013 nei, \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00e6rri \u00fev\u00ed of miki\u00f0.
Sl\u00edkar \u00ferautir l\u00edkjast meinl\u00e6tum einsetumanna \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldunum. N\u00fa, oss ber a\u00f0 vera \u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0um. \u00c9g kvaddi prestinn og reyndi fyrst og fremst a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feessari h\u00e6\u00f0, sem hann sag\u00f0i, a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri mi\u00f0lei\u00f0is, en \u00e9g kvei\u00f0 \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0i fyrir hraununum, sem hann sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 v\u00e6ru austar \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni.
Himininn ger\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 miskunnarverk \u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00ed \u00feessum raunum a\u00f0 vera l\u00e1ta vera ind\u00e6lasta ve\u00f0ur, langfegursta ve\u00f0ri\u00f0, sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk \u00feessa dagana. Hef\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 ekki veri\u00f0, veit \u00e9g varla, hven\u00e6r \u00e9g hef\u00f0i komist \u00far \u00feessum regin\u00f6r\u00e6fum. Hestarnir voru latir og stir\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00feessum eil\u00edfu hraunum, h\u00f6f\u00f0u sennilega aldrei \u00e1 hraun stigi\u00f0 fyr en \u00ed \u00feessari fer\u00f0, en g\u00f6turnar \u00e1 milli hraunanna h\u00e1lf\u00f3grei\u00f0f\u00e6rar l\u00edka. Nokkrar v\u00f6r\u00f0ur eru me\u00f0fram veginum, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feetta er p\u00f3stlei\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 ill s\u00e9, og \u00fe\u00e6r voru m\u00e9r til einskonar stundastyttingar, \u2013 einskonar vegarm\u00e6lir. A\u00f0 fara yfir vont hraun er l\u00edkast \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stafa sig fram \u00far illu handriti. Ma\u00f0ur \u00fearf \u00e1 \u00f6llu s\u00e1lar\u00fereki s\u00ednu a\u00f0 halda. Loks var \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 stafa mig fram \u00far s\u00ed\u00f0asta og versta hraunhaftinu, sem heitir \u00d6gmundarhraun, \u2013 og \u00ed h\u00e1lfmyrkri um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 kom \u00e9g til Kr\u00edsuv\u00edkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horft yfir v\u00ed\u00f0femt \u00d6gmundarhrauni\u00f0 sem \u00e1 \u00f6ldum \u00e1\u00f0ur var illf\u00e6r farart\u00e1lmi. Hrauni\u00f0 rann \u00ed Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkureldum \u00e1 12. \u00f6ld.
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\u00c9g nenni ekki a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fev\u00ed, hve feginn \u00e9g var\u00f0, \u00feegar \u00e9g kom \u00e1 endann \u00e1 d\u00e1l\u00edtilli h\u00e6\u00f0 og s\u00e1 undir henni afarlangan torfgar\u00f0, sem l\u00e1 svo langt austur \u00ed h\u00fami\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e1 ekki fyrir endann \u00e1 honum. R\u00e9tt \u00e1 eftir s\u00e1 \u00e9g sj\u00e1lft b\u00fdli\u00f0. Nokkra stund rei\u00f0 \u00e9g me\u00f0 torfgar\u00f0inum og leita\u00f0i heimrei\u00f0arinnar. Nokkrir menn komu fr\u00e1 r\u00e9tt, sem er su\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 b\u00e6num, \u00e6\u00f0isp\u00f6l, og \u00feeystu framhj\u00e1 m\u00e9r heim undir b\u00e6inn. \u00deeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 inna af hendi fjallskil um daginn. Morguninn eftir \u00e1tti a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta.
Kr\u00edsuv\u00edk er hei\u00f0arb\u00fdli, stendur d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 sunnar en \u00ed mi\u00f0jum Reykjanesfjallgar\u00f0inum, \u00e1 brei\u00f0ri sl\u00e9ttu milli Geitarhl\u00ed\u00f0afjallanna og Sveifluh\u00e1lsins, su\u00f0ur af Kleifarvatni. Um h\u00e1lf \u00f6nnur m\u00edla er \u00fea\u00f0an su\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sj\u00f3. \u00c1\u00f0ur voru \u00fear m\u00f6rg b\u00fdli, n\u00fa eru \u00feau ekki or\u00f0in nema tv\u00f6, en r\u00fastir hinna eru \u00fear til og fr\u00e1 um t\u00fanin og n\u00f6fnin enn \u00ed minni. J\u00f6r\u00f0in kva\u00f0 vera kostaj\u00f6r\u00f0 mikil, einhver hin mesta \u00e1 Reykjanesi, og ekki er h\u00fan l\u00edtil a\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttu a\u00f0 minsta kosti. Svo sem h\u00e1lfrar klukkustundar lestafer\u00f0 fr\u00e1 b\u00e6num eru hinar nafnkunnu Kr\u00edsuv\u00edkurn\u00e1mur. \u00dear unnu Englendingar brennistein fyrir sk\u00f6mmu, og stendur \u00fear enn h\u00fas \u00feeirra. Fuglatekja er \u00ed bjargi frammi vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn. M\u00e6lt er a\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn hafi \u00e1\u00f0ur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00e6rr sj\u00f3num, en fari\u00f0 af fyrir hrauni. Kva\u00f0 sj\u00e1st \u00fear eitthva\u00f0 til r\u00fasta r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 hraunr\u00f6ndina og er b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 fri\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r samkv\u00e6mt fornmenjal\u00f6gunum. N\u00fa b\u00fdr \u00e1 a\u00f0alb\u00fdlinu J\u00f3n b\u00f3ndi Magn\u00fasson, br\u00f3\u00f0ir Helga j\u00e1rnsmi\u00f0s, sem allir Reykv\u00edkingar \u00feekkja, og eru \u00feeir giftir sinni systurinni hvor. B\u00e6\u00f0i eru \u00feau hj\u00f3n lifandi gestrisni, og \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 bygging s\u00e9 \u00fear fremur hr\u00f6rleg, \u2013 b\u00e6rinn einn af \u00feeim, sem eiginlega er hvorki gamall n\u00e9 n\u00fdr, \u2013 er \u00e1g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 gista \u00fear. Veitir ekki af \u00fev\u00ed, \u00fev\u00ed margir eru \u00fear \u00e1 fer\u00f0, me\u00f0al annars vegna n\u00e1manna og n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0arinnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkurkirkja s\u00fa er brann til kaldra kola \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010.
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S\u00f6g\u00f0 var m\u00e9r s\u00fa saga \u00ed Kr\u00edsuv\u00edk, a\u00f0 \u00feegar Tyrkir r\u00e6ndu \u00ed Grindav\u00edk (1627) hafi tveir af r\u00e6ningjunum komi\u00f0 upp \u00ed Kr\u00edsuv\u00edk og \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e6na \u00fear. En Kr\u00edsv\u00edkingar t\u00f3ku mannlega \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feeim og gengu af \u00feeim dau\u00f0um. Eru \u00feeir ur\u00f0a\u00f0ir uppi \u00e1 fjalli su\u00f0ur af b\u00e6num. Er m\u00e6lt, a\u00f0 Eir\u00edkur \u00ed Vogs\u00f3sum hafi sungi\u00f0 yfir \u00feeim og hla\u00f0i\u00f0 v\u00f6r\u00f0u \u00e1 dysinni og m\u00e6lt svo um, a\u00f0 me\u00f0an h\u00fan st\u00e6\u00f0i skyldi ekki ver\u00f0a r\u00e6nt \u00ed Kr\u00edsuv\u00edk. Var\u00f0an stendur enn \u2013 E\u00edr\u00edkur \u00e1 Vogs\u00f3sum var prestv\u00edg\u00f0ur r\u00e9ttum 50 \u00e1rum eftir Tyrkjar\u00e1ni\u00f0 (1677), en \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 gerir ekkert til.
\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni fr\u00e1 Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edk inn \u00ed Herd\u00edsarv\u00edk f\u00e9kk \u00e9g versta ve\u00f0ur og versta veg, hellirigning og hraun. Herd\u00edsarv\u00edk er ofurl\u00edti\u00f0 gr\u00e6nt hrei\u00f0ur austan til \u00ed \u00feessari d\u00e6malausu hraunbrei\u00f0lu, sem hvarvetna hefur steypst fram af su\u00f0urhl\u00ed\u00f0um Geitahl\u00ed\u00f0arfjallanna. \u00dear er ekki b\u00fas\u00e6ldarlegt umhorfs, hvernig sem \u00fear kann a\u00f0 vera \u00ed reyndinni. Tj\u00f6rn er vi\u00f0 b\u00e6inn og h\u00e1r malarkambur fyrir framan hana, l\u00edkt eins og v\u00ed\u00f0a er \u00e1 Sl\u00e9ttu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkurberg og Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edk \u00fear upp af. <\/em>
\u00cd Tyrkjar\u00e1ninu 1627 komu r\u00e6ningjar upp \u00e1 bergi\u00f0 eftir svonefndum R\u00e6ningjast\u00edg en fengu \u00f3bl\u00ed\u00f0ar m\u00f3tt\u00f6kur fr\u00e1 heimam\u00f6nnum.
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N\u00fa \u00e1tti \u00e9g a\u00f0eins eftir einn sta\u00f0, sem \u00e9g \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 sj\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 voru Vogs\u00f3sar, \u00fear sem Galdra-Eir\u00edkur bj\u00f3. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni inn \u00ed Selvog blasti Strandarkirkja altaf vi\u00f0 m\u00e9r, \u00feessi heilaga \u00e1heitakirkja, sem sj\u00e1lf kva\u00f0 vera byg\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1heit. \u00dea\u00f0 var sem blesssu\u00f0 kirkjan by\u00f0i m\u00e9r st\u00f6\u00f0ugt heim. En \u00e9g gaf m\u00e9r ekki t\u00edma til a\u00f0 sinna henni a\u00f0 \u00feessu sinni. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i tafi\u00f0 fer\u00f0 m\u00edna um heilan dag. \u00c9g l\u00e9t n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 senda henni hl\u00fdjar hugsanir.
Aldrei hefur \u00edslenzkri al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ufyndni tekist eins upp og \u00ed s\u00f6gunum af Eir\u00edki \u00ed Vogs\u00f3sum. V\u00e6ru \u00fe\u00e6r komnar \u00e1 a\u00f0ra tungu, mundu \u00fe\u00e6r ver\u00f0a heimsfr\u00e6gar; svo er miki\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim af sk\u00e1ldlegu fj\u00f6ri og \u00edmyndunarafli, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r eiga f\u00e1a l\u00edka s\u00edna, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0a s\u00e9 leita\u00f0. \u00dear hafa \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega m\u00f6rg sk\u00e1ld af sannarlegri gu\u00f0s n\u00e1\u00f0 lagt hvert sitt til. Og sennilega hafa \u00feessi frumlegu st\u00f3rsk\u00e1ld veri\u00f0 vermenn \u00ed Reykjanesverst\u00f6\u00f0vunum, me\u00f0 sigg \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum eftir \u00e1rahlummana og b\u00f6kin bogin af r\u00f3\u00f0ri. Sl\u00edk hafa lengi veri\u00f0 kj\u00f6r \u00edslenskra sk\u00e1lda. En \u00f6ldum saman hafa menn glatt sig yfir sk\u00e1ldverkum \u00feeirra, og enn munu margir eiga eftir a\u00f0 gle\u00f0jast af \u00feeim. \u00c9g man eftir einni s\u00f6gunni, sem s\u00e9ra \u00d3lafur fr\u00edkirkjuprestur sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r einu sinni \u00ed sk\u00edrnarveislu. H\u00fan var um kirkjuk\u00fatinn; \u00e9g man ekki, hvort h\u00fan er prentu\u00f0, svo saklaus, a\u00f0 vel m\u00e6tti segja hana vi\u00f0 konungshir\u00f0, en svo skemtileg, a\u00f0 aldrei er h\u00e6gt anna\u00f0 en hafa gaman af henni. E\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 sagan um p\u00fakana, sem \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 fl\u00e9tta reipi \u00far sandinum; v\u00edsitatiu J\u00f3ns biskups V\u00eddal\u00edns, o. fl., o. fl. Eitthva\u00f0 hefur prestur \u00feessi veri\u00f0 einkennilegur og \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00f6nnum \u00f3l\u00edkur, fyrst allar \u00feessar sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur g\u00e1tu um hann skapast, og myndirnar af honum, sem lifa \u00ed \u00f6llum s\u00f6gunum, geyma \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega eitthva\u00f0 af honum sj\u00e1lfum. Og \u00fearna liggur b\u00fdli\u00f0, sem n\u00fa er \u00f3a\u00f0skiljanlegt fr\u00e1 nafni hans. Yfir brei\u00f0an en grunnan \u00f3s er a\u00f0 fara heim a\u00f0 b\u00e6num. Hann er hr\u00f6rlegur og f\u00f3lki\u00f0, sem \u00fear b\u00fdr n\u00fa, fremur f\u00e1t\u00e6klegt. En \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f3maksins vert a\u00f0 vita, hvernig umhorfs er \u00e1 Vogs\u00f3sum.
N\u00fa f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 greikka rei\u00f0ina \u2013 yfir Selvogshei\u00f0i, inn \u00ed \u00d6lfusi\u00f0 og kom a\u00f0 Hrauni \u00ed myrkri um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0. \u00deanga\u00f0 var\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 n\u00e1, ef \u00e9g vildi n\u00e1 heim n\u00e6sta dag. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka nafnkunnur sta\u00f0ur, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fear, sem L\u00e9nhar\u00f0i f\u00f3geta var st\u00fata\u00f0.
\u00de\u00e1 var \u00e9g kominn \u00e1 \u00feektar st\u00f6\u00f0var, og n\u00fa er fer\u00f0asagan \u00e1 enda.
Eitt or\u00f0 enn um Reykjanesskagann.
Hann er ey\u00f0ilegasti og \u00f6murlegasti \u00fatskaginn \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, allur brunninn og bl\u00e1sinn, eint\u00f3m regin\u00f6r\u00e6fi fram \u00e1 ystu odda, fr\u00e1 str\u00f6ndum til stranda, lj\u00f3tur og \u00fafinn og illilegur, eins og gu\u00f0 hafi skapa\u00f0 hann \u00ed br\u00e6\u00f0i sinni.
En \u2013 hann skagar fram milli einhverra beztu fiskimi\u00f0a heimsins.
\u00dea\u00f0 gerir g\u00e6fumuninn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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