{"id":547,"date":"2020-08-02T11:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T11:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sagan.is\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2020-08-02T11:11:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T11:11:04","slug":"nokkur-minningabrot-um-pal-sveinsson-landgraedslustjora","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sagan.is\/?page_id=547","title":{"rendered":"Nokkur minningabrot um P\u00e1l Sveinsson landgr\u00e6\u00f0slustj\u00f3ra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 Hjalta Gestsson, fyrrv. r\u00e1\u00f0unaut, \u00e1 Selfossi.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hver voru fyrstu kynni \u00fe\u00edn af P\u00e1li Sveinssyni \u00ed Gunnarsholti?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g vil \u00fe\u00e1 fyrst geta \u00feess a\u00f0 kynni m\u00edn af P\u00e1li Sveinssyni voru ekki \u00edtarleg. \u00deannig kynntumst vi\u00f0 ekki \u00ed sk\u00f3la, en \u00fdmsum m\u00f6nnum, sem seinna ur\u00f0u starfsmenn landb\u00fana\u00f0arins, kynntist \u00e9g \u00feannig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          P\u00e1ll var f\u00e6ddur \u00ed \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu a\u00f0 \u00e9g best veit \u00ed st\u00f3rum systkinah\u00f3pi og \u00e1 \u00feeim sl\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1ttu menn yfirleitt erfi\u00f0ara me\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast til n\u00e1ms en v\u00ed\u00f0a annars sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fyrstu kynni m\u00edn af P\u00e1li voru \u00feegar \u00e9g kom \u00ed Gunnarsholt \u00e1 nautgripas\u00fdningu \u00e1ri\u00f0 1951, en \u00fear var \u00fe\u00e1 reki\u00f0 k\u00faab\u00fa og k\u00fdr komu \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00fdningu af b\u00e6junum \u00fear \u00ed kring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00cd Gunnarsholti var \u00fe\u00e1  naut, sem var erfitt \u00ed me\u00f0f\u00f6rum, og Run\u00f3lfur ba\u00f0 P\u00e1l br\u00f3\u00f0ur sinn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00fea\u00f0 inn \u00ed fj\u00f3s og lei\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 fram. P\u00e1ll ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 og nauti\u00f0 dansa\u00f0i \u00ed kringum hann \u00feanga\u00f0 til P\u00e1ll gr\u00edpur \u00ed mi\u00f0nesi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed og einn, tveir, \u00fer\u00edr, nauti\u00f0 l\u00e1 \u00e1 hryggnum. P\u00e1ll herti a\u00f0 me\u00f0 hringnum \u00ed mi\u00f0nesinu \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hreyf\u00f0i sig ekki me\u00f0an \u00e9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i j\u00fagurst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00deetta var \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 til hans. \u00dea\u00f0 fylgdi honum alla t\u00ed\u00f0 a\u00f0 tv\u00edn\u00f3na ekki vi\u00f0 hlutina og hann gat \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c1\u00f0urnefndar nautgripas\u00fdningar voru mj\u00f6g eftirminnilegar og \u00feetta var \u00ed fyrsta skipti sem b\u00e6ndum \u00fearna var lei\u00f0beint um a\u00f0 r\u00e6kta byggingarlag gripanna m.t.t. sl\u00e1turgildis \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g fann a\u00f0 \u00fearna var \u00e9g \u00ed mj\u00f6g sterku b\u00e6ndasamf\u00e9lagi og miki\u00f0 af eftirminnilegum m\u00f6nnum og P\u00e1ll var einn af \u00feeim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6st bar fundum okkar saman \u00feegar Run\u00f3lfur Sveinsson d\u00f3 af slysf\u00f6rum. \u00dea\u00f0 var miki\u00f0 \u00e1fall fyrir P\u00e1l og hann sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i aldrei komist yfir \u00fea\u00f0 og kannski var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1fall til \u00feess a\u00f0 hann var\u00f0 alls ekki f\u00e6r um a\u00f0 bjarga s\u00e9r undan v\u00edn\u00e1s\u00f3kn. Hins vegar ver\u00f0ur \u00e1 engan h\u00e1tt sagt a\u00f0 s\u00fa \u00e1s\u00f3kn  hafi m\u00f3ta\u00f0 st\u00f6rf  hans, en hann hef\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 langl\u00edfari ef hann hef\u00f0i haft betri stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 henni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          P\u00e1ll t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 starfi Run\u00f3lfs sem sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slustj\u00f3ri og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00f6llum hafi \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfsagt. Hann haf\u00f0i mikla menntun \u00e1 \u00feessu svi\u00f0i og dugna\u00f0urinn alveg \u00f3umdeilanlegur. Menn \u00e1ttu von \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 me\u00f0 honum k\u00e6mu n\u00fdir straumar \u00ed starfinu sem einnig var\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Hann var \u00feegar byrja\u00f0ur a\u00f0 m\u00f3ta starf Sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slunnar fyrir fr\u00e1fall Run\u00f3lfs. \u00c9g veit \u00fe\u00f3 ekki alveg hvernig verkaskiptingu \u00feeirra var \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e1tta\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g er \u00fe\u00f3 viss um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var snemma verk P\u00e1ls a\u00f0 taka uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slusv\u00e6\u00f0in \u00ed st\u00e6rri slumpum. P\u00e1ll efa\u00f0ist mj\u00f6g um a\u00f0 verja \u00e6tti land fyrir beitarpeningi. Hann lag\u00f0i til a\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 fri\u00f0a landi\u00f0 ofan vi\u00f0 Gunnarsholt a\u00f0 hafa f\u00e9 fr\u00e1 b\u00fainu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gott a\u00f0 f\u00e1 tra\u00f0ki\u00f0 og te\u00f0sluna til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 l\u00edf  \u00ed lausasandinn sem miki\u00f0 var af \u00fearna. \u00cd framhaldi af \u00fev\u00ed var \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 upp um allt land a\u00f0 auka mj\u00f6g \u00e1bur\u00f0argj\u00f6f vi\u00f0 uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu lands. \u00dea\u00f0 var st\u00f3ra breytingin, held \u00e9g, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var ger\u00f0. \u00c1\u00f0ur var landi\u00f0 fyrst og fremst fri\u00f0a\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fyrir ofan Gunnarsholt var \u00f6rfoka sv\u00e6\u00f0i, kannski \u00fe\u00fasund hektarar, sem s\u00e1\u00f0 var \u00ed og borinn \u00e1 \u00e1bur\u00f0ur og svo sleppt \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 nokkur hundru\u00f0 lamb\u00e1m og fj\u00f6lda nautgripa. Menn voru tortryggnir \u00e1 \u00feetta og t\u00f6ldu a\u00f0 sandur, fr\u00e6 og \u00e1bur\u00f0ur fyki \u00fat \u00ed ve\u00f0ur og vind en \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist ekki. Landi\u00f0 breyttist \u00e1 undraver\u00f0an h\u00e1tt me\u00f0 \u00feessu og greri upp \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 enn s\u00e9u \u00fear gr\u00f3\u00f0urlausar skellur, \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00ed fyrra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          P\u00e1ll l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00feessa a\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var vi\u00f0 n\u00e1m og st\u00f6rf \u00ed Amer\u00edku. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1958 e\u00f0a 59 f\u00f3r \u00e9g til St. Paul \u00ed Minnes\u00f3ta \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og \u00fe\u00e1 kynntist \u00e9g kennara P\u00e1ls, Matth\u00edasi \u00deorfinnssyni, Vestur-\u00cdslendingi, miklum merkismanni. Hann var sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slustj\u00f3ri \u00ed Minnes\u00f3ta en \u00fev\u00ed starfi fylgdi kennsluskylda vi\u00f0 St. Paul h\u00e1sk\u00f3lann. \u00dearna var l\u00edka Sk\u00fali Hr\u00fatfj\u00f6r\u00f0, einnig Vestur-\u00cdslendingur, hann var b\u00fana\u00f0arm\u00e1lastj\u00f3ri \u00fearna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Uppbl\u00e1stur var \u00fe\u00e1 mj\u00f6g mikill \u00ed r\u00edkinu, \u00e9g man eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r eina helgi til Minneappolis, \u00fear sem \u00e9g h\u00e9lt \u00fe\u00e1 til, og \u00e9g t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 ekki eftir neinu \u00f3e\u00f0lilegu en \u00feegar vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum til baka \u00e1 m\u00e1nudegi \u00fe\u00e1 voru komnir sandskaflar yfir veginn hreint um allt og vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum \u00ed erfi\u00f0leikum me\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast lei\u00f0ar okkar, en skaflarnir voru allt upp \u00ed h\u00e1lfan metra \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00feetta sem \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 stoppa me\u00f0 skyndiuppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og n\u00e1tt\u00farlega a\u00f0 auka beitilandi\u00f0 sem aldrei er of miki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 Matth\u00edas \u00deorfinnsson  um \u00feetta og hann \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri gert \u00e1 hans \u00e1byrg\u00f0. Hann sag\u00f0ist reka b\u00fagar\u00f0 \u00fearna \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu og hann haf\u00f0i sami\u00f0 vi\u00f0 yfirstj\u00f3rn h\u00e1sk\u00f3lans um a\u00f0 hann fengi leig\u00f0an me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um kj\u00f6rum vinnukraft fr\u00e1 sk\u00f3lanum til a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1 b\u00fainu hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r, svona 10-20 unga menn yfir sumari\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          N\u00fa v\u00e6ri hann b\u00fainn a\u00f0 hafa P\u00e1l Sveinsson og hann haf\u00f0i aldrei haft annan eins mann, og hann gat st\u00f3rf\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00feeim mannskap sem hann \u00feurfti \u00e1 a\u00f0 halda \u00feegar hann f\u00e9kk P\u00e1l, hann er beinn afkomandi Gunnars \u00e1 Hl\u00ed\u00f0arenda, sag\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Mig langar a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta \u00fev\u00ed h\u00e9r inn \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef ekki hitt mann sem hefur komi\u00f0 m\u00e9r meira \u00e1 \u00f3vart en Matth\u00edas \u00deorfinnsson, gagnmennta\u00f0ur, og mj\u00f6g vel a\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00edslenskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ars\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri f\u00e6ddur fyrir vestan. Matth\u00edas var a\u00f0alkennari P\u00e1ls vi\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00deetta lof, sem P\u00e1ll f\u00e9kk \u00fearna fyrir dugna\u00f0 og \u00feor, var einkenni hans alla t\u00ed\u00f0. Honum datt aldrei \u00ed hug a\u00f0 gefast upp vi\u00f0 nokkurt verk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          P\u00e1ll kom svo heim a\u00f0 n\u00e1mi loknu og vi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum saman nokkra fundi. \u00dear gagnr\u00fdndu grasafr\u00e6\u00f0ingar og fleiri hann og spur\u00f0u hva\u00f0a grastegundir hann hef\u00f0i keypt til uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum heyrt a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir keypt alls konar afganga af fr\u00e6i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00dea\u00f0 er alveg r\u00e9tt, sag\u00f0i P\u00e1ll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Og hvernig dettur \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed hug vanda ekki betur vali\u00f0 \u00e1 fr\u00e6inu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00dea\u00f0 skiptir ekki m\u00e1li, svara\u00f0i P\u00e1ll. \u00dea\u00f0 fer sem \u00e1 ekki erindi, hitt lifir. S\u00ed\u00f0an berst a\u00f0 fr\u00e6 eins og fuglinn flj\u00fagandi og \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa veist af er komi\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0urteppi. A\u00f0alatri\u00f0i\u00f0 er a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 loka s\u00e1rinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g geri \u00fe\u00f3 r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feetta hafi veri\u00f0 hva\u00f0 veikast \u00ed hans fullyr\u00f0ingum, a\u00f0 fr\u00e6i\u00f0 skipti engu m\u00e1li, en \u00fea\u00f0 skipti kannski ekki \u00f6llu m\u00e1li.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Svo kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum \u00fe\u00f3 nokkurt samstarf. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00e6ndur g\u00e6tu fengi\u00f0 holdablendinga eftir a\u00f0 s\u00e6\u00f0ingast\u00f6\u00f0in var komin hj\u00e1 okkur \u00ed Laugard\u00e6lum. Stj\u00f3rn B\u00fana\u00f0arsambandsins sam\u00feykkti \u00fea\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 f\u00e1 holdanaut hj\u00e1 P\u00e1li \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum anna\u00f0 hvert \u00e1r austur \u00ed Gunnarsholt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja naut en \u00fear voru \u00fe\u00e1 yfir 200 gripir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g f\u00f3r \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 forst\u00f6\u00f0umanni S\u00e6\u00f0ingast\u00f6\u00f0varinnar, Sigurmundi Gu\u00f0bj\u00f6rnssyni, a\u00f0 velja gripina og P\u00e1ll var alltaf me\u00f0 okkur \u00ed \u00feessum. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum alltaf einn e\u00f0a tvo og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 handsama \u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Bo\u00f0or\u00f0 okkar var a\u00f0 fara r\u00f3lega a\u00f0 nautunum en \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 halda \u00fea\u00f0 bo\u00f0or\u00f0 \u00feegar P\u00e1ll var me\u00f0. \u00dearna voru l\u00edka menn me\u00f0 honum og \u00fea\u00f0 var eins og \u00feeir f\u00e6r\u00f0ust \u00ed ham \u00feegar P\u00e1ll var me\u00f0. \u00deeir voru alltaf \u00e1 hestum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g t\u00f3k t.d. eftir einum, J\u00f3ni J\u00f3nssyni fr\u00e1 L\u00e6kjarbotnum \u00ed Landsveit, Nonna, eins og hann var kalla\u00f0ur. Hann var afskaplega r\u00f3legur ma\u00f0ur og yfirvega\u00f0ur. \u00c9g t\u00f3k eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 allir vinnumennirnir \u00ed Gunnarsholti h\u00f6f\u00f0u stutt \u00ed \u00edst\u00f6\u00f0unum, \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00f3l\u00edkt \u00fev\u00ed sem t\u00ed\u00f0ka\u00f0ist h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi. Svo \u00feegar \u00feeir f\u00f3ru \u00e1 bak \u00fe\u00e1 lyftu \u00feeir s\u00e9r allir upp og \u00fe\u00e1 var eins og skoti\u00f0 v\u00e6ri af byssu.  Vi\u00f0 Sigurmundur bi\u00f0um vi\u00f0 nautah\u00fasin til a\u00f0 standa fyrir en \u00e9g t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er allt komi\u00f0 \u00e1 fluga fart, P\u00e1ll var \u00fe\u00e1 kominn l\u00edka \u00fearna og pu\u00f0ra\u00f0i \u00e1 nautin og \u00feau t\u00f3ku heldur betur sprettinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Sigurmund. Vi\u00f0 skulum f\u00e6ra okkur \u00ed burtu, vi\u00f0 erum \u00ed l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttu h\u00e9rna. Hann var n\u00fa ekkert hr\u00e6ddur og hl\u00fdddi m\u00e9r ekki. \u00c9g var kominn h\u00e9r um bil a\u00f0 h\u00fasunum \u00feegar hann stendur kyrr og allt stefnir beint \u00e1 hann. \u00dea\u00f0 er eins og Danir kalla a\u00f0 nautin \u201cbissi\u201d, \u00feau hendast stj\u00f3rnlaust \u00e1fram beint strik, \u00feau trompast og fara \u00e1 hva\u00f0 sem er. \u00c9g s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feau stefna beint \u00e1 okkur. \u00dea\u00f0 var gir\u00f0ing, nokku\u00f0 v\u00f6ndu\u00f0, ofan af haglendinu og beint \u00ed gripah\u00fasin og \u00e9g segi vi\u00f0 Sigurmund a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 komast burt \u00far kr\u00f3knum svo a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hlupum upp me\u00f0 gir\u00f0ingunni. \u00dea\u00f0 var r\u00e9tt svo vi\u00f0 sluppum. \u00dea\u00f0 voru svo a.m.k. 50 bolar sem lentu \u00e1 gir\u00f0ingunni, skullu um koll og st\u00f3\u00f0u svo upp aftur og ruddust \u00e1fram og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert eftir af gir\u00f0ingunni, allir staurar brotnir og gaddav\u00edrinn t\u00e6ttur og nautin horfin, su\u00f0ur \u00far og komin su\u00f0ur fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veg, \u00fea\u00f0 voru 15 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00de\u00e1 f\u00e9kk P\u00e1ll n\u00f3g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svo var \u00fea\u00f0 seinna a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 var a\u00f0 senda nokkur holdanaut \u00far Gunnarsholti a\u00f0 Bessast\u00f6\u00f0um. \u00d3lafi E. Stef\u00e1nssyni var fali\u00f0 verki\u00f0. Hann vissi a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i oft fari\u00f0 \u00ed Gunnarsholt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja naut svo a\u00f0 hann ba\u00f0 mig um a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0, \u00e9g held a\u00f0 Sigurmundur hafi veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 l\u00edka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Svo var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 handsama nautin og \u00fea\u00f0 var nota\u00f0 anna\u00f0 h\u00fas til \u00feess, heima vi\u00f0 b\u00e6. \u00deegar \u00e9g leit \u00fear inn s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta \u00fear allar milliger\u00f0ir og \u00fearna voru bara sto\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 g\u00f3lfi upp \u00ed \u00feak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00e9ngu ka\u00f0lar um allt h\u00fasi\u00f0 en einkum vi\u00f0 sto\u00f0irnar og \u00e9g spur\u00f0i P\u00e1l hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gert vi\u00f0 \u00feessa ka\u00f0la? \u00dea\u00f0 er eina v\u00f6rnin, sag\u00f0i hann, ef nautin r\u00e1\u00f0ast \u00e1 mann, a\u00f0 h\u00edfa sig upp. \u00c9g hef aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 anna\u00f0 eins. Hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 brustu allar varnir og \u00fe\u00e1 var bara a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa tafarlaust \u00ed ka\u00f0al og h\u00edfa sig upp eins langt og ma\u00f0ur komst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00deetta var alveg \u00f3tr\u00falegt og \u00fea\u00f0 voru allir meira og minna hr\u00e6ddir \u00feegar st\u00f3ru bolarnir komu og \u00e6ddu \u00e1 mann, nema P\u00e1ll. Hann bara \u00f6skra\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 Amer\u00edkanar v\u00e6ru ekki me\u00f0 neinar g\u00e6lur vi\u00f0 holdanautin og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki heldur h\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u00c9g tel a\u00f0 P\u00e1ll hafi unni\u00f0 feikilegt afrek \u00ed r\u00e6ktun \u00feessara gripa. \u00dea\u00f0 var erfitt a\u00f0 eiga vi\u00f0 \u00feetta og f\u00f3\u00f0runin var d\u00fdr ef \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 gera vel vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1. Hann var \u00f3\u00fereytandi sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 dr\u00edfa \u00ed \u00feessu og telja kjark \u00ed s\u00edna menn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Hann var l\u00edka alltaf f\u00fas til samstarfs um a\u00f0 nota gripina til kynbl\u00f6ndunar. \u00deeir voru \u00fe\u00e1 fluttir \u00fat \u00ed Laugard\u00e6li til a\u00f0 taka s\u00e6\u00f0i \u00far \u00feeim  og \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma var um fj\u00f3r\u00f0a hver s\u00e6\u00f0ing me\u00f0 holdanautas\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00deannig t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 st\u00f3rb\u00e6ta frambo\u00f0 \u00e1 nautakj\u00f6ti \u00e1 marka\u00f0num. B\u00e6\u00f0i var \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e9kkst um 20% meira kj\u00f6t af blendingunum en \u00edslenskum gripum, fyrir utan meiri  kj\u00f6tg\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c9g tel a\u00f0 \u00feetta verk, sem vi\u00f0 unnum \u00fearna, hafi veri\u00f0 undirsta\u00f0an a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fari\u00f0 var a\u00f0 flytja inn s\u00e6\u00f0i af hreinr\u00e6ktu\u00f0um Galloway gripum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fj\u00e1rb\u00fai\u00f0 \u00ed Gunnarsholti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sau\u00f0fj\u00e1rb\u00fai\u00f0 \u00ed Gunnarsholti var einnig mj\u00f6g merkilegt og P\u00e1ll var \u00fear l\u00edka drifkrafturinn. Hann  s\u00fdndi \u00fear fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 unnt var a\u00f0 komast af me\u00f0 miklu minni vinnu vi\u00f0 f\u00e9\u00f0 en \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0ka\u00f0ist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Hann r\u00e9\u00f0 yngsta soninn fr\u00e1 Nor\u00f0urhj\u00e1leigu \u00ed \u00c1lftaveri, J\u00f3nas J\u00f3nsson, s\u00ed\u00f0ar b\u00f3ndi \u00ed K\u00e1lfholti, sem fj\u00e1rmann. J\u00f3nas hirti \u00fearna \u00fe\u00fasund fj\u00e1r og vann a\u00f0 tamningum \u00ed hj\u00e1verkum, vigta\u00f0i allt og f\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00ed \u00e6rb\u00e6kur af mesta myndarskap. Hann var \u00f6skuduglegur og kappsfullur og \u00feetta gekk vel hj\u00e1 honum. \u00c9g veit \u00fe\u00f3 ekki hvort hann hef\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 \u00fat me\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og efa \u00fea\u00f0 reyndar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          En \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 vanr\u00e6kt, a\u00f0 krefjast vinnubrag\u00f0a sem sk\u00f6pu\u00f0u afkomu. \u00deetta er \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 koma n\u00fana og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00fearna hafi veri\u00f0 stigin fyrstu skrefin a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Hvar sem P\u00e1ll bar ni\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 var eitthva\u00f0 eftirbreytnivert vi\u00f0 hans vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 og menn litu \u00e1 hann sem endurborna hetju fornaldarinnar. Gunnarsholtsb\u00fai\u00f0 var\u00f0 st\u00f3rb\u00fdli \u00ed hans t\u00ed\u00f0 en \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e1kaflega s\u00e1rt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 skyldi \u00feurfa a\u00f0 leggja \u00fearna ni\u00f0ur b\u00farekstur \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 framlei\u00f0slutakm\u00f6rkunum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti svo margt af honum l\u00e6ra.  Menn komu  kannski ekki beint \u00ed sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir en \u00fea\u00f0 flaug fiskisagan. Og \u00fea\u00f0 voru haldnar \u00fearna b\u00e6\u00f0i k\u00faas\u00fdningar og sau\u00f0fj\u00e1rs\u00fdningar, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0 P\u00e1ls og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0 Sveins Run\u00f3lfssonar, mj\u00f6g myndarlegar s\u00fdningar og myndarskapur \u00ed m\u00f3tt\u00f6ku gesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/em>Matth\u00edas Eggertsson, fyrrverandi ritstj\u00f3ri Freys<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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