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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nVestur-Skaftafellss\u00fdsla og \u00edb\u00faar hennar, 1930<\/em> \u00dea\u00f0 hefir atvikazt svo, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hefi e.t.v. manna oftast fari\u00f0 yfir M\u00fdrdalssand, en \u00fe\u00f3 afar sjaldan lent \u00ed Einu sinni sem oftar var \u00e9g \u00e1 fer\u00f0 yfir Sandinn, me\u00f0 kunningja. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e1 J\u00f3laf\u00f6stu; var snj\u00f3r nokkur, \u00deegar vi\u00f0 loks f\u00f3rum \u00far V\u00edk, mig minnir laust eftir mi\u00f0jan dag, var kominn \u00fer\u00e6singsbylur. Og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 Munar n\u00fa miklu a\u00f0 koma \u00ed Hafursey, s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00e6luh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00e1samt hesth\u00fasi var byggt \u00fear. \u00dearf n\u00fa ekki Einu sinni var \u00e9g \u00e1 fer\u00f0 yfir M\u00fdrdalssand \u00e1 vetrardegi; var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 austurlei\u00f0. \u00dat yfir Sandinn var \u00e9g \u00deeir \u00ed V\u00edk voru hr\u00e6ddir um mig. T\u00f6ldu v\u00edst, a\u00f0 bylurinn hef\u00f0i skolli\u00f0 \u00e1 mig \u00e1 Sandinum. En L\u00e1rus \u00e1 Einu sinni sem oftar var L\u00e1rus \u00e1 fer\u00f0 yfir Sandinn, \u00ed austurlei\u00f0, \u00e1samt fleirum, og var einn af S\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00e6luh\u00fasi\u00f0 kom \u00ed Hafursey, sem er, eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur er teki\u00f0 fram, n\u00e1l\u00e6gt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum \u00deessar framanritu\u00f0u s\u00f6gur eru ekki sag\u00f0ar af \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9u neitt merkilegri en gerist og gengur hj\u00e1 \u00cd \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu er, eins og kunnugt er, sundvatn r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 b\u00e6inn, Eldvatn. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 vatn var Einu sinni sem oftar, \u00feegar \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur vou a\u00f0 fara \u00ed sk\u00f3lann a\u00f0 hausti til, var H\u00f3lms\u00e1 \u00f3f\u00e6r \u00e1 \u00dea\u00f0 hefir veri\u00f0 venja \u00e6f\u00f0ustu vatnamanna, \u00feegar \u00feeir eru a\u00f0 reyna og velja vond j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tn, a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00cd \u00feeim h\u00e9ru\u00f0um e\u00f0a sveitum, \u00fear sem b\u00fai\u00f0 er a\u00f0 br\u00faa v\u00f6tnin, e\u00f0a sta\u00f0h\u00e6ttir leyfa a\u00f0 br\u00fau\u00f0 ver\u00f0i \u00cd lok \u00feessara sundurlausu huglei\u00f0inga, dettur m\u00e9r \u00ed hug ma\u00f0ur, sem drukkna\u00f0i \u00e1samt hestinum, sem Sveinn Sveinsson (1875-1965) h\u00e6tti b\u00faskap \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi og \u00ed \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 1942, dvaldi eftir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1fram \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed skj\u00f3li Sigursveins sonar s\u00edns og S\u00f3lveigar konu hans. Hann flutti til Reykjav\u00edkur me\u00f0 J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu Margr\u00e9ti konu sinni til Reykjav\u00edkur 1949. \u00de\u00e1 h\u00f3f hann a\u00f0 rita pistla \u00ed dagbl\u00f6\u00f0in, a\u00f0allega \u00ed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":620,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-618","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
Vetrarfer\u00f0ir yfir M\u00fdrdalssand<\/strong>
Eins og kunnugt er, \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur aldrei a\u00f0 \u00f6llu leyti unnt a\u00f0 gera vegab\u00e6tur svo \u00far gar\u00f0i h\u00e9r \u00ed
Skaftafellss\u00fdslum, a\u00f0 vel s\u00e9. A\u00f0alannmarkarnir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed eru ey\u00f0isandarnir \u00fer\u00edr: Brei\u00f0amerkursandur,
Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rsandur og M\u00fdrdalssandur, og \u00fe\u00f3 helzt st\u00f3rv\u00f6tnin, sem um \u00fe\u00e1 falla. S\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 \u00feetta vi\u00f0
hina tvo fyrst nefndu sanda. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00feykir \u00f6llum, sem til \u00feekkja, a\u00f0 v\u00f6tnin \u00e1 \u00feeim ver\u00f0i aldrei br\u00fau\u00f0, og
ver\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed alltaf s\u00f6mu torf\u00e6rur \u00fear yfir a\u00f0 fara. En um hinn s\u00ed\u00f0ast nefnda, nefnilega M\u00fdrdalssand, \u00feykir
sj\u00e1anlegt, enda fengin reynsla fyrir, a\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmans samg\u00f6ngub\u00e6tur og farart\u00e6ki koma a\u00f0 notum yfir
hann, \u00feegar v\u00f6tnin eru sem minnst og svo kalla\u00f0 Sandvatn liggur \u00ed M\u00falakv\u00edsl, sem stendur til a\u00f0 ver\u00f0i
br\u00fau\u00f0 \u00f3\u00f0ar en l\u00ed\u00f0ur. En sl\u00e1i Sandvatni\u00f0 s\u00e9r aftur \u00ed sinn e\u00f0lilegastan farveg, beint fram af Sandinum, \u00fe\u00e1
ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 aldrei br\u00faa\u00f0, og \u00fev\u00ed ekki f\u00e6rt b\u00edlum, \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00ed bl\u00f3ma s\u00ednum, seinni part sumars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eins og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 af \u00feessu, \u00fe\u00e1 m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 hestar ver\u00f0i enn \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0alfarart\u00e6kin \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni yfir
Brei\u00f0amerkursand og Skei\u00f0ar\u00e1rsand og me\u00f0 k\u00f6flum yfir M\u00fdrdalssand: \u00e1 vetrardegi \u00ed snj\u00f3um og ef
Sandvatni\u00f0 breytti s\u00e9r aftur; f\u00e6ri \u00far M\u00falakv\u00edsl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00e6fint\u00fdrum svok\u00f6llu\u00f0um, og ver\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed f\u00e1tt skemmtilegt a\u00f0 segja.
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og vorum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 austurlei\u00f0 \u00far V\u00edkurfer\u00f0 (kaupsta\u00f0arfer\u00f0), en h\u00f6f\u00f0um sent vinnumenn okkar \u00e1 undan
me\u00f0 klyfjahestana strax a\u00f0 morgni, svo a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u bjart austur yfir. En sj\u00e1lfir \u00fe\u00f3ttumst vi\u00f0 valda\u00f0ir
lausr\u00ed\u00f0andi \u00e1 eftir, og hirtum \u00fev\u00ed ekki um a\u00f0 fara snemma \u00far V\u00edk. En eins og oft vill ver\u00f0a, var\u00f0 okkur
h\u00e1lt \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed , a\u00f0 taka daginn seint \u00ed tv\u00eds\u00fdnu ve\u00f0ri \u00ed skammdeginu, og skal n\u00fa fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed greina.
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komum \u00e1 m\u00f3ts vi\u00f0 H\u00f6f\u00f0abrekku, sem er s\u00ed\u00f0asti b\u00e6r vestanvert vi\u00f0 Sandinn, var bylurinn or\u00f0inn svo
myrkur, a\u00f0 okkur leizt ekki \u00e1 a\u00f0 leggja austur yfir og r\u00e9\u00f0um \u00fev\u00ed af a\u00f0 fara upp a\u00f0 b\u00e6num og f\u00e1 \u00fear
gistingu um n\u00f3ttina. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 erum komnir upp a\u00f0 b\u00e6num \u2013 en \u00feanga\u00f0 er t\u00f6luvert h\u00e1r og brattur
fjallvegur \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e9ttir d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 upp bylnum; svo a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 segjum vi\u00f0 b\u00f3nda \u00feann, er \u00fe\u00e1 bj\u00f3 \u00e1 H\u00f6f\u00f0abrekku,
a\u00f0 ef hann hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 svona upp styttur, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum ni\u00f0ri, \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 ekki komi\u00f0 upp. En
b\u00f3ndi svarar: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki verra fyrir ykkur a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1 Sandinn, \u00feegar \u00fei\u00f0 eru b\u00fanir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 ykkur \u00e1f\u00f3\u00f0ur
og kaffi\u201c. Og \u00far \u00fev\u00ed sem komi\u00f0 var, t\u00f3kum vi\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feiggja \u00fea\u00f0; \u00fe\u00f3 helzt vegna hestanna. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0
b\u00e1\u00f0ir vissum vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vel, a\u00f0 engan t\u00edma m\u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 missa, \u00fev\u00ed \u00f3\u00f0um t\u00f3k n\u00fa a\u00f0 styttast til
dimmunnar. Kaffi\u00f0 kom flj\u00f3tt, og ger\u00f0um vi\u00f0 okkur gott af \u00fev\u00ed, og f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an strax a\u00f0 hypja okkur af
sta\u00f0. En \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum \u00fat, var lj\u00f3tt \u00fatlit me\u00f0 ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 og au\u00f0s\u00e9\u00f0, a\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt myndi skella \u00e1 aftur.
Vinnuma\u00f0ur var hj\u00e1 hestum okkar og s\u00f6ng illa \u00ed honum um \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00e6rum \u00e1 Sandinn undir dimmu
og byl. Vel vissum vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka, en \u00fe\u00f3 voru b\u00e1\u00f0ir einl\u00e6gir a\u00f0 leggja austur yfir, hva\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 t\u00e6ki.
S\u00ed\u00f0an l\u00f6g\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00e1 sta\u00f0, og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum komnir ni\u00f0ur fjalli\u00f0, ri\u00f0um vi\u00f0 l\u00e9ttan, og gekk allt vel
austur \u00ed Hafrusey. Samt fengum vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6singsbyl, en me\u00f0an dagsbirtunnar naut, var s\u00e6milega ratlj\u00f3st.
Var n\u00fa svo a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a aldimmt og ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 a\u00f0 versna jafnt og \u00fe\u00e9tt. Sag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 f\u00f6runaut
minn, a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttast myndi a\u00f0 fara ekki lengra og l\u00e1ta berast fyrir \u00ed Eynni; \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1anlegt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0
\u00f3gerningur yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 rata. En f\u00e9lagi minn var n\u00fa ekki \u00e1 \u00feeirri grein; f\u00f3r \u00e1 bak og setti \u00e1 sprett \u00fat \u00ed
myrkri\u00f0. N\u00fa var ekki um anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera en gera sl\u00edkt hi\u00f0 sama; en mj\u00f6g var \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 naumindum, a\u00f0
\u00e9g fynndi hann vegna \u00fereifandi hr\u00ed\u00f0ar og myrkurs, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var komi\u00f0. Og var hann \u00fe\u00e1 strax \u00e1 fyrsta
sprettinum kominn afvega. Kom okkur \u00fe\u00e1 saman um, a\u00f0 n\u00fa myndum vi\u00f0 freista, hvort vi\u00f0 fynndum
ekki Eyna aftur. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi langa\u00f0i \u00ed rauninni hvorugan til a\u00f0 vera heila skammdegisn\u00f3tt \u00ed
grenjandi gaddbyl. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu var ekkert s\u00e6luh\u00fas \u00fe\u00e1 komi\u00f0 \u00ed Hafursey, en \u00fe\u00f3 var \u00f3l\u00edkt \u00fear a\u00f0 vera e\u00f0a \u00e1
ey\u00f0isandi og bersv\u00e6\u00f0i. Snerum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0, og fyrir mikla heppni fundum vi\u00f0 Eyna aftur, eftir h\u00e1lft\u00edma
leit. T\u00f6ldum vi\u00f0 okkur \u00fe\u00e1 borgi\u00f0 og vorum vi\u00f0 hinir k\u00e1tustu. Eigru\u00f0um svo vestur me\u00f0 Eynni og inn
me\u00f0 henni a\u00f0 vestan, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fear var helzt skj\u00f3l a\u00f0 finna. Vissi f\u00e9lagi minn \u00fear af sk\u00fata, sem mig minir, a\u00f0
nefndur hafi veri\u00f0 St\u00faka. Eftir nokku\u00f0 langa leit fundum vi\u00f0 sk\u00fatann. Bundum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hesta okkar \u00fear
fyrir utan \u00e1 streng. En sj\u00e1lfir g\u00e1tum vi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 r\u00famlega h\u00e1lfir inni \u00ed sk\u00fatanum. \u00dear var a\u00f0 v\u00edsu kalt a\u00f0
vera, en r\u00e6ttist \u00fe\u00f3 vel \u00far, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g var me\u00f0 n\u00f3gan mat handa okkur. Haf\u00f0i \u00e9g skift nestinu me\u00f0 okkur
vinnumanni m\u00ednum, en f\u00e9lagi minn haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 sitt allt fara me\u00f0 s\u00ednum vinnumanni. Og vegna \u00feess a\u00f0
\u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0a\u00f0i ekki vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g a\u00f0 hafa me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u201ehressingu\u201c, gekk okkur vel a\u00f0 halda \u00e1 okkur hita. Stakk \u00e9g
s\u00ed\u00f0an upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 skyldum reyna, hvort ekki g\u00e6ti lifa\u00f0 lj\u00f3s inni \u00ed sk\u00fatanum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g var me\u00f0
kerti og eldstokka. Kveikti \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 og l\u00e1na\u00f0ist a\u00f0 halda lj\u00f3sinu lifandi inni \u00ed skoru, sem var innst inni.
D\u00e1\u00f0ist \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00e9lagi minn a\u00f0 \u00f6llum \u00feessum myndarskap og t\u00f3k a\u00f0 kve\u00f0a vi\u00f0 raust, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kv\u00e6\u00f0ama\u00f0ur
var hann mikill. Vorum vi\u00f0 n\u00fa hinir k\u00e1tustu og hef\u00f0um varla geta\u00f0 reifari veri\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00ed rauninni
\u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ari, \u00fe\u00f3tt vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um seti\u00f0 a\u00f0 veizlu inni \u00ed vistlegum h\u00edb\u00fdlum hj\u00e1 vinum okkar, en vi\u00f0 vorum n\u00fa
\u00fearna. En ef vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um ekki veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feetta vel \u00fatb\u00fanir, hef\u00f0i n\u00f3ttin or\u00f0i\u00f0 l\u00f6ng og k\u00f6ld; \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ekki
var a\u00f0 tala um a\u00f0 sofna; til \u00feess var alltof miki\u00f0 frost. N\u00f3tttin lei\u00f0 n\u00fa af til svona, og \u00ed birtingu f\u00f3r
ver\u00f0ri\u00f0 a\u00f0 sk\u00e1na. F\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 hugsa okkur til fer\u00f0alags og vitja um veslings hestana; var eins og
\u00feeir yr\u00f0u fegnir a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 okkur. Leystum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 og teymdum fyrst af sta\u00f0, me\u00f0an \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 li\u00f0kast,
eftir a\u00f0 hafa sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fearna alla n\u00f3ttina \u00ed kuldanum, n\u00e6ringarlausir.
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lengur a\u00f0 binda hesta s\u00edna \u00e1 streng \u00fati \u00ed gaddi og vondu ve\u00f0ri, \u00fe\u00f3tt ma\u00f0ur \u00feurfi a\u00f0 gista \u00fear. En eins
og kunnugt er, \u00fe\u00e1 er Hafursey a\u00f0 kalla \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum M\u00fdrdalssandi. Kemur \u00fea\u00f0 eigi sjaldan fyrir, a\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00e9
l\u00e1ti\u00f0 fyrir berast n\u00e6tur sakir.
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samfer\u00f0a L\u00e1rusi \u00e1 Klaustri \u00e1samt fleirum, sem f\u00f3ru \u00e1 kaupf\u00e9lagsfund til V\u00edkur. A\u00f0 afloknum fundi
haf\u00f0i L\u00e1rus \u00f6\u00f0rum st\u00f6rfum a\u00f0 gegna, svo hann gat ekki or\u00f0i\u00f0 samfer\u00f0a austur yfir aftur, en hinir
fer\u00f0amennirnir \u00e6tlu\u00f0u og f\u00f3ru sy\u00f0ri lei\u00f0ina yfir Sandinn. Svo \u00e9g var\u00f0 einn, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 efra vildi \u00e9g fara.
\u00de\u00e1 var \u00fatsynningur og lausamj\u00f6ll allt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed hn\u00e9 \u00e1 Sandinum. \u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00far V\u00edk, \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f3tryggilegt
ver\u00f0ur\u00fatlit og afr\u00e9\u00f0 \u00deorl\u00e1kur Sverrisson, \u00fe\u00e1 kaupma\u00f0ur \u00ed V\u00edk, er \u00e9g gisti hj\u00e1, m\u00e9r a\u00f0 fara. En \u00e9g vildi
fara og fannst sem m\u00e9r myndi vera \u00f3h\u00e6tt; \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g gizka\u00f0i \u00e1 eftir lofts\u00fatliti, a\u00f0 skifta myndi \u00e9ljum fram
eftir deginum. S\u00ed\u00f0an lag\u00f0i \u00e9g af sta\u00f0 og gekk allt vel; en ekki \u00feor\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 stanza \u00ed Hafursey, b\u00e6\u00f0i
vegna \u00feess, hva\u00f0 snj\u00f3rinn var \u00fear or\u00f0inn mikill og afskalega lj\u00f3tt \u00fatliti\u00f0 til j\u00f6kulsins (M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kuls).
\u00deegar \u00e9g kom nokku\u00f0 austur \u00e1 Sandinn fyrir austan Eyna, \u00fe\u00e1 skall \u00e1 me\u00f0 svo st\u00f3r korn\u00e9l, a\u00f0 hestarnir
\u00e6r\u00f0ust og sn\u00e9rust. \u00c9g var me\u00f0 tvo hesta, annan undir \u201etr\u00fassi\u201c. N\u00fa s\u00e1 \u00e9g, a\u00f0 anna\u00f0hvort var a\u00f0 duga
e\u00f0a drepast og keyr\u00f0i hestana af sta\u00f0; rei\u00f0 eins hart og \u00e9g komst; en af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 snj\u00f3rinn var laus, \u00fe\u00e1
\u00f3\u00f0u hestarnir fram \u00far honum, og gat \u00e9g i\u00f0ulega ri\u00f0i\u00f0 valhopp. En \u00fe\u00f3 skall hur\u00f0 n\u00e6rri h\u00e6lum. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0
\u00feegar \u00e9g var kominn yfir Sandinn og n\u00fdskroppinn austur af Hr\u00edfuneshei\u00f0i, \u00fe\u00e1 skall \u00e1 svo myrkur bylur,
a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e1st handaskil; og gekk \u00e9g \u00far \u00fev\u00ed og teymdi hestana og var\u00f0 n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fereifa mig \u00e1fram
inn a\u00f0 Fl\u00f6gu.
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Klaustri, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00ed V\u00edk, eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur er sagt, taldi v\u00edst, a\u00f0 \u00e9g myndi hafa sloppi\u00f0 yfir Sandinn \u00e1\u00f0ur.
\u00dev\u00ed hann \u00feekkti \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00e6ri alltaf eins hart yfir Sandinn og \u00e9g \u00feyr\u00f0i a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1 hestana, \u00ed svona
lj\u00f3tu ve\u00f0ur\u00fatliti. Vi\u00f0 vorum nefnilega oft b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vera samfer\u00f0a og h\u00f6f\u00f0um alltaf veri\u00f0 samtaka \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed
a\u00f0 sl\u00f3ra ekki a\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fe\u00f6rfu \u00e1 M\u00fdrdalssandi.
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samfer\u00f0am\u00f6nnunum Gu\u00f0mundur heitinn Hjaltason. Var hann \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed fyrirlestrarfer\u00f0. F\u00e6r\u00f0in var vond.
Var L\u00e1rus \u00fe\u00e1 einatt \u00e1 undan, sem hans var venja; \u00fev\u00ed hann er fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur mikill og duglegur me\u00f0
afbrig\u00f0um. \u00deegar f\u00f3r a\u00f0 s\u00edga \u00e1 seinni huta Sandsins, var L\u00e1rus or\u00f0inn langt \u00e1 undan hinum og bei\u00f0
\u00feeirra. En \u00feegar \u00feeir komu, var \u00feungt \u00ed Gu\u00f0mundi Hjaltasyni, og taldi hann \u00feetta illa me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1
hestunum. En L\u00e1rus var n\u00fa ekki alveg \u00e1 sama m\u00e1li og haf\u00f0i margt til andsvara sem vanur fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur.
Fyrst og fremst s\u00fdndi hann fram \u00e1, a\u00f0 hestar \u00feeirra v\u00e6ru ekki miki\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ir; ennfremur sag\u00f0i hann
honum sem d\u00e6mi af \u00feessari fer\u00f0 minni, og a\u00f0 vissulega hef\u00f0i \u00e9g or\u00f0i\u00f0 til \u00fe\u00e1, ef \u00e9g hef\u00f0i ekki haft \u00fea\u00f0
fyrir reglu, a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram eins og unnt er yfir Sandinn, me\u00f0an dagur er, en eiga ekki a\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fe\u00f6rfu undir
myrkrinu \u00e1 vetrardegi \u00ed snj\u00f3 og lj\u00f3tu ve\u00f0ur\u00fatliti. \u00deessari reglu sag\u00f0ist L\u00e1rus l\u00edka alltaf fylgja og hafa
or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u. Gu\u00f0mundur heitinn ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00feennan lestur a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u og haf\u00f0i beztu lyst \u00e1
kaffisopanum, \u00feegar \u00feeir komu til b\u00e6jar.
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M\u00fdrdalssandi, er eins og Sandurinn skiftist \u00ed tvennt. Er \u00fea\u00f0 hvorttveggja, a\u00f0 hann finnst vera miklu
styttri en \u00e1\u00f0ur, og m\u00f6rgum fer\u00f0amanninum hefir \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fear skemmtilegt a\u00f0 \u00e6ja, hv\u00edla sig og hestana og
f\u00e1 s\u00e9r hressingu, \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki heiti \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa or\u00f0i\u00f0 brenniv\u00edn. \u00deegar menn eru saman \u00e1 \u00feess h\u00e1ttar st\u00f6\u00f0um,
\u00fe\u00e1 er eins og allir geti veri\u00f0 jafnir, b\u00e6\u00f0i mennta\u00f0ir menn og \u00f3mennta\u00f0ir; \u00fear treystir hver \u00e1 annars
drenglund, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 menn rabbi saman hitt og \u00feetta, sem annarsta\u00f0ar v\u00e6ri e.t.v. l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00f3sagt. Enda munu
t.d. emb\u00e6ttismenn og a\u00f0rir fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed \u00e1byrg\u00f0armiklum st\u00f6\u00f0um, sem fer\u00f0ast hafa um \u00f3bygg\u00f0ir, \u00fear
sem s\u00e6luh\u00fas hafa veri\u00f0 reist, hafa fundi\u00f0, a\u00f0 frj\u00e1lst er \u00fear a\u00f0 koma og \u00feiggja algera hv\u00edld fr\u00e1
\u00e1byrg\u00f0arst\u00f6rfunum \u00ed opinberu h\u00fasi, \u00fear sem allir geta veri\u00f0 fr\u00edir og frj\u00e1lsir sem b\u00f6rn. Hefi \u00e9g og teki\u00f0
eftir, a\u00f0 \u00feegar mennta\u00f0ir menn skrifa \u00e6fis\u00f6gu s\u00edna, minnast \u00feeir \u00f3sjaldan \u00e1 sl\u00edka sta\u00f0i me\u00f0 hl\u00fdjum
endurminningum. En svo bezt hafa menn skemmtun af \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ekki hefni s\u00edn. En \u00fea\u00f0 kalla \u00e9g, a\u00f0
\u00fea\u00f0 geri, ef menn hafa ekki t\u00edma til vi\u00f0dvalar, en stanza \u00fe\u00f3; og lenda svo \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u00ed myrkri og \u00fe\u00e1
einatt \u00ed villu og hrakningum.
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m\u00f6nnum, sem oft fer\u00f0ast; enda ekki nema h\u00e1lfger\u00f0 handah\u00f3fsd\u00e6mi af fer\u00f0um m\u00ednum yfir
M\u00fdrdalssand. En ef \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti or\u00f0i\u00f0 til \u00feess, a\u00f0 einhverjir yngri menn og framt\u00ed\u00f0armenn, sem eiga
\u00f3fari\u00f0 m\u00e1ske margar vetrarfer\u00f0ir yfir Sandinn, t\u00e6kju s\u00e9r til fyrirmyndar \u00fe\u00e1 reglu, a\u00f0 vera snemma
tilb\u00fanir \u00e1 morgnana og treysta ekki \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin, dvelja ekki a\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fe\u00f6rfu; og muna \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 hestunum er
l\u00edka betra a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram nokku\u00f0 hratt og komast \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feeim mun fyrr \u00ed h\u00fasaskj\u00f3li\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri vel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a v\u00f6tn<\/strong>
\u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0, \u00feegar ekkert st\u00f3rvatn var br\u00faa\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi, og yfir sum \u00feeirra var ferja\u00f0 og hestarnir \u00fe\u00e1
sundreknir yfir v\u00f6tnin, \u00fe\u00e1 leyndi \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9r ekki, hverjir hestar voru g\u00f3\u00f0ir vatnahestar og hverjir ekki.
\u00dea\u00f0 gat \u00fe\u00e1 oft komi\u00f0 s\u00e9r vel a\u00f0 geta vita\u00f0, \u00e1 hva\u00f0a hestum manni v\u00e6ri \u00f3h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a dj\u00fap og vond
v\u00f6tn og hverjum h\u00e6ttulegt; ekki s\u00edzt, ef \u00e1 sund f\u00e6ri. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessu getur veri\u00f0 mikill munur. Sumir
hestar bjarga varla sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r \u00e1 sundi og ekki s\u00e9r nema a\u00f0eins h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00far vatninu. En a\u00f0rir synda
yfir eins og vel r\u00f3inn b\u00e1tur. \u00dea\u00f0 er v\u00edst, a\u00f0 hvorttveggja hefir oft \u00e1tt s\u00e9r sta\u00f0, a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u vatnahestarnir
hafa bjarga\u00f0 m\u00f6nnum yfir v\u00f6tnin, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e1 sund f\u00e6ri, – eins og oft getur komi\u00f0 fyrir, \u00feegar menn reyna
j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tn, – og eins hitt, a\u00f0 \u00feeir hestar, sem varla bjarga sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r allslausir, geta au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki synt
me\u00f0 menn, og hafa \u00fev\u00ed jafnvel \u00f3sjaldan or\u00f0i\u00f0 ors\u00f6k \u00feess, a\u00f0 menn hafa drukkna\u00f0 og hestar l\u00edka, ef \u00e1
sund hefir fari\u00f0.
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br\u00faa\u00f0 1907, var\u00f0 a\u00f0 ferja yfir \u00fea\u00f0 menn og flutning, en sundreka hestana. \u00dear var \u00fev\u00ed oft t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til
a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, hverjir hestar v\u00e6ru bezt syndir og hverjir lakast. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu voru flestir hestar l\u00edkir um sund, en \u00fe\u00f3
\u00f3f\u00e1ir, sem t\u00f3ku sig \u00fat \u00far; – sumir sk\u00f6ru\u00f0u fram \u00far a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, hva\u00f0 \u00feeir voru flj\u00f3tir og grunnsyndir; en
sumir komust t\u00e6past yfir Vatni\u00f0.
\u00cd m\u00f6rg \u00e1r \u00e1tti pabbi s\u00e1lugi (s\u00edra Sveinn heitinn Eir\u00edksson) rau\u00f0an hest, sem kalla\u00f0ur var J\u00f3ns-Rau\u00f0ur
e\u00f0a \u201eJut\u201c. Hann var svo g\u00f3\u00f0ur sundhestur, a\u00f0 engan s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 honum l\u00edkan; en \u00e1 honum var l\u00edka
mestur munur og \u00e1 bles\u00f3ttum hesti, sem kalla\u00f0ur var Skakki-Blesi, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 blesan var sk\u00f6kk; oft
var hann n\u00e6rri sokkinn, en \u00fe\u00f3 var hann g\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 va\u00f0a, me\u00f0an hann flaut ekki. \u00c1 \u00feeim s\u00f6mu \u00e1rum,
sem \u00feessir hestar voru uppi, \u00e1tti pabbi l\u00edka rau\u00f0an hest, sem synti a\u00f0 kalla \u00e1 hli\u00f0inni. P\u00e1ll br\u00f3\u00f0ir minn,
sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00ed sk\u00f3la (n\u00fa kennari vi\u00f0 Menntask\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk), eigna\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00feennan hest, og var hann
\u00fev\u00ed hans rei\u00f0hestur. En G\u00edsli br\u00f3\u00f0ir minn, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var l\u00edka \u00ed sk\u00f3la (n\u00fa s\u00fdsluma\u00f0ur \u00ed V\u00edk), rei\u00f0 vanalega
J\u00f3ns-Rau\u00f0.
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veginum. En af \u00fevi a\u00f0 \u00feeir voru t\u00edmabundnir, \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0um, a\u00f0 \u00feeir f\u00e6ru inn hei\u00f0ar og inn \u00e1
m\u00f3ts vi\u00f0 innstu b\u00e6i \u00ed Tungunni. \u00dea\u00f0 haga\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feannig til, a\u00f0 \u00fear var \u00e1in talin f\u00e6r, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00f3f\u00e6r v\u00e6ri
su\u00f0ur fr\u00e1; enda reyndist svo \u00ed \u00feetta sinn, a\u00f0 h\u00fan var \u00fear slarkandi, en \u00fe\u00f3 svo vond, a\u00f0 n\u00fa reyndi \u00e1
hestamuninn. \u00dear var \u00e1in \u00ed m\u00f6rgum \u00e1lum, og \u00feegar \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur r\u00ed\u00f0a yfir d\u00fdpsta \u00e1linn og J\u00f3ns-Rau\u00f0ur
er b\u00fainn a\u00f0 skila G\u00edsla yfir heilu og h\u00f6ldnu, \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i Rau\u00f0ur P\u00e1ls olti\u00f0; en fyrir heppni og snarr\u00e6\u00f0i
P\u00e1ls, n\u00e1\u00f0i hann \u00ed tagli\u00f0 \u00e1 Rau\u00f0, og \u00feannig bar \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 landi. Annars var H\u00f3lms\u00e1 sjaldan farin \u00fearna inn
fr\u00e1.
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aldrei of flj\u00f3tt \u00fat \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0\u00e1lana, heldur \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0a sem allra bezt fram \u00e1 brotin. Hins vegar er einatt svo,
\u00feegar \u00f3vanir menn eru me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um vatnam\u00f6nnum, sem eru a\u00f0 reyna j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tn, a\u00f0 \u00feeim hefir s\u00fdnzt
\u00feessi og \u00feessi \u00e1llinn vera f\u00e6r \u00fear, sem hinir reyna ekki \u00e1 hann. En oftast ver\u00f0ur s\u00fa reyndin \u00e1, ef
kanna\u00f0 er, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er of dj\u00fapt. \u00de\u00f3 kemur fyrir, ef einhver spyr vatnamanninn, hvort ekki s\u00e9 \u00fearna f\u00e6rt,
sem hann hefir fari\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1, a\u00f0 hann segir sem svo: \u201eJ\u00fa, en \u00e9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 reyna, hvort \u00e9g finn ekki
betra annars sta\u00f0ar.\u201c Og \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur oftast, a\u00f0 hann finnur grynnst sem t\u00e6past \u00e1 brotunum.
Einu sinni vildi m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00ed M\u00falakv\u00edsl, a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fer\u00e6ddi ekki n\u00f3g fram \u00e1 brot \u00ed einum h\u00f6fu\u00f0\u00e1lnum. S\u00e1 \u00e9g
a\u00f0 \u00e1llinn var ekki of dj\u00fapur; en \u00feegar \u00e9g er kominn \u00fat \u00ed hann mi\u00f0jan, fer hesturinn \u00ed kaf \u00ed bleytur; steig
\u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 strax af baki, og vildi \u00fea\u00f0 til, a\u00f0 ekki var d\u00fdpra en svo, a\u00f0 \u00e9g gat r\u00e9tt sta\u00f0i\u00f0, og haf\u00f0i \u00e9g
tauminn. En \u00feegar hesturinn n\u00e1\u00f0i s\u00e9r upp \u00far bleytunni, var\u00f0 hann flatur fyrir straumnum og gat ekki
komi\u00f0 f\u00f3tum fyrir sig. Hann flaut \u00fev\u00ed flatur fram \u00far, en \u00e9g gat haldi\u00f0 \u00ed tauminn, svo a\u00f0 hann f\u00f3r ekki \u00e1
veltu. \u00deannig b\u00e1rumst vi\u00f0 fram \u00e1 broti\u00f0, en \u00fear gat hesturinn f\u00f3ta\u00f0 sig og \u00e9g komizt \u00e1 bak. \u2013
Munurinn var s\u00e1, a\u00f0 ef \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00fer\u00e6tt n\u00f3gu vel fram \u00e1 broti\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i \u00e9g enga sandbleytu fengi\u00f0 n\u00e9
hrakning. \u00c9g hefi nefnilega oft or\u00f0i\u00f0 var v\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed M\u00falakv\u00edsl, a\u00f0 eins getur veri\u00f0 h\u00e6tta vi\u00f0
bleytum ofan vi\u00f0 brotin eins og ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 \u00feau; en flestir hafa vit \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 fara ekki ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 brotin. \u00cd
j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tnum er alltaf s\u00edzt h\u00e6tta vi\u00f0 sandbleytum \u00e1 brotum, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 geti brug\u00f0izt.
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\u00feau v\u00f6tn, sem enn eru \u00f3br\u00fau\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur e\u00f0lilegt, a\u00f0 kunn\u00e1tta \u00feessi, a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a v\u00f6tn, tapist, \u00feegar s\u00fa
kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 deyr \u00fat, sem v\u00f6tnunum vandist. Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti tekur vi\u00f0 \u00e1fram ma\u00f0ur af manni \u00fear, sem ekki
ver\u00f0a br\u00fau\u00f0 \u00f6ll v\u00f6tn. \u2013 \u00deegar \u00e9g var \u00ed \u00c1sum hj\u00e1 foreldrum m\u00ednum, var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3sjaldan, a\u00f0 ekki var au\u00f0i\u00f0
a\u00f0 komast milli Skaft\u00e1rtungu og Me\u00f0allands, nema me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed m\u00f3ti a\u00f0 synda yfir tv\u00e6r og stundum
fj\u00f3rar kv\u00edslar, sem voru \u00e1 \u00feeirri lei\u00f0, \u00feegar gamli vegurinn svo kalla\u00f0i var farinn. \u00deessar kv\u00edslar eru
megni\u00f0 af \u00c1sakv\u00edslum, en heita \u00fearna Skorur og Kv\u00edal\u00e6kir. \u00dea\u00f0 kom oft fyrir, a\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00f6tn var\u00f0 a\u00f0
synda landa \u00e1 milli, og var s\u00fa brei\u00f0asta um 8 \u2013 10 fa\u00f0ma. Kv\u00edslar \u00feessar eru ekki mj\u00f6g straumhar\u00f0ar,
en \u00feungastraumur, \u00feegar flug er \u00ed. Og hestar, sem ekki voru \u00fev\u00ed betri sundhestar, vildu ver\u00f0a b\u00fdsna
dj\u00fapsyndir \u00fearna, og oft flaut vatni\u00f0 um mitti\u00f0 \u00e1 manni; en \u00e1 \u00feeim grunnsyndustu, eins og t.d. J\u00f3ns-
Rau\u00f0, blotna\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur ekki meira en \u00feegar ri\u00f0i\u00f0 er dj\u00fapt vatn, sem \u00fe\u00f3 er ekki sund. Sem d\u00e6mi \u00feess,
hve algengt \u00fea\u00f0 var, a\u00f0 synda yfir Skorurnar, m\u00e6tti segja fr\u00e1 sm\u00e1atviki. Einu sinni sem oftar var flug \u00ed
v\u00f6tnum, og var \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 sendur su\u00f0ur \u00ed Me\u00f0alland. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom a\u00f0 Skorunum, \u00fe\u00e1 man \u00e9g ekki eftir, a\u00f0
\u00e9g v\u00e6ri neitt a\u00f0 hugsa um, hvort sund v\u00e6ri e\u00f0a ekki. En \u00feegar hesturinn var kominn \u00e1 sund, \u00fe\u00e1 flaut
r\u00famlega um mitti \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c9g man, a\u00f0 hesturinn \u00e1tti nokku\u00f0 erfitt \u00ed \u00feessari brei\u00f0ustu skoru. En ekki datt
m\u00e9r hr\u00e6\u00f0sla \u00ed hug. Var \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3 ekki syndur sj\u00e1lfur og \u00fev\u00ed allar bjargir banna\u00f0ar, ef hesturinn sykki. Ekki
bar heldur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 pabba \u00fe\u00e6tti neitt athugavert vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 senda mig einan, \u00fe\u00f3tt vitanlegt v\u00e6ri, a\u00f0
sund v\u00e6ri landa \u00e1 milli \u00ed Skorunum. \u00deetta d\u00e6mi er r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa, hva\u00f0 \u00feetta var vanalegt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0. N\u00fa
finnst m\u00e9r, a\u00f0 \u00e9g geti ekki \u00e1n tilfinninga sent m\u00edna pilta \u00ed svona sva\u00f0ilfarir og eru \u00feeir \u00fe\u00f3 vel syndir.
\u00deannig venst ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 hlutina og af \u00feeim.
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hann rei\u00f0 yfir langt sund, en annar hestur, sem hann var me\u00f0 undir tr\u00fassi e\u00f0a \u00feverbakst\u00f6sku,
bjarga\u00f0i s\u00e9r yfir me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, sem \u00e1 honum var. Er m\u00e9r kunnugt, a\u00f0 s\u00e1 hestur var afbrag\u00f0ssvel syndur.
\u00dea\u00f0 er full \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 \u00e6tla, a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i eins geta\u00f0 synt yfir me\u00f0 \u00f3hr\u00e6ddan vatnamann.
Spakm\u00e6li\u00f0 segir reyndar, \u201ea\u00f0 ekki ver\u00f0i feigum for\u00f0a\u00f0, n\u00e9 \u00f3feigum \u00ed hel komi\u00f0\u201c, og kann \u00fea\u00f0 satt a\u00f0
vera. En \u00fe\u00f3 m\u00e6lti spekingurinn Nj\u00e1ll vi\u00f0 Gunnar \u00e1 Hl\u00ed\u00f0arenda for\u00f0um, a\u00f0 ef hann f\u00e6ri utan og h\u00e9ldi
s\u00e6tt s\u00edna, \u00fe\u00e1 myndi hann gamall ma\u00f0ur ver\u00f0a, en ef hann f\u00e6ri ekki, \u00fe\u00e1 feigur.
\u00deetta, sem h\u00e9r a\u00f0 framan er rita\u00f0 um v\u00f6tn, hesta og vatnamenn, er ekki sagt af \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feykist vita
\u00feetta betur en margur annar vanur fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur, – heldur er \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00f6kum \u00feess, a\u00f0 s\u00edra Bj\u00f6rn O.
Bj\u00f6rnsson hefir \u00f3ska\u00f0 eftir, a\u00f0 \u00e9g l\u00e9ti til b\u00f3kar sinnar nokkur or\u00f0 um \u00feau efni. Er m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 og a\u00f0 v\u00edsu
lj\u00faft me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir augum, a\u00f0 \u00feyki eitthva\u00f0 ofsagt hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u2013 a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9 nefnt allt vansagt -, \u00fe\u00e1 g\u00e6ti
\u00fea\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum reyndum vatnam\u00f6nnum tilefni til athugasemda, og \u00feannig yr\u00f0i b\u00f3kfestur fr\u00f3\u00f0leikur,
sem a\u00f0 gagni g\u00e6ti komi\u00f0 l\u00edtt v\u00f6num m\u00f6nnum, sem \u00ed orlofi s\u00ednu reika um fj\u00f6ll og firnindi, \u00fe\u00e1 er v\u00e9r
sveitamennirnir \u00fej\u00f3tum \u00ed b\u00edlum \u00fevert og endilangt um bygg\u00f0ir og milli bygg\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"