R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir f\u00e6ddist a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 21. febr\u00faar 1911. H\u00fan l\u00e9st \u00ed Landsp\u00edtala – h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasi Fossvogi 16. ma\u00ed 2003. Foreldrar hennar voru Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi, f. 5. desember 1875 a\u00f0 H\u00f6rgslandi \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og J\u00f3hanna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, f. 21. okt\u00f3ber 1879 \u00e1 Brei\u00f0ab\u00f3lsta\u00f0 \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 2. j\u00fan\u00ed 1968. Framan af bjuggu \u00feau a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu, en fluttust a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal 1923. B\u00f6rn \u00feeirra ur\u00f0u 15 og 12 \u00feeirra komust \u00e1 legg. Eftirlifandi eru \u00feau Ingunn og G\u00edsli, en l\u00e1tin eru Sigursveinn, Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, Run\u00f3lfur, Sveinn, P\u00e1ll, Kjartan, Gu\u00f0mundur og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u00f3shildur giftist Benedikt Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nssyni kennara, f. 3. mars 1909 a\u00f0 Au\u00f0sholti \u00ed Biskupstungum, d. 2. apr\u00edl 1982 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. Foreldrar hans voru Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n J\u00f3nsson b\u00f3ndi fr\u00e1 Sy\u00f0ra-Seli, f. 10. apr\u00edl 1875, d. 31. jan. 1955, og kona hans Kristjana J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir fr\u00e1 Stokkseyri, f. 1. ma\u00ed 1872, d. 15. sept. 1922. Benedikt og R\u00f3shildur h\u00f3fu sinn b\u00faskap a\u00f0 Reyni \u00ed M\u00fdrdal, en Benedikt var eini barnakennarinn \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um sk\u00f3lum sveitarinnar \u00ed \u00fat-M\u00fdrdal og Reynishverfi \u00ed t\u00e6p 10 \u00e1r. R\u00f3shildur a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0i hann vi\u00f0 kennslu. \u00deau fluttu til Reykjav\u00edkur 1944 og bjuggu lengst af \u00e1 Hofteigi 44. Benedikt var kennari vi\u00f0 Melask\u00f3lann \u00fear til hann lauk st\u00f6rfum vegna aldurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru: 1) Sveinbj\u00f6rn, f. 1. jan\u00faar 1933, d. 2. febr\u00faar 1997, kv\u00e6ntur Au\u00f0i J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur; d\u00f3ttir \u00feeirra er Hl\u00edn, gift H\u00e1vari Sigurj\u00f3nssyni, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru Hr\u00f3lfur \u00deeyr, Au\u00f0ur og Sveinbj\u00f6rn. 2) Brynja Kristjana, f. 20. febr\u00faar 1938, gift Erlingi G\u00edslasyni, sonur \u00feeirra er Benedikt, \u00ed samb\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 Charlotte B\u00f6ving, d\u00f3ttir \u00feeirra er Anna R\u00f3shildur. 3) J\u00f3hanna Gr\u00e9ta, f. 17. apr\u00edl 1941, gift Erni H. Bjarnasyni, \u00feau skildu; d\u00f3ttir \u00feeirra er \u00c1sta J\u00fal\u00eda, \u00ed samb\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 Gr\u00e9tari Sk\u00falasyni; b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t og R\u00fanar \u00d6rn. 4) Ingunn \u00d3sk, f. 15. jan\u00faar 1944, gift H\u00f6gna \u00d3skarssyni; b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru a) Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, gift Kristni Tryggva Gunnarssyni; b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru Kristjana \u00d3sk og Ingunn Anna. b) \u00deorbergur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar b\u00f6rn Benedikts og R\u00f3shildar voru vaxin \u00far grasi lag\u00f0i h\u00fan stund \u00e1 yogafr\u00e6\u00f0i og shiatsu nudd. Var h\u00fan einn af stofnendum Yogast\u00f6\u00f0varinnar Heilsub\u00f3t og kenndi yoga um \u00e1rabil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00datf\u00f6r R\u00f3shildar ver\u00f0ur ger\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Fosvogskirkju \u00ed dag og hefst ath\u00f6fnin klukkan 13.30.Vi\u00f0 R\u00f3shildur kv\u00f6ddumst nokkrum d\u00f6gum fyrir andl\u00e1t hennar. \u00dea\u00f0 var fri\u00f0ur yfir henni, stutt \u00ed bros og hl\u00e1tur, \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri tekin a\u00f0 \u00fereytast af langri l\u00edfsg\u00f6ngu. Fyrsta fund okkar \u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 fyrir um 40 \u00e1rum; vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0, \u00fdsuspor\u00f0 og kart\u00f6flur. Ingunn, yngsta d\u00f3ttir R\u00f3shildar og Benedikts, var tilefni heims\u00f3knar minnar. Sama brosi\u00f0, stutt \u00ed hl\u00e1tur. S\u00f3larstrokur og Namasta-kve\u00f0ja a\u00f0 h\u00e6tti yogai\u00f0kenda komu seinna. Og svona hefur \u00feetta veri\u00f0 \u00e1rin \u00e1 milli \u00feessara funda, me\u00f0 \u00fdmsum tilbrig\u00f0um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u00f3shildur var \u00feeirrar kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar, sem \u00e1 einni manns\u00e6vi upplif\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra \u00fer\u00f3un. F\u00e6dd \u00ed torfb\u00e6, alin upp vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f6ngan kost og forna b\u00faskaparh\u00e6tti, ein af 12 systkinum, sem komust \u00e1 legg. \u00d6ll smitu\u00f0 af fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngun Sveins f\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00feeirra, sem var fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum traustur fylgdarma\u00f0ur yfir st\u00f3rflj\u00f3t og M\u00fdrdalssanda. Fr\u00f3\u00f0leiksf\u00fas voru systkinin me\u00f0 afbrig\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deessir eiginleikar komu fram me\u00f0 meiri \u00feunga \u00feegar samfer\u00f0amenn R\u00f3shildar og Benedikts f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 h\u00e6gja \u00e1 s\u00e9r. R\u00f3shildur t\u00f3k b\u00edlpr\u00f3f og ein af hennar fyrstu \u00f6kufer\u00f0um l\u00e1 hringinn \u00ed kringum \u00cdsland. H\u00fan fylltist \u00f3\u00fereyju og fer\u00f0ahug \u00e1 vorin; fer\u00f0irnar ur\u00f0u margar, enda skaftfellskir vatnamenn og fer\u00f0agarpar langt fram \u00ed \u00e6ttir. L\u00e9t h\u00fan s\u00e9r ekki n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 kynnast \u00cdslandi; heims\u00e1lfur \u00ferj\u00e1r lag\u00f0i h\u00fan undir f\u00f3t og h\u00fas \u00e1tti h\u00fan \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni \u00ed t\u00e6p 20 \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ung giftist R\u00f3shildur Benedikt Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nssyni kennara. Leiddu \u00fe\u00e6r samvistir til skondinnar bl\u00f6ndu fornrar b\u00e6ndamenningar og b\u00f3hemsks l\u00edfsst\u00edls; h\u00fasb\u00f3ndinn gat seti\u00f0 \u00f3trufla\u00f0ur yfir sk\u00e1k\u00feraut, me\u00f0 \u00f3vi\u00f0ger\u00f0an karb\u00farator innan seilingar, me\u00f0an R\u00f3shildur spila\u00f0i \u00e1 munnh\u00f6rpu og s\u00f6ng me\u00f0 eldri b\u00f6rnunum me\u00f0an s\u00fa yngsta \u00e6f\u00f0i ballettspor \u00fati \u00ed horni. B\u00f6rnin voru fj\u00f6gur og hafa sem og barnab\u00f6rnin hasla\u00f0 s\u00e9r v\u00f6ll \u00e1 hinum \u00fdmsu svi\u00f0um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00edfsins; \u00f6ll elsk a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur og \u00f6mmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benedikt l\u00e9st um aldur fram 1982. Sorg R\u00f3shildar v\u00e9k sm\u00e1m saman fyrir athafna\u00fer\u00e1, b\u00e6\u00f0i innanlands og utan; l\u00e9t ekki sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0 fyrr en \u00ed K\u00edna og \u00e1 Filippseyjum, me\u00f0 vetursetum \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni. H\u00fan eigna\u00f0ist seinna n\u00e1in vin \u00ed P\u00e1li Briem. Var \u00fea\u00f0 heilt \u00e6vint\u00fdri a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00ed hestast\u00fassi og vi\u00f0 netavei\u00f0ar, b\u00e6\u00f0i komin fast a\u00f0 n\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0u. Eftir andl\u00e1t hans 1990 var sem \u00fer\u00f3ttur R\u00f3shildar t\u00e6ki a\u00f0 \u00feverra, en stoltinu skaftfellska h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3 til s\u00ed\u00f0asta dags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekki ver\u00f0ur punktur settur vi\u00f0 \u00feessa sam\u00fej\u00f6ppu\u00f0u l\u00fdsingu \u00e1 l\u00edfshlaupi R\u00f3shildar \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 minnst ver\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feann \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed l\u00edfi hennar, sem flestir \u00feekktu hana af. Fyrir um 35 \u00e1rum h\u00f3f h\u00fan a\u00f0 leggja stund \u00e1 yoga og shiatsu nudd. Var h\u00fan einn af stofnendum Yogast\u00f6\u00f0varinnar Heilsub\u00f3t og kenndi yoga um \u00e1rabil, um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan innprenta\u00f0i l\u00e6risveinum og -meyjum, og reyndar \u00f6llum sem komust \u00ed kallf\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 hana, austurlenskan l\u00edfsst\u00edl og speki. Beitti h\u00fan kunn\u00e1ttu sinni til a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta \u00far bognum b\u00f6kum, m\u00fdkja hn\u00fdtta v\u00f6\u00f0va og sefa \u00f3r\u00f3legan hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einu af l\u00edfsins \u00e6vint\u00fdrum er loki\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 lifir \u00e1fram \u00ed minningunni. \u00de\u00f6kk fyrir samfylgdina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00f6gni \u00d3skarsson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elskuleg amma m\u00edn, R\u00f3shildur, er l\u00f6g\u00f0 af sta\u00f0 \u00ed sitt s\u00ed\u00f0asta fer\u00f0alag. H\u00fan var m\u00e9r mikil fyrirmynd \u00ed l\u00edfinu. H\u00fan kenndi m\u00e9r margt en fyrst og fremst kenndi h\u00fan m\u00e9r hve mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta l\u00edfsins me\u00f0an h\u00e6gt er. Fer\u00f0ast og fara \u00ed \u00fatilegur, kl\u00e6\u00f0a sig skemmtilega og a\u00f0 hafa alltaf eitthva\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hlakka til.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan amma m\u00edn var svo sannarlega \u00e1 undan sinni samt\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 margt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fyrst og fremst \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 fylgja sinni sannf\u00e6ringu. Skilabo\u00f0in voru \u00feau a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er allt \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 vera ma\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfur, hafa sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 hlutunum og skammast s\u00edn bara ekkert fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. Unga kynsl\u00f3\u00f0in \u00ed dag \u00e6tti a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra af henni og nj\u00f3ta \u00feess a\u00f0 vera til.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00d3tal minningar um \u00f6mmu koma upp \u00ed hugann \u00feegar kve\u00f0justundin rennur upp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n J\u00f3labo\u00f0in \u00feegar \u00e9g var l\u00edtil stelpa og amma spila\u00f0i j\u00f3lal\u00f6gin \u00e1 munnh\u00f6rpuna s\u00edna og allir d\u00f6nsu\u00f0u syngjandi \u00ed kringum j\u00f3latr\u00e9\u00f0 eru yndislegar bernskuminningar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cd m\u00ednum huga er ekki sl\u00e6m tilhugsun a\u00f0 eldast me\u00f0 \u00f6mmu m\u00edna R\u00f3shildi sem fyrirmynd \u00ed l\u00edfinu. \u00c1 sextugsaldri f\u00f3r h\u00fan a\u00f0 stunda j\u00f3ga og yngdist \u00e1 s\u00e1l og l\u00edkama og \u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0ist n\u00fdtt sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i. Frelsi til fer\u00f0alaga \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0ist h\u00fan \u00e1 sj\u00f6tugsaldri me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka b\u00edlpr\u00f3f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar h\u00fan var\u00f0 ekkja \u00e1 \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0isaldri l\u00e9t h\u00fan aldeilis ekki deigan s\u00edga heldur keypti s\u00e9r h\u00fas \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni sem h\u00fan dvaldi \u00ed \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri upp fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00c1 n\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0isaldri endurn\u00fdja\u00f0i h\u00fan kynni s\u00edn af hestamennskunni og stunda\u00f0i hana daglega um nokkurra \u00e1ra skei\u00f0 me\u00f0 vini s\u00ednum P\u00e1li Briem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 amma \u00e1ttum gott samtal r\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan d\u00f3. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e6ddum tr\u00fam\u00e1l. Vi\u00f0 vorum sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ar um a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0 myndi taka vi\u00f0 okkur \u00feegar jar\u00f0neska l\u00edfinu lyki. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 s\u00f6knu\u00f0ur og minningar s\u00e6ki \u00e1 hugann, veit \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki sl\u00e6mt a\u00f0 l\u00edta til baka \u00e1 \u00e6vikv\u00f6ldinu og sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u og skemmtilegu dagsverki er loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gu\u00f0 geymi \u00feig, amma m\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hl\u00edn Sveinbj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e9r fannst amma m\u00edn R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir ekki alltaf vera venjuleg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan breytti l\u00edfi s\u00ednu um sextugt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera reykjandi heimavinnandi h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a j\u00f3ga-kennari, heilsupostuli og heimshornaflakkari. Stundum var ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 komast inn til hennar vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 haus upp vi\u00f0 \u00fatidyrahur\u00f0ina og ma\u00f0ur \u00feurfti a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0an h\u00fan l\u00e9t bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 jafna sig \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan gat sta\u00f0i\u00f0 upp og opna\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan var f\u00e6dd 19 11 a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu ein af 12 systkinum sem komust \u00e1 legg og ur\u00f0u n\u00e6r \u00f6ll fj\u00f6rg\u00f6mul og heilsuhraust. \u00de\u00f3 var ekkert af \u00feeim \u00e1 m\u00f3\u00f0urbrj\u00f3sti. M\u00f3\u00f0urmj\u00f3lkin var of d\u00fdr l\u00faxus \u00ed \u00feeirri sveit. B\u00f6rnin 12 voru \u00fev\u00ed flj\u00f3tt vanin \u00e1 k\u00faamj\u00f3lk svo h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 koma m\u00f3\u00f0urinni a\u00f0 verki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nokkrar gamlar konur \u00e1 heimilinu sinntu svo hver um sitt kornabarn til fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra aldurs. Barna\u00fer\u00e6lkun og basl einkenndu uppv\u00f6xt \u00f6mmu og hef \u00e9g f\u00e1ar manneskjur heyrt tala jafn illa um sveitina og sveital\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed gamla daga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma var n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed b\u00fain a\u00f0 r\u00e6na m\u00e9r \u00far vinnumennsku einu sinni \u00feegar \u00e9g var 13 \u00e1ra. \u00c9g var eitthva\u00f0 aumur og sl\u00e6ptur \u00feennan dag \u00feegar h\u00fan kom \u00ed stutta heims\u00f3kn \u00ed mi\u00f0jum heyskap og h\u00fan br\u00e1st svo hart vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 gr\u00e1tbi\u00f0ja hana a\u00f0 fara n\u00fa bara og skilja mig eftir. Sk\u00f6mmu fyrir andl\u00e1t sitt sag\u00f0i h\u00fan m\u00e9r samt a\u00f0 h\u00fan harma\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 mest var\u00f0andi mig a\u00f0 hafa ekki r\u00e6nt m\u00e9r \u00far sveitinni \u00fearna um \u00e1ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan kva\u00f0 oft fast a\u00f0 or\u00f0i og oft voru predikanir hennar ansi magna\u00f0ar, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 allri \u00f3hollustu. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki samviskulaust sem ma\u00f0ur l\u00e9t salt e\u00f0a sykur inn fyrir s\u00ednar varir \u00ed hennar n\u00e1vist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar amma var\u00f0 j\u00f3gi \u00e1kva\u00f0 h\u00fan l\u00edka a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00e1 b\u00edl. Afi Benedikt kenndi henni og \u00e6f\u00f0i hana fyrir pr\u00f3fi\u00f0. Amma var nefnilega s\u00edgauni \u00ed fyrra l\u00edfi og fer\u00f0agle\u00f0in og \u00fat\u00fer\u00e1in henni \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0 borin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c9g fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist miki\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim um landi\u00f0 sem barn \u00e1 b\u00edlnum hennar, “Gulu h\u00e6ttunni” og alltaf var \u00fea\u00f0 amma sem sat undir st\u00fdri. \u00de\u00e1 var fari\u00f0 um Su\u00f0urland og afi sag\u00f0i “beygja” \u00ed mi\u00f0jum beygjum og amma fussa\u00f0i og sveia\u00f0i og svo var tjalda\u00f0 \u00ed Leyni-hvamminum n\u00e1l\u00e6gt \u00c1sum e\u00f0a bara skotist austur \u00e1 Selfoss \u00ed \u00de\u00f3rist\u00fan og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk pulsu me\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00ed hverri einustu sjoppu \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eftir afa dag h\u00e9ldu henni engin b\u00f6nd og \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00fea\u00f0 Filippseyjar og Ta\u00edland og K\u00edna og svo a\u00f0 lokum Sp\u00e1nn en \u00fear keypti h\u00fan s\u00e9r sumarh\u00fas, \u00fe\u00e1 75 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul, og vinga\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 s\u00edgaunana og gl\u00e6padrottningarnar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma var “h\u00edler” eins og \u00fea\u00f0 er kalla\u00f0. H\u00fan nudda\u00f0i f\u00f3lk e\u00f0a r\u00e9ttara sagt gekk \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed og smur\u00f0i svo me\u00f0 “Geirlaugarol\u00edu” sem a\u00f0 stofni til er mest steinol\u00eda me\u00f0 \u00fathr\u00e6r\u00f0um eggjarau\u00f0um. Amma tr\u00fa\u00f0i \u00e1 l\u00e6kningarm\u00e1tt steinol\u00edunnar b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fatvortist og innvortis. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 engum hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 meint af yfirhalningum hennar. F\u00f3lk var oft a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 k\u00f6kur e\u00f0a smj\u00f6rstykki e\u00f0a frosna kj\u00faklinga til a\u00f0 launa henni fyrir heilsub\u00f3tina \u00fev\u00ed ekki vildi h\u00fan peninga fyrir yfirhalninguna. \u00deessi smj\u00f6rstykki e\u00f0a frosnu kj\u00faklingar birtust svo stundum \u00e1 tr\u00f6ppunum heima hj\u00e1 okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deannig gauka\u00f0i h\u00fan yfirleitt einhverju g\u00f3\u00f0u til sinna og svo f\u00e9kk ma\u00f0ur s\u00f3larstroku \u00ed kaupb\u00e6ti. Amma m\u00edn R\u00f3shildur og Sigga systir hennar g\u00e1fu manni alltaf s\u00f3larstroku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00e9tt fa\u00f0mlag \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og baki\u00f0 er stroki\u00f0 s\u00f3larganginn \u00fe\u00e9tt og innilega. \u00deetta var verkleg hreinsun s\u00e1larinnar, svo kyssti ma\u00f0ur \u00f6mmu alltaf \u00ferisvar, fyrst tveir kossar \u00e1 sitthvora kinn og svo einn \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t “til a\u00f0 loka”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eftir a\u00f0 amma haf\u00f0i seti\u00f0 \u00ed ekkjud\u00f3mi \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r var dingla\u00f0 \u00e1 bj\u00f6llunni hj\u00e1 henni. \u00dati fyrir st\u00f3\u00f0 vir\u00f0ulegur herra me\u00f0 bl\u00f3m \u00ed hendi og spur\u00f0i hvort h\u00fan vildi koma \u00ed b\u00edlt\u00far. \u00deetta var P\u00e1ll heitinn Briem og hann var\u00f0 k\u00e6rastinn hennar \u00f6mmu og fyrirmynd m\u00edn og l\u00e6rimeistari \u00ed hestamennskunni. Amma gekk \u00ed endurn\u00fdjun l\u00edfdaga vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hitta hann og \u00fea\u00f0 gekk svo miki\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 manni \u00f3a\u00f0i vi\u00f0. Fyrir utan allar fer\u00f0irnar austur \u00ed Tra\u00f0arholt a\u00f0 leggja net og gir\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 var hver laus stund n\u00fdtt til \u00fatrei\u00f0a. Enda var P\u00e1ll me\u00f0 20 hesta \u00e1 j\u00e1rnum. Snj\u00f3aveturinn mikla 2000-2001 ri\u00f0u \u00feau \u00fat \u00e1 hverjum einasta degi \u00ed kuldag\u00f6llunum s\u00ednum, b\u00e6\u00f0i komin fast a\u00f0 n\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma var b\u00e6\u00f0i hugr\u00f6kk og \u00e1kve\u00f0in svo stundum stappa\u00f0i n\u00e6rri \u00ferj\u00f3sku. H\u00fan \u00feurfti l\u00edka a\u00f0 hafa full not af \u00feessum eiginleikum s\u00ednum \u00ed har\u00f0ri l\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttu. Enda m\u00e6ttust \u00ed henni tveir heimar: Stolt en frumst\u00e6\u00f0 \u00edslensk sveitamenning og austr\u00e6n heilsu-dulspeki. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf skapfestu til a\u00f0 koma \u00feessu \u00f6llu heim og saman og \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 sem eftir st\u00f6ndum m\u00e6tum henni \u00e1 n\u00fd \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00ed\u00f0ur okkur s\u00f3larstroka og \u00fer\u00edr kossar \u00e1 kinn og svo ver\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur l\u00edklega a\u00f0 s\u00e6tta sig vi\u00f0 Geirlaugarol\u00edu og ofan\u00e1-labb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Benedikt Erlingsson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma m\u00edn R\u00f3shildur er l\u00e1tin, 92 \u00e1ra a\u00f0 aldri. Annars var aldur afst\u00e6tt hugtak \u00ed hennar heimi og \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00f3ska til hamingju me\u00f0 afm\u00e6li \u00fe\u00e1 \u00f3ska\u00f0i h\u00fan f\u00f3lki gle\u00f0ilegs n\u00fds \u00e1rs! Hver \u00e1fangi var upphaf n\u00fdrrar upplifunar \u00ed hennar huga. H\u00fan snerti l\u00edf fj\u00f6lmargra me\u00f0 sterkri n\u00e6rveru sinni, l\u00edfsgle\u00f0i og innri sem ytri fegur\u00f0. H\u00fan bj\u00f3 yfir l\u00edknarkrafti sem h\u00fan deildi me\u00f0 st\u00f3rum sem sm\u00e1um \u00ed gegnum j\u00f3gakennslu, shiatsu nudd, og me\u00f0 vel v\u00f6ldum hvatningaror\u00f0um, skilningi og hl\u00fdju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma lif\u00f0i t\u00edmanna tvenna og g\u00e6tti \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00e6r\u00f0um a\u00f0 meta \u00fea\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gasta \u00ed hverju augnabliki. H\u00fan naut \u00feess a\u00f0 segja okkur barnab\u00f6rnunum fr\u00e1 uppeldis\u00e1runum s\u00ednum g\u00f3\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00c1sum, sag\u00f0i okkur me\u00f0 stolti fr\u00e1 byggingarbr\u00f6lti \u00e1 eftirstr\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1runum og deildi me\u00f0 okkur framandi s\u00f6gum af lifna\u00f0arh\u00e1ttum \u00edslenskra frumbyggja \u00far h\u00fasinu s\u00ednu \u00ed Las Mimosas \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan var \u00f3l\u00edk \u00f6llum \u00f6mmum – \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 lauma til okkar s\u00fakkula\u00f0imola gaf h\u00fan okkur s\u00e6lg\u00e6ti \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 m\u00f6ndlur, r\u00fas\u00ednur og gr\u00e6nt te. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 prj\u00f3na \u00e1 okkur hosur kenndi h\u00fan okkur a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 haus og gera s\u00f3lar\u00e6finguna. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 lesa fyrir okkur b\u00e6kur sag\u00f0i h\u00fan okkur af \u00e6vint\u00fdrum \u00feeirra afa \u00e1 m\u00f3torhj\u00f3li \u00ed M\u00fdrdalnum \u00e1 fj\u00f3r\u00f0a \u00e1ratugnum og uppeldis\u00e1rum me\u00f0 ellefu systkinum s\u00ednum \u00ed Skaftafellss\u00fdslu. \u00deegar flestar jafn\u00f6ldrur hennar voru a\u00f0 h\u00e6gja \u00e1 s\u00e9r og nj\u00f3ta efri \u00e1ranna heima fyrir, \u00e1kva\u00f0 amma a\u00f0 taka b\u00edlpr\u00f3f \u00e1 sj\u00f6tugsaldri, keypti s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lf n\u00fdjan b\u00edl og bruna\u00f0i um borg og b\u00fd \u00e1 “gulu h\u00e6ttunni” – hvert sem hjarta\u00f0 bar hana. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum hlutum og hika\u00f0i ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 deila \u00feeim me\u00f0 hverjum sem var. Hl\u00e1tur hennar bergm\u00e1lar enn \u00e1 Hofteignum og lyktin af “Geirlaugarnuddol\u00edunni”, sem h\u00fan blanda\u00f0i sj\u00e1lf eftir uppskrift form\u00e6\u00f0ra sinna, mun \u00e1vallt tengjast minningu hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u s\u00edna vissi h\u00fan alltaf hva\u00f0 skipti mestu m\u00e1li \u00ed l\u00edfinu – t.d. var sk\u00e1l af \u00f3vi\u00f0jafnanlegum grj\u00f3nagrauti allra meina b\u00f3t, ekkert bau\u00f0 mann jafn velkominn heim eftir langa veru erlendis eins og \u00edslenskur lambahryggur matreiddur a\u00f0 hennar h\u00e6tti, og g\u00f3\u00f0 “s\u00f3larstroka” milli her\u00f0abla\u00f0anna er besta r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 vi\u00f0 orkuleysi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma var m\u00f6rgum sterk fyrirmynd. H\u00fan kenndi okkur a\u00f0 ekkert verkefni v\u00e6ri of fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 voru \u00fatrei\u00f0arfer\u00f0ir \u00e1 t\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0isaldri e\u00f0a erfitt n\u00e1m erlendis. H\u00fan kenndi okkur a\u00f0 engar \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir eru teknar fyrir mann – \u00fea\u00f0 eru forr\u00e9ttindi a\u00f0 hafa sko\u00f0anir, fylgja \u00feeim eftir og bera \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 aflei\u00f0ingunum. H\u00fan s\u00fdndi okkur a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 fylgja hjartanu – allt er m\u00f6gulegt ef ma\u00f0ur bara \u00e1 s\u00e9r draum. H\u00fan kenndi okkur a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00e1lit annarra sem skiptir h\u00f6fu\u00f0m\u00e1li, \u00fea\u00f0 er sko\u00f0un \u00fe\u00edn sem vegur \u00e1vallt \u00feyngst. H\u00fan kenndi okkur a\u00f0 hika ekki. H\u00fan kenndi okkur a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta l\u00edfsins, n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar og fegur\u00f0arinnar og me\u00f0 hr\u00f3si s\u00ednu og hvatningu ger\u00f0i h\u00fan okkur stolt og \u00f6rugg. Me\u00f0 smitandi hl\u00e1tri s\u00ednum minnti okkur \u00e1 gildi gle\u00f0innar, me\u00f0 reynslu sinni kenndi okkur \u00ferautseigju og me\u00f0 tilvist sinni gaf h\u00fan okkur framt\u00ed\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gle\u00f0ilega n\u00fdja tilveru, elsku amma R\u00f3shildur. Namasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gu\u00f0r\u00fan H\u00f6gnad\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u00edfi\u00f0 er \u00feannig a\u00f0 stundum kynnist ma\u00f0ur f\u00f3lki, sem f\u00e6r mann til a\u00f0 doka vi\u00f0. Sumir einstaklingar eru nefnilega \u00feannig \u00far gar\u00f0i ger\u00f0ir, a\u00f0 \u00feeir skapa s\u00e9r fastan sess \u00ed tilveru manns. Amma R\u00f3shildur var \u00feannig, \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 m\u00e9r lj\u00f3st barnungum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma var um margt merkileg kona. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00f6ng lei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu til Reykjav\u00edkur. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki \u00e1 f\u00e6ri allra a\u00f0 skapa s\u00e9r sess \u00ed s\u00edbreytilegu samf\u00e9lagi, sem \u00cdsland var \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00f6ld. Amma R\u00f3sa s\u00e1 til \u00feess, a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin hennar og afa Benedikts yr\u00f0u a\u00f0 skapandi og gefandi einstaklingum. H\u00fan s\u00e1 til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan g\u00e6ti, komin \u00e1 sj\u00f6tugsaldur \u00feegar h\u00fan t\u00f3k b\u00edlpr\u00f3f, flakka\u00f0 hj\u00e1lparlaust um sveitir og \u00f3bygg\u00f0ir landsins \u00e1 “Gulu h\u00e6ttunni”; h\u00fan framkalla\u00f0i innri s\u00e1larr\u00f3 hj\u00e1 vinum og vandam\u00f6nnum me\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0anuddi og s\u00e1lg\u00e6slu fram yfir n\u00edr\u00e6tt. Og s\u00fdndi \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rum s\u00ednum a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri ekki eftirb\u00e1tur \u00feeirra yngri \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 hestamennsku og \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00farum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mikilv\u00e6gast er, a\u00f0 amma R\u00f3sa s\u00e1 til \u00feess, a\u00f0 sn\u00e1\u00f0inn litli fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum kynntist \u00cdslandi og \u00cdslendingum \u00ed sinni hreinustu mynd; a\u00f0 str\u00e1khvolpurinn t\u00e6ki upp \u00edslenska si\u00f0i, svo hann yr\u00f0i einhvern t\u00edmann a\u00f0 manni. A\u00f0 hann g\u00e6ti m\u00e6tt \u00f6grunum l\u00edfsins af jafna\u00f0arge\u00f0i og \u00e6\u00f0ruleysi. \u00cd hnotskurn l\u00fdsir eftirfarandi atbur\u00f0ur \u00feessu. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed H\u00fasafelli \u00e1 \u00e1ttunda \u00e1ratugnum, st\u00f3rfj\u00f6lskyldan \u00f6ll m\u00e6tt. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 eitt kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0ra kettlinginn hans Benna fr\u00e6nda. Kettlingurinn h\u00e6tti flj\u00f3tlega a\u00f0 vilja l\u00e1ta vi\u00f0ra sig og var\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 druslulegur. \u00c9g dr\u00f3 hann inn og spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eiginlega a\u00f0 honum? Amma R\u00f3shildur var ekki lengi a\u00f0 koma kettinum til a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar, og losa\u00f0i sn\u00e6risspottann sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i bundi\u00f0 um h\u00e1lsinn \u00e1 honum. Kettlingurinn hlj\u00f3p \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00e1 Benna fr\u00e6nda og vildi l\u00edti\u00f0 af m\u00e9r vita eftir \u00feessa l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttu s\u00edna. Og m\u00e9r, fimm \u00e1ra sn\u00e1\u00f0anum, br\u00e1 og bj\u00f3st vi\u00f0 sk\u00f6mmum. “Svona n\u00fa, \u00deorbergur minn, h\u00e6ttu n\u00fa a\u00f0 gr\u00e1ta,” sag\u00f0i amma, “hann jafnar sig. \u00de\u00fa bindur kannske bandi\u00f0 ekki svona fast um kettlinginn ef \u00fe\u00fa vi\u00f0rar hann aftur \u00e1 morgun.” \u00deakka \u00fe\u00e9r fyrir j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Namasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deorbergur.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amma R\u00f3shildur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00fa ert \u00fe\u00fa farin til Gu\u00f0s og \u00fear \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r eftir a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a vel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00e1 eftir lifa\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur \u00e1n \u00fe\u00edn. A\u00f0eins sm\u00e1hluti af \u00e6skunni var me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r. N\u00edu \u00e1r. En hitt ver\u00f0ur \u00e1n \u00fe\u00edn. M\u00e9r br\u00e1 svo \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00feig allt \u00ed einu svo hreyfingarlausa. M\u00e9r hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3tt betra a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa v\u00e6rir hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g gr\u00e9t \u00fe\u00edn vegna. \u00de\u00fa varst g\u00f3\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt ekki lengur s\u00fdnileg ver\u00f0ur\u00f0u alltaf hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sveinbj\u00f6rn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsku R\u00f3shildur langamma er d\u00e1in. Okkur finnst \u00fea\u00f0 sorglegt en \u00fea\u00f0 er svo fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1tt hana sem lang\u00f6mmu og allar \u00fe\u00e6r g\u00f3\u00f0u og skemmtilegu stundir sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum me\u00f0 henni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minnisst\u00e6\u00f0ar eru fer\u00f0irnar \u00ed Litlu kaffistofuna en \u00feanga\u00f0 vorum vi\u00f0 alltaf tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 fara \u00feegar stungi\u00f0 var upp \u00e1. Toppurinn var \u00feegar langamma spl\u00e6sti \u00ed pylsur en \u00fe\u00e6r voru hennar upp\u00e1hald eins og okkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cd m\u00f6rg \u00e1r hefur h\u00fan veri\u00f0 hj\u00e1 okkur \u00e1 gaml\u00e1rskv\u00f6ld. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo gaman a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 flugeldana me\u00f0 henni, h\u00fan var l\u00edka alltaf svo f\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 vonum a\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00feegar langamma R\u00f3shildur er komin til himna sj\u00e1i h\u00fan alla flugelda heimsins \u00e1 n\u00e6sta gaml\u00e1rskv\u00f6ld. Vi\u00f0 vonum l\u00edka a\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan kemur inn fyrir Gullna hli\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9 \u00fear veitingah\u00fas l\u00edkt og Litla kaffistofan. Og ekki v\u00e6ri verra a\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00e6tu langafi Benedikt, Sveinbj\u00f6rn og P\u00e1ll Briem og allir hinir sem henni \u00fe\u00f3tti v\u00e6nt um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t<\/em> og R\u00fanar \u00d6rn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsku amma R\u00f3shildur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e9r \u00feykir svo s\u00e1rt a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt farin. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ar stundir saman en \u00fe\u00fa varst or\u00f0in svo g\u00f6mul og veik a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var gott fyrir \u00feig a\u00f0 deyja, en samt er \u00fea\u00f0 svo sorglegt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c9g vona a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0i vel hj\u00e1 afa Sveinbirni og langafa Benedikt og \u00e9g er viss um a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafa teki\u00f0 vel \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00fe\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00de\u00edn lang\u00f6mmustelpa<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au\u00f0ur.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan R\u00f3shildur fr\u00e6nka okkar er l\u00e1tin \u00e1 93. aldurs\u00e1ri en bjartar minningar um elskulega og gl\u00e6silega konu munu lifa \u00e1fram \u00ed huga okkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eftir l\u00e1t f\u00f6\u00f0ur okkar \u00e1ri\u00f0 1954 flytjum vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Gunnarsholti til Reykjav\u00edkur. Fj\u00f6lskyldur foreldra okkar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk t\u00f3ku okkur opnum \u00f6rmum og hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u okkur \u00e1 alla lund. R\u00f3shildur og Benedikt h\u00fdstu okkur \u00e1 Hofteignum um t\u00edma me\u00f0an m\u00f3\u00f0ir okkar bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 Selvogsgrunninum og \u00e6 s\u00ed\u00f0an voru mikil og g\u00f3\u00f0 tengsl milli fj\u00f6lskyldnanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Margs er a\u00f0 minnast \u00feegar liti\u00f0 er yfir farinn veg li\u00f0inna \u00e1ra. R\u00f3shildur var Skaftfellingur \u00ed h\u00fa\u00f0 og h\u00e1r og alin upp \u00ed st\u00f3rum systkinah\u00f3pi \u00e1 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal. H\u00fan var g\u00e6dd miklum mannkostum, g\u00f3\u00f0um g\u00e1fum, velvilju\u00f0 og vinaf\u00f6st. H\u00fan var \u00e1kaflega stolt kona, trygg vinum s\u00ednum og afar heilsteypt manneskja, \u00f3l upp og kom til manns myndarlegum h\u00f3pi barna \u00feeirra Benedikts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00f3shildur var hreinskiptin, sag\u00f0i sko\u00f0anir s\u00ednar t\u00e6pitungulaust, oft nokku\u00f0 st\u00f3ryrt eins og Skaftfellingi s\u00e6mir en hjartahl\u00fd og einstaklega trygg \u00e6ttingjum s\u00ednum og vinum. H\u00fan h\u00e9lt \u00e1vallt reisn sinni \u00ed gegnum erfi\u00f0leika l\u00edfsins, sem h\u00fan f\u00e9kk sinn skerf af. Kjarkurinn var \u00f3bilandi og sem d\u00e6mi um \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00f3k h\u00fan b\u00edlpr\u00f3f \u00feegar h\u00fan var komin vel \u00e1 sj\u00f6tugsaldur. S\u00ed\u00f0ar kynntist h\u00fan P\u00e1li Briem og stunda\u00f0i hestamennsku me\u00f0 honum \u00fear til hann f\u00e9ll fr\u00e1 \u00feegar h\u00fan var \u00e1ttat\u00edu og n\u00edu \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul, geri a\u00f0rir betur. H\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i s\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0 l\u00fata \u00ed l\u00e6gra haldi fyrir Elli kerlingu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Um s\u00ed\u00f0ir flutti h\u00fan \u00e1 dvalarheimili\u00f0 \u00e1 Dalbrautinni og dvaldi \u00fear til yfir lauk vi\u00f0 \u00e1kaflega gott atl\u00e6ti starfsf\u00f3lksins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fj\u00f6lskyldan, \u00e6ttingjar og vinir kve\u00f0ja n\u00fa mikilh\u00e6fa konu me\u00f0 s\u00f6knu\u00f0i en jafnframt \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta samvista vi\u00f0 hana svo lengi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 bi\u00f0jum g\u00f3\u00f0an Gu\u00f0 a\u00f0 blessa minningu R\u00f3shildar fr\u00e6nku og sendum d\u00e6trum hennar og fj\u00f6lskyldum, vinum og vandam\u00f6nnum okkar innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sveinn Run\u00f3lfsson,<\/em> br\u00e6\u00f0ur og fj\u00f6lskyldur.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir f\u00e6ddist a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 21. febr\u00faar 1911. H\u00fan l\u00e9st \u00ed Landsp\u00edtala – h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasi \u00ed Fossvogi 16. ma\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn og var \u00fatf\u00f6r hennar ger\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Fossvogskirkju 26. ma\u00ed.R\u00f3shildur var ein af hetjum hversdagsl\u00edfsins, sem gat og \u00feor\u00f0i a\u00f0 spyrna vi\u00f0 f\u00f3tum, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir mikinn \u00fer\u00fdsting og fari\u00f0 \u00f3tro\u00f0nar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir. \u00c9g geymi hetjus\u00f6gu hennar \u00ed hjarta m\u00ednu, s\u00f6guna sem m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn vegsama\u00f0i hana fyrir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 l\u00e1t \u00e6ttingja og vina rifjast gjarnan upp minningar og \u00ed \u00feessu tilviki minningar um gamlar samverustundir, en \u00fe\u00e6r ur\u00f0u strj\u00e1lli eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e1 \u00e6vina lei\u00f0. Fermingarmynd R\u00f3shildar stendur m\u00e9r sk\u00fdr fyrir hugskotssj\u00f3num. \u00c9g var l\u00edtil, forvitin og var a\u00f0 dunda vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a kort og myndir. Myndin var \u00ed p\u00f3stkortsst\u00e6r\u00f0. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i m\u00f6mmu: “Hver er \u00feetta?” og h\u00fan svara\u00f0i m\u00e9r eins og \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vita \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deetta var \u00ed fyrsta sinn sem \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i R\u00f3shildi nefnda. \u00c9g horf\u00f0i oft \u00e1 \u00feessa mynd og fannst unga st\u00falkan vera fegurri og f\u00e1ga\u00f0ri, en bl\u00f3mar\u00f3sirnar sem skreyttu hin p\u00f3stkortin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00d6nnur mynd tekin heima blasir einnig vi\u00f0 m\u00ednum hugskotssj\u00f3num. \u00dea\u00f0 er sumari\u00f0 1944, R\u00f3sa \u00ed heims\u00f3kn me\u00f0 d\u00e6tur s\u00ednar og Sigr\u00fan systir me\u00f0 tv\u00f6 elstu b\u00f6rnin s\u00edn, ung st\u00falka, mamma og \u00e9g, sitjandi \u00e1 grasinu fyrir sunnan h\u00fasi\u00f0. Kaffibollar og me\u00f0l\u00e6ti eru \u00e1 \u00fatbreiddum d\u00fak fyrir framan okkur. Sigr\u00fan t\u00f3k myndina. R\u00f3sa eftir n\u00fdjustu t\u00edsku me\u00f0 s\u00edtt h\u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00ed hv\u00edtu gr\u00f3f-heklu\u00f0u neti, sem hn\u00fdtt er me\u00f0 bor\u00f0a yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt t\u00edskunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u00f0rar myndir af R\u00f3su eru \u00ed huganum, hreyfimyndir, \u00fear sem gle\u00f0in r\u00e6\u00f0ur r\u00edkjum og h\u00fan gle\u00f0igjafinn, f\u00e6sta brandarana man \u00e9g en \u00f3murinn fylgir gullnum myndum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sem unglingur f\u00e9kk \u00e9g a\u00f0 dvelja \u00e1 heimili \u00feeirra hj\u00f3na hluta \u00far sumri og f\u00f3r vel um mig \u00fear \u00ed forstofuherberginu. N\u00fa h\u00e1lfri \u00f6ld s\u00ed\u00f0ar hef\u00f0i \u00e9g fegin vilja\u00f0 \u00feakka henni aftur \u00feessar g\u00f3\u00f0u samverustundir og allar hinar, sem ekki eru nefndar og ver\u00f0a ekki full\u00feakka\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 J\u00f3n sendum b\u00f6rnum og tengdab\u00f6rnum R\u00f3shildar og fj\u00f6lskyldum \u00feeirra, \u00e1samt eftirlifandi systkinum okkar innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur. Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu R\u00f3shildar Sveinsd\u00f3ttur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur Brynd\u00eds<\/em> J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir e\u00f0a R\u00f3sa eins og m\u00e9r er tamast a\u00f0 kalla hana lif\u00f0i \u00f3tr\u00falega t\u00edma l\u00edkt og margir jafnaldrar hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fan \u00f3lst upp vi\u00f0 \u00edslenska sveitamenningu sem l\u00edti\u00f0 haf\u00f0i breyst um aldir. Verklag og vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 bygg\u00f0ust \u00e1 f\u00e1brotnum verkf\u00e6rum, h\u00fasd\u00fdrunum og manninum sj\u00e1lfum. V\u00e9la\u00f6ld var enn langt undan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cd Vestur-Skaftafellss\u00fdslu var n\u00e1b\u00fdli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 st\u00f3rbrotna j\u00f6klana, eldst\u00f6\u00f0ina K\u00f6tlu og \u00f3lgandi straumv\u00f6tnin miki\u00f0 og setti a\u00f0 vissu leyti mark sitt \u00e1 alla \u00e6vi \u00feeirra sem \u00fearna \u00f3lust upp. \u00deegar Sveinn Sveinsson fa\u00f0ir R\u00f3su flutti a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal fr\u00e1 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu h\u00e9lt hann fj\u00e1rb\u00fai s\u00ednu \u00e1fram austur \u00fear. \u00c1 milli b\u00faa hans var yfir M\u00fdrdalssand a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 \u00f3br\u00fau\u00f0um j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tnum, sem oftar en ekki voru ill yfirfer\u00f0ar. \u00deessa lei\u00f0 f\u00f3r hann manna oftast \u00e1 traustum vatnahestum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 austur \u00ed \u00c1sum g\u00e6ttu st\u00e1lpu\u00f0ustu b\u00f6rnin \u00e1nna vetrarlangt, R\u00f3sa \u00feeirra \u00e1 me\u00f0al. \u00cd dag brunum vi\u00f0 yfir j\u00f6kul\u00e1rnar \u00e1 vel bygg\u00f0um br\u00fam og skiljum varla \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 reynum, hvernig \u00feetta var yfirleitt h\u00e6gt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deannig gengu ungmenni \u00feessa t\u00edma til allra verka um lei\u00f0 og \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u aldur og getu til og \u00e1 \u00e6sku\u00e1rum sk\u00f6pu\u00f0ust tengsl R\u00f3su vi\u00f0 \u00edslenska hestinn, sem \u00e1ttu eftir a\u00f0 koma upp \u00f3v\u00e6nt \u00e1ratugum seinna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 R\u00f3su var\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0hugsa\u00f0 til \u00feessara t\u00edma, \u00feegar h\u00fan l\u00f6ngu seinna var or\u00f0in j\u00f3gameistari og innv\u00edg\u00f0 \u00ed aldagamla austurlenska heimspeki. Heimurinn allur hefur skroppi\u00f0 saman l\u00edkt og ey\u00f0isandarnir og fer\u00f0in til Sp\u00e1nar, \u00fear sem h\u00fan \u00e1tti s\u00e9r anna\u00f0 heimili um \u00e1rabil, tekur n\u00fa mun skemmri t\u00edma en lestarfer\u00f0in for\u00f0um daga yfir sandana. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 Brynja d\u00f3ttir hennar kynntumst og ur\u00f0um bestu vinkonur \u00e1 t\u00e1ningsaldri var R\u00f3sa heimavinnandi h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin s\u00edn fj\u00f6gur. Benedikt eiginma\u00f0ur hennar kenndi \u00fe\u00e1 og lengi s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed Melask\u00f3lanum og heldur lyftist br\u00fanin \u00e1 okkur vinkonunum, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fluttum fyrir tilviljun \u00ed sama h\u00fasi\u00f0, kennarablokkina vi\u00f0 Hjar\u00f0arhagann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum var mamma \u00fativinnandi allan daginn og \u00fe\u00e1 var oft notalegt a\u00f0 skreppa yfir \u00ed eldh\u00fasi\u00f0 til R\u00f3su \u00fear sem alltaf var l\u00edf og fj\u00f6r og okkur vinkonum Brynju \u00ed Menntask\u00f3lakl\u00fabbnum Menn Menn \u00e6vinlega vel teki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00f3sa \u00e1tti m\u00f6rg systkini og st\u00f3ran fr\u00e6ndgar\u00f0, sem h\u00e9lt vel saman. \u00d6llu \u00feessu f\u00f3lki var \u00fea\u00f0 sammerkt a\u00f0 sitja ekki au\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum og l\u00edklega v\u00e6ru \u00feau k\u00f6llu\u00f0 frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lar \u00ed dag, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 ekki var l\u00e1ti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sitja \u00feegar hugmyndir f\u00e6ddust, heldur var \u00feeim \u00f3\u00f0ara hrint \u00ed framkv\u00e6md. \u00deetta hefur hinn gl\u00e6silegi afkomendah\u00f3pur R\u00f3su teki\u00f0 r\u00edkulega \u00ed arf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Einhvern t\u00edma \u00e1 n\u00e1ms\u00e1rum Brynju \u00ed Par\u00eds sendi h\u00fan heim hugmynd a\u00f0 h\u00fafu, sem var \u00ed l\u00ednu vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 heitasta \u00ed h\u00e1borg t\u00edskunnar. R\u00f3sa a\u00f0laga\u00f0i hugmyndina \u00edslenskri vetrarve\u00f0r\u00e1ttu, roki og \u00farkomu og \u00e1\u00f0ur en var\u00f0i var hafin framlei\u00f0sla \u00e1 “Paris Chapeau”. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00e1 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 saumav\u00e9larnar brynnu yfir, allir voru virkja\u00f0ir, systur og fr\u00e6nkur, en h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3 varla undan eftirspurninni. Hn\u00fdttar sl\u00e6\u00f0ur hurfu b\u00f3kstaflega af permanentli\u00f0u\u00f0um kollum Reykjav\u00edkurd\u00e6tra og \u00fea\u00f0 var slegist um Par\u00edsarh\u00fafurnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00d3tal \u00f6nnur d\u00e6mi um hugmyndaflug og framkv\u00e6mdagle\u00f0i v\u00e6ri h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 nefna \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9u t\u00f6k \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar b\u00f6rnin voru komin vel \u00e1 legg kynntist R\u00f3sa j\u00f3gafr\u00e6\u00f0um og var\u00f0 eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur sag\u00f0i \u00feekktur l\u00e6rimeistari \u00ed i\u00f0kun j\u00f3ga. \u00deetta \u00e1tti sinn \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan h\u00e9lt s\u00e9r afbur\u00f0a vel, b\u00e6\u00f0i andlega og l\u00edkamlega, fram til hins s\u00ed\u00f0asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega ekki m\u00f6rg d\u00e6mi um konur komnar yfir \u00e1ttr\u00e6tt sem hella s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed hestamennsku af l\u00edfi og s\u00e1l eins og R\u00f3sa ger\u00f0i l\u00f6ngu eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan var\u00f0 ekkja. Me\u00f0 s\u00ednum g\u00f3\u00f0a vini P\u00e1li Briem \u00e1tti h\u00fan yndislegar stundir \u00e1 hestbaki og vi\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun hesta fram yfir n\u00edr\u00e6tt, a\u00f0 \u00f3gleymdum fer\u00f0al\u00f6gunum innanlands sem utan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u00f0 loknum l\u00f6ngum og fars\u00e6lum \u00e6videgi er efst \u00ed huga okkar sem eftir st\u00f6ndum \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir allar g\u00f3\u00f0u stundirnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 Sveinn og fj\u00f6lskylda sendum okkar innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur til allra a\u00f0standenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au\u00f0ur Eydal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n ga *Sveinbj\u00f6rn Benediktsson f. 1.1. 1933, d. 2.2. 1997<\/p>\n\n\n\n gaa Hl\u00edn Sveinbj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir f. 26.8. 1964<\/p>\n\n\n\n gaaa Hr\u00f3lfur \u00deeyr \u00deorrason f. 13.8. 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n gaaaa \u00d3mar \u00deeyr Hr\u00f3lfsson f. 10.4. 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n gaab Sveinbj\u00f6rn H\u00e1varsson f. 27.5. 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n gaac Au\u00f0ur H\u00e1varsd\u00f3ttir f. 27.5. 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n gb *Brynja Kristjana Benediktsd\u00f3ttir f. 20.2. 1938, d. 21.6. 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n gba Benedikt Erlingsson f. 31.5. 1969<\/p>\n\n\n\n gbaa Anna R\u00f3shildur B. B\u00f6ving f. 27.2. 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n gbab Freyja Marianna Benediktsd\u00f3ttir f. 1.8. 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n gbac Brynja Maja Benediktsd\u00f3ttir f. 1.8. 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n gc J\u00f3hanna Gr\u00e9ta Benediktsd\u00f3ttir f. 17.4. 1941<\/p>\n\n\n\n gca \u00c1sta J\u00fal\u00eda Arnard\u00f3ttir f. 15.9. 1961<\/p>\n\n\n\n gcaa J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t Gr\u00e9tarsd\u00f3ttir f. 17.10. 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n gcab R\u00fanar \u00d6rn Gr\u00e9tarsson f. 10.5.1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n gd Ingunn \u00d3sk Benediktsd\u00f3ttir f. 15.1. 1944<\/p>\n\n\n\n gda Gu\u00f0r\u00fan H\u00f6gnad\u00f3ttir f. 16.2. 1966<\/p>\n\n\n\n gdaa Kristjana \u00d3sk Kristinsd\u00f3ttir f. 19.7.1997<\/p>\n\n\n\n gdab Ingunn Anna Kristinsd\u00f3ttir f. 1.10. 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n gdb \u00deorbergur H\u00f6gnason f. 22.8. 1971<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir f\u00e6ddist a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 21. febr\u00faar 1911. H\u00fan l\u00e9st \u00ed Landsp\u00edtala – h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasi Fossvogi 16. ma\u00ed 2003. Foreldrar hennar voru Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi, f. 5. desember 1875 a\u00f0 H\u00f6rgslandi \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og J\u00f3hanna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, f. 21. okt\u00f3ber 1879 \u00e1 Brei\u00f0ab\u00f3lsta\u00f0 \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-born-johonnu","tag-14"],"yoast_head":"\nAfkomendur R\u00f3shildar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n