\u00c1 hverri \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 M\u00edmis, f\u00e9lags st\u00fadenta \u00ed \u00edslenskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um, eru flutt minni b\u00e6\u00f0i karla og kvenna. Fyrsta veturinn minn \u00ed \u00edslenskunni var \u00e9g be\u00f0inn a\u00f0 flytja minni kvenna. Oft hefur f\u00f3lk rifja\u00f0 \u00feetta upp vi\u00f0 mig \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0um og hvatt mig til a\u00f0 birta r\u00e6\u00f0una sem fr\u00e6g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 endemum, einhverra hluta vegna. Og n\u00fa loks vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hreinsa \u00fat p\u00f3sth\u00f3lfi\u00f0 mitt fann \u00e9g minni kvenna af \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 M\u00edmis 2007 og er ekki fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 pistillinn hafi bara elst nokku\u00f0 vel. Gj\u00f6ri\u00f0 svo vel:<\/p>\n
\u00c1n kvenf\u00f3lks v\u00e6ri \u00e9g ekki til. \u00de\u00f3tt ekki v\u00e6ru fleiri \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur til ber \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3nokkrar taugar til kvenna. Fyrir svo h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legt tilefni sem \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 M\u00edmis er fannst m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 tilfinningar\u00f6kin hr\u00f6kkva skammt til, svo \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1 mig eilitla ranns\u00f3knarvinnu. \u00dev\u00ed stendur til efnda a\u00f0 s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gi kvenna me\u00f0 v\u00edsindalegum h\u00e6tti \u2013 me\u00f0 tilv\u00edsunum og \u00f6llu. \u00cd \u00fev\u00ed augami\u00f0i ver\u00f0ur helst stu\u00f0st vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knir fr\u00e6\u00f0imanna af Elmtarydsk\u00f3lanum \u00e1 svi\u00f0i \u00feverfaglegra samanbur\u00f0ar-fr\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n
\tE\u00f0lilegt hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 teljast a\u00f0 hefja sl\u00edka umfj\u00f6llun \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, og \u00fe\u00e1 ekki s\u00edst \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00edslensku handritum sem einu nafni eru nefndar \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gur. Margan fr\u00f3\u00f0leik m\u00e1 \u00ed \u00feeim finna en eitt stendur \u00fear upp \u00far sem vakti s\u00e9rstaka athygli m\u00edna: \u00cd \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gum eru konur reglulega nefndar drengir.<\/p>\n
\tFemin\u00edskir norr\u00e6nufr\u00e6\u00f0ingar, svo sem Torben Isaksen, l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r konur sem t\u00f6ldust til sk\u00f6runga hafi einar \u00fe\u00f3tt vi\u00f0urkenningar fe\u00f0raveldisins ver\u00f0ar, og \u00fev\u00ed nefndar drengir til a\u00f0 varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 karllegt e\u00f0li \u00feeirra, til a\u00f0greiningar fr\u00e1 teprunum (Isaksen, 1971). Hins vegar er \u00fea\u00f0 eindregin sko\u00f0un undirrita\u00f0s a\u00f0 ekki einungis s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 helber misskilningur, heldur hafi \u00fev\u00ed beinl\u00ednis veri\u00f0 \u00f6fugt fari\u00f0; nefnilega a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 svo eftirs\u00f3knarvert a\u00f0 vera kvenma\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, a\u00f0 karlmenn yfirf\u00e6r\u00f0u hi\u00f0 karll\u00e6ga yfir \u00e1 kvenkyni\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed augami\u00f0i a\u00f0 geta sj\u00e1lfir a\u00f0 nokkru leyti \u00f6\u00f0last kvenleika. \u00deetta fyrirb\u00e6ri nefnist afturbeyg\u00f0 yfirsj\u00e1lfsf\u00e6rsla og er klass\u00edskt minni me\u00f0al p\u00f3stfreud\u00edskra b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0inga (S\u00fcskind, Stockmann og H\u00e4user, 1988).<\/p>\n
\u00dear a\u00f0 auki, me\u00f0 agnarl\u00edtilli etym\u00f3l\u00f3g\u00edskri sta\u00f0reyndatilf\u00e6rslu, m\u00e1 f\u00e6ra r\u00f6k fyrir a\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u2018drengur\u2019 s\u00e9 dregi\u00f0 af frumforngel\u00edska nafnor\u00f0inu \u2018drangloch\u2019, sem merkir st\u00falka. A\u00f0 samanl\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00feessu tvennu eru konur ekki menn en drengi g\u00e6ti e\u00f0lilega dreymt um a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a st\u00falkur.<\/p>\n
\t\u00c1 t\u00edmum m\u00fdkeneumenningarinnar \u00e1 Kr\u00edt \u00fe\u00f3tti einnig eftirs\u00f3knarvert a\u00f0 vera kona, svo l\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00e9 sagt. Af freskum konungshallarinnar Knossos m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 karlmenn gengu um \u00ed pilsum og l\u00e9tu h\u00e1r sitt vaxa s\u00edtt. M\u00fdkenar fundu ennfremur upp vatnssalerni\u00f0 til a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta fyllsta hreinl\u00e6tis kringum sig, og hefur kynjafr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn Susan Samstag gert \u00fev\u00ed sk\u00f3na a\u00f0 h\u00f6nnun \u00feess beri merki kvenlegs hugvits. Ennfremur hafa ranns\u00f3knir hennar bent til a\u00f0 konur hafi \u00ed raun drottna\u00f0 yfir karlm\u00f6nnum ekki einasta \u00e1 Kr\u00edt, heldur um gj\u00f6rvallt Eyjahafi\u00f0 (Samstag, 1931). Fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn \u00e1 svi\u00f0i fagurfr\u00e6\u00f0a hafa teki\u00f0 undir \u00feetta sj\u00f3narmi\u00f0 og m.a. bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 konur eru langtum fallegri en menn, og \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 alls ekki \u00f3l\u00edklegt (Richards og Merryweather, 1958). Auk \u00feess er almennt vi\u00f0urkennt innan sagn- og stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lafr\u00e6\u00f0i, a\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ishef\u00f0in eigi ekki einungis uppruna sinn a\u00f0 rekja til Grikklands, heldur til ni\u00f0ja forngr\u00edsku kvennanna beinl\u00ednis (Frederiksen, 1941; d\u2019Montagnan, 1975).<\/p>\n
Arfleif\u00f0 Grikkja og \u00cdslendinga eru \u00feannig a\u00f0 nokkru samtvinnu\u00f0. \u00cd V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 leitar vitrasti karl allra karla r\u00e1\u00f0a hj\u00e1 kvenmanni, \u00ed \u00derymskvi\u00f0u kl\u00e6\u00f0ir \u00de\u00f3r sig \u00ed kvenmannsf\u00f6t til a\u00f0 endurheimta sj\u00e1lfsmynd s\u00edna \u2013 klass\u00edskt d\u00e6mi um afturbeyg\u00f0a yfirsj\u00e1lfsf\u00e6rslu \u2013 og \u00ed Snorra-Eddu er \u00fea\u00f0 kona sem r\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00farslitum um hvort sj\u00e1lfur gu\u00f0inn Baldur f\u00e6r a\u00f0 lifa. \u00cd gr\u00edskri go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00e9st \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 ef til vill gleggst hversu mikilv\u00e6gar konur eru, \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gu\u00f0irnir heillast af konum, en fyrirl\u00edta karla svo mj\u00f6g a\u00f0 \u00feeir l\u00e1ta erni kroppa \u00far \u00feeim innyflin. G\u00e1fu\u00f0ustu, fegurstu og sterkustu gr\u00edsku gu\u00f0irnir eru jafnframt konur, og allt fr\u00e1 \u00e1rd\u00f6gum hefur karlmenn dreymt um a\u00f0 komast til vi\u00f0l\u00edka parad\u00edsar og kvenr\u00edkisins Lesbos.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 ofanfengnum ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um dregnum saman m\u00e1 komast a\u00f0 \u00feeirri heildarni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 konur s\u00e9u r\u00f3t sj\u00e1lfrar si\u00f0menningarinnar; \u00fe\u00e6r eru alltumlykjandi \u00ed mannkynss\u00f6gunni, \u00fe\u00e6r skapa hugr\u00e6n og l\u00edfe\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg skilyr\u00f0i fyrir jafnt getna\u00f0i og \u00ferifna\u00f0i karlmanna, og s\u00ed\u00f0ast en ekki s\u00edst eru konur \u00feekkt tr\u00faar- og b\u00f3kmenntaminni. Af n\u00f3gu er a\u00f0 taka.<\/p>\n
\t\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed eindregin ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0a m\u00edn, \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 samantekt \u00e1 ranns\u00f3knum v\u00ed\u00f0svegar um heiminn, a\u00f0 konum ver\u00f0i aldrei s\u00fdndur n\u00e6gur s\u00f3mi, a\u00f0 s\u00e9r lifandi e\u00f0a l\u00e1tnum, og legg \u00e9g til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0staddur karlpeningur lyfti gl\u00f6sum s\u00ednum h\u00e1tt \u00e1 loft, til hei\u00f0urs hinum undurf\u00f6gru og fullkomnu kvenbetrungum vorum. Sk\u00e1l!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c1 hverri \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 M\u00edmis, f\u00e9lags st\u00fadenta \u00ed \u00edslenskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um, eru flutt minni b\u00e6\u00f0i karla og kvenna. Fyrsta veturinn minn \u00ed \u00edslenskunni var \u00e9g be\u00f0inn a\u00f0 flytja minni kvenna. Oft hefur f\u00f3lk rifja\u00f0 \u00feetta upp vi\u00f0 mig \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0um og hvatt mig til a\u00f0 birta r\u00e6\u00f0una sem fr\u00e6g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 endemum, einhverra hluta vegna. Og n\u00fa … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Minni kvenna \u2013 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 M\u00edmis 2007<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,33,9,35,15,19,22,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bkur","category-feminismi","category-greinar","category-islenska","category-menningoglistir","category-nami","category-saga","category-tungumal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3801"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13872,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions\/13872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}