\u00cd g\u00e6r blogga\u00f0i \u00e9g um hryllingss\u00f6gur J\u00f3hannesar Fri\u00f0laugssonar af hv\u00edtabj\u00f6rnum sem gengu \u00e1 land \u00ed \u00deingeyjars\u00fdslum. Sagan sem \u00e9g nefndi s\u00e9rstaklega er fundin og h\u00fan er miki\u00f0 \u00f3hugnanlegri en mig minnti. Kannski engin fur\u00f0a \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g yr\u00f0i hr\u00e6ddur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 svona skepnu heim til m\u00edn:<\/p>\n
Allm\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum seinna fluttu \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00f6nnur hj\u00f3n me\u00f0 tvo syni s\u00edna og bjuggu \u00fear \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 b\u00e6ri til t\u00ed\u00f0inda. \u00de\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 einn vetur, a\u00f0 har\u00f0indi ger\u00f0i mikil, og kom haf\u00eds a\u00f0 \u00f6llu Nor\u00f0urlandi. Einn morgun v\u00f6knu\u00f0u hj\u00f3nin \u00e1 \u00deeistareykjum vi\u00f0 h\u00e1va\u00f0a fram \u00ed b\u00e6num, og r\u00e9tt \u00e1 eftir er ba\u00f0stofuhur\u00f0in brotin \u00ed sp\u00f3n, og st\u00f3r hv\u00edtabj\u00f6rn kemur inn \u00e1 g\u00f3lfi\u00f0. Svo var r\u00famum h\u00e1tta\u00f0 \u00ed ba\u00f0stofunni, a\u00f0 \u00feau voru a\u00f0eins tv\u00f6 og b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir stafni, en anna\u00f0 var h\u00e1ar\u00fam, og sv\u00e1fu drengirnir \u00fear, en hj\u00f3nin \u00ed ne\u00f0ra r\u00faminu. \u00deegar bj\u00f6rninn kom inn, r\u00eds b\u00f3ndinn upp \u00far r\u00fami s\u00ednu og kallar \u00ed drengina og bi\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 vera kyrra og l\u00e1ta ekkert \u00e1 s\u00e9r b\u00e6ra. \u00c6tlar b\u00f3ndi svo a\u00f0 seilast \u00ed st\u00f3ran hn\u00edf, sem var upp undir sperru \u00ed ba\u00f0stofunni. En \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann fengi n\u00e1\u00f0 honum, sl\u00f3 d\u00fdri\u00f0 hann me\u00f0 hramminum, og \u00feurfti hann ekki meira. F\u00f3r konan s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0. S\u00ed\u00f0an lag\u00f0ist d\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00edkin og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 \u00e9ta \u00feau. \u00c1 me\u00f0an l\u00e1gu drengirnir alveg grafkyrrir og \u00feor\u00f0u ekki a\u00f0 hreyfa sig af hr\u00e6\u00f0slu og skelfingu vi\u00f0 d\u00fdri\u00f0. \u00deegar d\u00fdri\u00f0 var b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 se\u00f0ja sig af l\u00edkunum, f\u00f3r \u00fea\u00f0 fram \u00far ba\u00f0stofunni og \u00fat. Risu \u00fe\u00e1 drengirnir \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um, hvernig \u00feeir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 frelsa sig fr\u00e1 birninum og helst a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a hann af d\u00f6gum \u2013 og hefna svo foreldra sinna. Var \u00fe\u00e1 annar \u00feeirra 12 vetra, en hinn 10 vetra. Komu \u00feeir s\u00e9r saman um \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 eldri drengurinn skyldi taka st\u00f3ra hn\u00edfinn og fara milli \u00feils og veggjar, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var manngengt \u00e1 milli. En \u00e1 \u00feilinu var allbrei\u00f0 rifa. Ger\u00f0u \u00feeir r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir, a\u00f0 d\u00fdri\u00f0 mundi koma aftur til a\u00f0 vitja um leifarnar af l\u00edkunum, og \u00e1tti \u00fe\u00e1 yngri drengurinn a\u00f0 gera vart vi\u00f0 sig uppi \u00ed h\u00e1ar\u00faminu. En \u00fe\u00e1 mundi d\u00fdri\u00f0 r\u00edsa upp \u00e1 afturf\u00e6turna og fara a\u00f0 g\u00e6gjast upp \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0 a\u00f0 drengnum. \u00c6tla\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 eldri drengurinn a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 koma lagi \u00e1 bj\u00f6rninn me\u00f0 hn\u00edfnum, \u00ed gegnum rifuna \u00e1 \u00feilinu. F\u00f3r \u00feetta eins og drengirnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0gert. Eftir nokkra stund kom d\u00fdri\u00f0 inn aftur og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 g\u00e6\u00f0a s\u00e9r \u00e1 leifunum. Reis \u00fe\u00e1 yngri drengurinn upp \u00ed r\u00faminu. Kemur d\u00fdri\u00f0 auga \u00e1 hann, r\u00eds upp \u00e1 afturf\u00e6turna og teygir hrammana upp \u00e1 r\u00famstokkinn. S\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00e1 eldri drengurinn f\u00e6ri og leggur hn\u00edfnum \u00ed kvi\u00f0 bjarnarins og sker \u00fat \u00far, og ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 sv\u00f6\u00f0us\u00e1r. \u00deegar bj\u00f6rninn f\u00e9kk lagi\u00f0, sn\u00fdr d\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00fat \u00far b\u00e6num \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 skipta s\u00e9r neitt af drengjunum. En drengirnir n\u00e1\u00f0u b\u00e6jum \u00ed M\u00fdvatnssveit, og b\u00e6rinn lag\u00f0ist \u00ed au\u00f0n.<\/p>\n
\u2014 J\u00f3hannes Fri\u00f0laugsson, Gr\u00f3in spor<\/em>, bls. 210-12.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Gl\u00f6ggir lesendur taka eftir a\u00f0 \u00feessi b\u00fatur er in medias res<\/em>, en fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnin \u00e1 undan fjallar um hj\u00f3n sem bjuggu \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00deeistareykjum, en b\u00f3ndinn var\u00f0i sig\u00a0bangsanum me\u00f0 grj\u00f3tkasti eftir a\u00f0 s\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0arnefndi haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e9ti\u00f0 konu hans upp til agna.\u00a0\u00de\u00e1 situr a\u00f0eins spurningin eftir: \u00c6tli j\u00f6r\u00f0in a\u00f0 \u00deeistareykjum s\u00e9 enn \u00e1 lausu, ef ske kynni a\u00f0 mann langa\u00f0i til a\u00f0 reisa s\u00e9r b\u00fasta\u00f0?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cd g\u00e6r blogga\u00f0i \u00e9g um hryllingss\u00f6gur J\u00f3hannesar Fri\u00f0laugssonar af hv\u00edtabj\u00f6rnum sem gengu \u00e1 land \u00ed \u00deingeyjars\u00fdslum. Sagan sem \u00e9g nefndi s\u00e9rstaklega er fundin og h\u00fan er miki\u00f0 \u00f3hugnanlegri en mig minnti. Kannski engin fur\u00f0a \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g yr\u00f0i hr\u00e6ddur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 svona skepnu heim til m\u00edn: Allm\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum seinna fluttu \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00f6nnur hj\u00f3n me\u00f0 tvo … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Martra\u00f0ir um hv\u00edtabirni II<\/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":[32,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bkur","category-minningarbrot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454","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=4454"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13958,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454\/revisions\/13958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/arngrimurv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}