{"id":1396,"date":"2026-02-22T14:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seldalur.vefir.net\/kerling\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:33:56","slug":"gudrun-jonsdottir-fra-vidfirdi-minningargrein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/gudrun-jonsdottir-fra-vidfirdi-minningargrein\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i – minningargrein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Minningargrein \u00far t\u00edmaritinu \u00d3\u00f0ni <\/a>um Gu\u00f0r\u00fanu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i. Afkomendur hennar og Bjarna Sveinssonar mynda hina fj\u00f6lmennu Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0\u00e6tt.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deri\u00f0ja n\u00f3vember s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn ljest \u00e1 Skorrasta\u00f0 \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i h\u00e1\u00f6ldru\u00f0 merkiskona, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir og \u00feykir hl\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 geta helstu \u00e6fiatri\u00f0a hennar hjer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan f\u00e6ddist \u00e1 Hofi \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i 29. ma\u00ed 1836. Foreldrar hennar voru hj\u00f3nin J\u00f3n Bj\u00f6rnsson og Ingibj\u00f6rg Illugad\u00f3ttir. Bj\u00f6rn fa\u00f0ir J\u00f3ns var Sk\u00falason b\u00f3nda \u00e1 Brimnesi \u00ed Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i, Sigf\u00fassonar b\u00f3nda \u00e1 Kleppj\u00e1rnsst\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed Tungu, J\u00f3nssonar b\u00f3nda og \u00e6ttfr\u00e6\u00f0ings \u00e1 Skj\u00f6ld\u00f3lfsst\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1 J\u00f6kuldal, Gunnlaugssonar prests \u00ed M\u00f6\u00f0rudal, S\u00f6lvasonar prests \u00e1 s.st., Magn\u00fassonar b\u00f3nda \u00e1 Reykjum \u00ed Skagafir\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rnssonar. Sk\u00fala\u00e6tt er k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u00e6tt fr\u00e1 Sk\u00fala Sigf\u00fassyni og hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed henni afarmargir duglegir menn. J\u00f3n \u00e6ttfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00e1tti \u00ferj\u00e1 sonu auk Sigf\u00fasar og eru fj\u00f6lmennar \u00e6ttir af \u00feeim \u00e1 Austfj\u00f6r\u00f0um og koma \u00fear s\u00f6mu \u00e6ttareinkenni fram sem hj\u00e1 ni\u00f0jum Sk\u00fala. Er Bakkmanns\u00e6ttin af einum syni J\u00f3ns. Kona Illuga var Ingveldur, d\u00f3ttir Hermanns \u00ed Fir\u00f0i, J\u00f3nssonar Pamf\u00edls, J\u00f3nssonar. \u00c6tt Illuga er \u00ed \u00d6xarfir\u00f0i. Hann fluttist unglingur me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum J\u00f3ni J\u00f3nssyni og Ingibj\u00f6rgu Jakobsd\u00f3ttur fr\u00e1 St\u00f3ru Laugum a\u00f0 Ei\u00f0um \u00ed Ei\u00f0a\u00feingh\u00e1 til s\u00edra Bj\u00f6rns Vigf\u00fassonar. \u00deetta var \u00e1 h\u00f6r\u00f0u \u00e1runum um 1800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gu\u00f0r\u00fan var elst af b\u00f6rnum \u00feeirra J\u00f3ns Bj\u00f6rnssonar og Ingibjargar Illugad\u00f3ttur. \u00deau byrju\u00f0u b\u00faskap \u00ed Fannardal og \u00f3lst Gu\u00f0r\u00fan \u00fear upp fram yfir fermingaraldur. \u00de\u00e1 fluttust foreldrar hennar b\u00faferlum a\u00f0 Stu\u00f0lum \u00ed s\u00f6mu sveit og h\u00fan me\u00f0 \u00feeim, \u00fea\u00f0an fluttist h\u00fan a\u00f0 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i 19 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul og giftist \u00fear 20. n\u00f3vember 1855 Bjarna Sveinssyni. H\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e6ttfe\u00f0ur Bjarna um all langt skei\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i. Er \u00feeirra n\u00e1nar geti\u00f0 \u00ed minningum um Dr. Bj\u00f6rn fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i \u00ed Sk\u00edrni 1919. \u00deau hj\u00f3n Bjarni og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan eignu\u00f0ust 16 b\u00f6rn. F\u00e6ddist \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta 1856 og \u00fea\u00f0 seinasta 1880. Fj\u00f6gur barnanna d\u00f3u ung en 12 komust upp til fullor\u00f0ins aldurs og er aldursr\u00f6\u00f0 \u00feeirra \u00feessi: Sveinn b\u00f3ndi \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i, J\u00f3n b\u00f3ndi \u00e1 Skorrasta\u00f0, \u00c1rmann verslunarstj\u00f3ri (d\u00e1inn), Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur ekkja fr\u00e1 Hl\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed L\u00f3ni, Ingibj\u00f6rg kona \u00e1 Va\u00f0i \u00ed Skri\u00f0dal, Gu\u00f0finna ekkja \u00ed Vesturheimi, Vilhelm\u00edna Mar\u00eda ekkja \u00ed Naustahvammi \u00e1 Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i, Hermann b\u00f3ndi \u00ed Dakota \u00ed Vesturheimi, Gu\u00f0laug kona \u00ed Mi\u00f0b\u00e6 \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i, Halld\u00f3r b\u00fafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur (d\u00e1inn), Seselja (d\u00e1in). Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00e6st ver\u00f0ur komist hafa barnab\u00f6rn \u00feeirra Bjarna og Gu\u00f0r\u00fanar or\u00f0i\u00f0 full 90 a\u00f0 t\u00f6lu, en um t\u00f6lu barnabarnabarna ver\u00f0ur ekki sagt me\u00f0 vissu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deau hj\u00f3nin Bjarni og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan byrju\u00f0u b\u00faskap vi\u00f0 l\u00edtil efni, eins og oft var t\u00edtt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 daga, h\u00f6f\u00f0u vi\u00f0 mj\u00f6g erfi\u00f0an hag a\u00f0 b\u00faa lengi framan af \u00e1 b\u00faskapar\u00e1runum, eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00f3meg\u00f0in j\u00f3kst. Fyrstu tv\u00f6 \u00e1rin voru \u00feau \u00ed h\u00fasmensku \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur hans. Fluttust svo a\u00f0 Stu\u00f0lum til foreldra hennar og voru \u00fear \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og svo aftur a\u00f0 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i og voru \u00fear \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r. F\u00f3ru \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 Sveinsst\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed s\u00f6mu sveit og voru \u00fear \u00ed sex \u00e1r. \u00dear var teki\u00f0 af \u00feeim eitt barni\u00f0 til f\u00f3sturs (Ingibj\u00f6rg) af hj\u00f3nunum Sveini Stef\u00e1nssynin og Gu\u00f0finnu Bjarnad\u00f3ttur \u00ed Hellisfjar\u00f0arseli og \u00f3lst h\u00fan \u00fear upp fram yfir fermingaraldur. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00f3lst upp \u00e1 Stu\u00f0lum hj\u00e1 afa s\u00ednum og \u00f6mmu \u00fear til h\u00fan var sj\u00f6 \u00e1ra, er \u00feau brug\u00f0u b\u00fai og fluttu me\u00f0 hana til Bjarna og Gu\u00f0r\u00fanar a\u00f0 Sveinsst\u00f6\u00f0um vori\u00f0 1868. Vori\u00f0 eftir fluttu \u00feau Bjarni og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan a\u00f0 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i. F\u00f3r \u00fe\u00e1 hagur \u00feeirra batnandi \u00dev\u00ed elstu b\u00f6rnin voru \u00fe\u00e1 komin til ljettis. Bl\u00f3mga\u00f0ist svo hagur \u00feeirra, a\u00f0 \u00feeim t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 eignast n\u00e6r 2\/3 jar\u00f0arinnar Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar, sem var n\u00edu hundru\u00f0 a\u00f0 fornu mati. Vori\u00f0 1890 brug\u00f0u \u00feau b\u00fai \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i og fluttust me\u00f0 J\u00f3ni syni s\u00ednum a\u00f0 Seljam\u00fdri \u00ed Lo\u00f0mundarfir\u00f0i. \u00dear d\u00f3 Bjarni veturinn 1893. Hann var stillingarma\u00f0ur, vel greindur og b\u00f3khneig\u00f0ur, skrifari var hann me\u00f0 afbrig\u00f0um, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 settaskrift, sem var eins og prent v\u00e6ri og svo snarh\u00f6nd og flj\u00f3taskrift. Hann skrifa\u00f0i margar b\u00e6kur, sumar f\u00e1g\u00e6ts efnis, sem ekki hafa \u00e1 prent komist og komnar eru v\u00ed\u00f0svegar, jafnvel sumar \u00feeirra til Amer\u00edku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vori\u00f0 1894 fluttist Gu\u00f0r\u00fan me\u00f0 J\u00f3ni syni s\u00ednum a\u00f0 Skorrasta\u00f0 \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i og var \u00fear til dau\u00f0adags. H\u00fan s\u00fdndi jafnan mikinn dugna\u00f0 og i\u00f0jusemi. H\u00fan var jafn f\u00e6r a\u00f0 ganga til sl\u00e1ttar sem raksturs. H\u00fan var t\u00f3skaparkona mikil og vefjarkona me\u00f0 afbrig\u00f0um, enda \u00feurfti h\u00fan \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i me\u00f0an \u00f6ll b\u00f6rnin voru heima og heimilisf\u00f3lk vanalegast 15 til 17 manns og allur \u00edverufatna\u00f0ur og miki\u00f0 af r\u00famfatna\u00f0i unni\u00f0 heima. Gu\u00f0r\u00fan var mj\u00f6g hugr\u00f6kk kona, m\u00e1tti aldrei heyra \u00e6\u00f0ruor\u00f0. H\u00fan var einnig mikil tr\u00fakona og ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r miki\u00f0 far um a\u00f0 innr\u00e6ta b\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00ednum eigin b\u00f6rnum og \u00f6llum b\u00f6rnum sem h\u00fan umgekst \u00e1st og vir\u00f0ingu fyrir \u00fev\u00ed sem g\u00f6fugt er og gott. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i l\u00edka a\u00f0d\u00e1anlega gott lag \u00e1 a\u00f0 halda \u00f6llum b\u00f6rnum sem h\u00fan umgekst til hl\u00fd\u00f0ni og au\u00f0sveipni vi\u00f0 sig, enda fundu \u00feau l\u00edka, hva\u00f0a trausts \u00feau m\u00e1ttu v\u00e6nta hj\u00e1 \u00f6mmu (sem h\u00fan var jafnan k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u00ed seinni t\u00ed\u00f0) \u00feegar \u00feau \u00feurftu \u00e1 einhverri hj\u00e1lp a\u00f0 halda, e\u00f0a \u00feeim bar eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 milli, \u00fe\u00e1 gat amma gert allt sljett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u00e1fnafar hennar var fj\u00f6l\u00fe\u00e6tt og g\u00e6tti \u00feess best \u00e1 efri \u00e1rum hennar \u00ed \u00e6ttfr\u00e6\u00f0i, sagnafj\u00f6lda og listfengi hennar \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 s\u00f6gum og vi\u00f0bur\u00f0um fr\u00e1 fyrri t\u00edma me\u00f0 or\u00f0gn\u00f3tt, fj\u00f6ri og kyngikrafti bestu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0sagna. Minni og andlegu fj\u00f6ri hjelt h\u00fan fram a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu d\u00f6gum. Me\u00f0 henni hygg \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00ed gr\u00f6fina hafi fari\u00f0 \u00fdmiskonar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legur fr\u00f3\u00f0leikur sem skili\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 geymast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minningargrein \u00far t\u00edmaritinu \u00d3\u00f0ni um Gu\u00f0r\u00fanu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i. Afkomendur hennar og Bjarna Sveinssonar mynda hina fj\u00f6lmennu Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0\u00e6tt. \u00deri\u00f0ja n\u00f3vember s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn ljest \u00e1 Skorrasta\u00f0 \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i h\u00e1\u00f6ldru\u00f0 merkiskona, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir og \u00feykir hl\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 geta helstu \u00e6fiatri\u00f0a hennar hjer. H\u00fan f\u00e6ddist \u00e1 Hofi \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i 29. ma\u00ed 1836. Foreldrar hennar voru hj\u00f3nin J\u00f3n Bj\u00f6rnsson og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,105,99,103,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frasagnir","category-hellisfjordur","category-sogur_ur_vidfirdi","category-sudurbaeir","category-vidfjordur"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vidfjordur-og-ruta-i-hladinu.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1432,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions\/1432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}