{"id":878,"date":"2025-11-29T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seldalur.vefir.net\/kerling\/?p=878"},"modified":"2026-01-18T19:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:53:46","slug":"bardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/bardi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00f0i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00cd Landn\u00e1mu er \u00feess geti\u00f0, a\u00f0 Freysteinn hinn fagri hafi numi\u00f0 Sandv\u00edk, Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 og Hellisfj\u00f6r\u00f0 og b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 Bar\u00f0snesi.&nbsp; Hefur Freysteinn vali\u00f0 b\u00e6 s\u00ednum nafn af landsh\u00e1ttunum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann stendur a\u00f0 vallendisbar\u00f0i \u00e1 annesi einu litlu, er gengur \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram n\u00e6r h\u00e1lfri m\u00edlu innar fr\u00e1 Horni.&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0a af \u00fdmsu sem of langt yr\u00f0i hjer upp a\u00f0 telja, a\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn hefur \u00feegar \u00ed landsn\u00e1mst\u00ed\u00f0 sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear, er hann n\u00fa stendur.&nbsp; En munnm\u00e6lin segja nokku\u00f0 \u00e1 annan veg fr\u00e1, hver \u00fear hafi fyrstur land numi\u00f0, og hvar b\u00e6rinn hafi veri\u00f0 reistur \u00ed fyrstu, eins og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 af s\u00f6gu \u00feeirri, er hjer fer \u00e1 eptir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bar\u00f0i hjet ma\u00f0ur, er nam Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 og Hellisfj\u00f6r\u00f0.&nbsp; Hann t\u00f3k sjer bygg\u00f0 innanvert vi\u00f0 Rau\u00f0ubj\u00f6rg ni\u00f0ur undan skar\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed er Skollaskar\u00f0 nefnist&nbsp; og kalla\u00f0i b\u00e6 sinn Bar\u00f0snes .&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 heitir n\u00fa B\u00e6jarst\u00e6\u00f0i.&nbsp; V\u00e6ttur ein ill bj\u00f3 sunnanvert \u00ed skar\u00f0inu.&nbsp; Bar h\u00fan \u00feungan hug til Bar\u00f0a og \u00fe\u00f3tti hann illur gestur \u00ed bygg\u00f0um s\u00ednum.&nbsp; Einkum \u00e1ttu \u00feau \u00ed br\u00f6sum saman \u00fat af selv\u00ed\u00f0i \u00e1 svonefndum Selasandi austanmegin Horns;&nbsp; vildi hvort um sig hafa vei\u00f0ina \u00f3sker\u00f0a.&nbsp; Deildu \u00feau um \u00feetta l\u00f6ngum og var\u00f0 af fullur fjandskapur.&nbsp; Gjarnan vildi v\u00e6tturin hafa fyrirkomi\u00f0 Bar\u00f0a, en fyrir sakir karlmennsku hans \u00feor\u00f0i h\u00fan aldrei \u00e1 hann a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a.&nbsp; En margar illar glettur gj\u00f6r\u00f0i h\u00fan honum.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i var forn \u00ed skapi og fj\u00f6lkunnugur, enda var\u00f0ist hann lengi me\u00f0 frams\u00fdni sinni br\u00f6g\u00f0um grannkonu sinnar.&nbsp; \u00de\u00f3 kom svo a\u00f0 lokum, a\u00f0 hann s\u00e1 ekki anna\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 v\u00e6nna en a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta undan s\u00edga.&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 var eina n\u00f3tt a\u00f0 Bar\u00f0a dreymir a\u00f0 hann er \u00fati staddur.&nbsp; Ver\u00f0ur honum \u00fe\u00e1 liti\u00f0 til fjalls og sjer, hvar d\u00f6kkvan sk\u00fdfl\u00f3ka dregur upp undan Skollaskar\u00f0i;&nbsp; \u00feykir honum \u00fe\u00e1 undarlega breg\u00f0a vi\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00far sk\u00fdinu ver\u00f0ur kona, feykilega st\u00f3rvaxin, og bendir s\u00fa \u00f3gnandi yfir b\u00e6 hans.&nbsp; Hann hrekkur upp vi\u00f0 drauminn, kl\u00e6\u00f0ist \u00ed skyndi og snarast \u00e1 dyr.&nbsp; Sjer hann \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 skessan situr uppi \u00e1 fellsbr\u00faninni og er a\u00f0 bisa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 spyrna st\u00f3ru stykki \u00far h\u00f6mrunum.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i gr\u00edpur rekuspa\u00f0a sinn og hleypur til fjalls.&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 var jafnsnemma a\u00f0 hann st\u00f6kk yfir t\u00fangar\u00f0inn og kletturinn&nbsp; sprakk.&nbsp; Greikkar n\u00fa karl heldur en ekki spori\u00f0, og \u00ed mi\u00f0jum hl\u00ed\u00f0um m\u00e6tir hann skri\u00f0unni.&nbsp; Stingur hann \u00fe\u00e1 ni\u00f0ur rekkunni og \u00ed s\u00f6mu svipan sta\u00f0na\u00f0i skri\u00f0an.&nbsp; \u00deykir enn mega sj\u00e1 \u00feess merki.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i treystist n\u00fa ekki lengur a\u00f0 hafa bygg\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00fear undir skar\u00f0inu.&nbsp; Segir sagan a\u00f0 hann hafi \u00fe\u00e1 flutt b\u00e6 sinn \u00feanga\u00f0, er hann stendur n\u00fa og b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00ed\u00f0an til dau\u00f0adags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00de\u00f3tt Bar\u00f0i \u00feannig \u00feoka\u00f0i burt fr\u00e1 bygg\u00f0um grannkonu sinnar, ljet h\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3 ekki af a\u00f0 gj\u00f6ra honum n\u00fdjar skr\u00e1veifur.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i \u00e1tti kn\u00f6rr&nbsp; einn mikinn og fr\u00ed\u00f0an og hinn vanda\u00f0asta a\u00f0 \u00f6llum \u00fatb\u00fana\u00f0i.&nbsp; Kn\u00f6rr \u00feennan haf\u00f0i hann til flutninga og vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsan vei\u00f0iskap;&nbsp; st\u00fdr\u00f0i hann jafnan sj\u00e1lfur, en 12 menn reru.&nbsp; Eitt sinn haf\u00f0i hann slegi\u00f0 miki\u00f0 af sel \u00e1 selasandinum og sendi menn s\u00edna heim eptir knerri s\u00ednum;&nbsp; \u00feeim gekk vel fer\u00f0in og f\u00e6r\u00f0u \u00feeir Bar\u00f0a kn\u00f6rrinn su\u00f0ur fyrir Horn.&nbsp; B\u00e1ru \u00feeir n\u00fa selinn \u00e1 skip, og var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e6r fullfermi;&nbsp; s\u00ed\u00f0an reru \u00feeir heimlei\u00f0is, en Bar\u00f0i st\u00fdr\u00f0i.&nbsp; Sj\u00e1 \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 skessan stendur \u00e1 Hornseggjunum og horfir \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1.&nbsp; Getur Bar\u00f0i \u00feess til, a\u00f0 n\u00fa muni kerlu \u00feykja hann hafa veri\u00f0 heldur st\u00f3rt\u00e6kur um vei\u00f0ina.&nbsp; \u00deegar \u00feeir koma nor\u00f0ur fyrir Horn tekjur a\u00f0 vinda;&nbsp; draga \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 upp segl og sigla hli\u00f0vind inn me\u00f0 M\u00f3unum, er svo eru nefndir.&nbsp; En er minnst var\u00f0i heyra \u00feeir hvin mikinn, og \u00ed sama vetfangi skellur st\u00f3reflis roka \u00ed segli\u00f0 og hvolfir skipinu.&nbsp; Drukknu\u00f0u \u00fear flestir menn Bar\u00f0a, en sj\u00e1lfur synti hann til lands og tveir e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edr menn a\u00f0rir.&nbsp; Var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 komi\u00f0 logn aptur.&nbsp; \u00deeir Bar\u00f0i vinda n\u00fa kl\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00edn og b\u00faast til g\u00f6ngu.&nbsp; En er \u00feeir eru komnir innan til \u00e1 M\u00f3ana, sj\u00e1 \u00feeir hvar v\u00e6tturin situr \u00e1 utanver\u00f0um Rau\u00f0ubj\u00f6rgum, og rennur honum n\u00fa mj\u00f6g \u00ed skap.&nbsp; Og jafnskj\u00f3tt og hann kemur \u00ed f\u00e6ri, \u00fer\u00edfur hann upp stein eigi alll\u00edtinn og snarar a\u00f0 henni.&nbsp; H\u00fan st\u00f6kk undan og t\u00f3k \u00e1 r\u00e1s, en steinninn fl\u00f3 me\u00f0 f\u00e6ti hennar og veitti henni \u00e6rinn \u00e1verka, \u00fe\u00f3tt eigi brotna\u00f0i f\u00f3turinn.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i hefur \u00fe\u00e1 upp annan stein eigi minni og kastar eptir skessunni, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var allrei\u00f0ur.&nbsp; H\u00fan sjer a\u00f0 steinninn fer h\u00e1tt og stefnir \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0;&nbsp; ver\u00f0ur henni \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 til r\u00e1\u00f0s a\u00f0 fleygja sjer flatri, og fl\u00f3 steinninn yfir hana.&nbsp; Kallar h\u00fan \u00fe\u00e1 til Bar\u00f0a og segir:&nbsp; \u201eDrep \u00fe\u00fa mig eigi,&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i s\u00e6ll.&nbsp; Aldrei mun jeg framar leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna \u00fejer mein, ef \u00fe\u00fa gefur mjer n\u00fa l\u00edf\u201c.&nbsp; Bar\u00f0i svarar:&nbsp; \u201eMaklegust ertu \u00feess, a\u00f0 jeg stytti \u00fejer stundir, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feungar b\u00fasifjar hefur \u00fe\u00fa veitt mjer og alla jafna seti\u00f0 um l\u00edf mitt;&nbsp; v\u00e6ri jeg l\u00f6ngu dau\u00f0ur, ef \u00fe\u00fa hef\u00f0ir m\u00e1tt \u00fe\u00ednum r\u00e1\u00f0um fram koma.&nbsp; Hef jeg \u00fev\u00ed eigi skap til a\u00f0 \u00feyrma \u00fejer, a\u00f0 mig v\u00e6ntir a\u00f0 br\u00e1tt munir \u00fe\u00fa byrja aptur \u00e1 n\u00fdjan leik me\u00f0 vjelr\u00e6\u00f0in og eigi halda or\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edn vi\u00f0 mig\u201c.&nbsp; H\u00fan svara: \u201e Svik \u00fearftu eigi a\u00f0 \u00f3ttast af mjer; mun jeg \u00f6llu betur kunna a\u00f0 halda or\u00f0 m\u00edn en flestir y\u00f0ar, mennska f\u00f3lksins\u201c.&nbsp; \u201e\u00b4\u00b4A \u00fea\u00f0 skal \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e6tta\u201c, segir Bar\u00f0i: \u201cen sv\u00edkir \u00fe\u00fa mig, skal jeg \u00fejer \u00f3\u00fearfur me\u00f0an jeg m\u00e1\u201c.&nbsp; Skessan heitir honum tr\u00fa og hollustu og ljet \u00fe\u00e1 Bar\u00f0i hana upp standa.&nbsp; M\u00e6lt er a\u00f0 \u00feau hafi \u00fe\u00e1 gj\u00f6rt \u00feann samning me\u00f0 sjer, a\u00f0 skessan skyldi hafa fj\u00f3r\u00f0ung allrar vei\u00f0ar \u00e1 Selasandi og skyldi hvorugt \u00e1 anna\u00f0 deila \u00fea\u00f0an \u00ed fr\u00e1.&nbsp; Skildu \u00feau s\u00ed\u00f0an me\u00f0 bl\u00ed\u00f0u, og er ekki annars geti\u00f0 en a\u00f0 s\u00e6tt \u00feeirra hjeldist me\u00f0an b\u00e6\u00f0i lif\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deegar \u00feeir Bar\u00f0i komu heim til b\u00e6jar, sj\u00e1 \u00feeir a\u00f0 kn\u00f6rrinn kemur inn fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn og rekur hratt fyrir hvassri hafgolu, gengu \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 til sj\u00e1var og t\u00f3ku \u00e1 m\u00f3ti honum \u00fear sem hann bar a\u00f0 landi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bar\u00f0i var b\u00fas\u00fdsluma\u00f0ur mikill og manna au\u00f0ugastur a\u00f0 l\u00f6ndum og lausum aurum.&nbsp; Hann haf\u00f0i \u00fatib\u00fa um Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 og Hellisfj\u00f6r\u00f0 og ljet stunda \u00fear b\u00fasmala sinn, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fear voru kosts\u00e6lli hagar og \u00fatibeit g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 vetrum.&nbsp; Hann \u00e1tti og Nes \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i og fleiri jar\u00f0ir.&nbsp; Var hann talinn mestur h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi \u00fear um fir\u00f0ina og allra manna vins\u00e6lastur, enda reyndist hann jafnan bjargv\u00e6ttur landseta sinna og annara er hans leitu\u00f0u. \u00c1\u00f0ur Bar\u00f0i anda\u00f0ist, haf\u00f0i hann m\u00e6lt svo fyrir, a\u00f0 hann skyldi haugsettur \u00ed knerri s\u00ednum \u00e1 \u00feeim sta\u00f0, er bezt m\u00e6tti sj\u00e1 um Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 og Hellisfj\u00f6r\u00f0, svo a\u00f0 hann m\u00e6tti litast um l\u00f6nd s\u00edn.&nbsp; Kva\u00f0 hann \u00fea\u00f0 ekki mundu saka b\u00fas\u00e6ld manna. #En raski nokkur fri\u00f0i m\u00ednum og rj\u00fafi haug minn til fj\u00e1r, mun \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0a heill hans og svo beggja fjar\u00f0anna\u201c.&nbsp; \u2013 Mi\u00f0ja vegur milli Bar\u00f0sness og Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0arbotns vi\u00f0 b\u00e6 \u00feann, er a\u00f0 Stu\u00f0lum heitir, er annes eitt l\u00edti\u00f0, sljett og grasi vaxi\u00f0.&nbsp; Er \u00fear v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdnt mj\u00f6g um fj\u00f6r\u00f0una. \u00c1 framanver\u00f0u nesinu var Bar\u00f0a orpinn haugur og fje lagt \u00ed a\u00f0 fornum si\u00f0.&nbsp; Heitir \u00fear s\u00ed\u00f0an Bar\u00f0ahaugur og tanginn Bar\u00f0atangi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Li\u00f0u n\u00fa svo aldir fram, a\u00f0 einginn \u00feor\u00f0i a\u00f0 grafa \u00ed hauginn og allir t\u00f6ldu Bar\u00f0a verndara bygg\u00f0arinnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Svo var \u00fea\u00f0 eitt sinn, a\u00f0 b\u00f3ndi nokkur \u00far n\u00e6stu sveit flutti b\u00faferlum a\u00f0 Stu\u00f0lum.&nbsp; Hann var ungur og \u00f3fyrirleitinn og l\u00edtt tr\u00faa\u00f0ur \u00e1 forna hluti.&nbsp; Henti hann mj\u00f6g gys a\u00f0 \u00e1tr\u00fana\u00f0i \u00feeim, er bygg\u00f0armenn h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1 hauginum, og kva\u00f0st br\u00e1tt skyldu forvitnast um, hvort nokku\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00fear fjem\u00e6tt f\u00f3lgi\u00f0.&nbsp; Menn t\u00f6ldu \u00fea\u00f0 hina mestu f\u00e1sinnu og l\u00f6ttu hann a\u00f0 fremja sl\u00edkt \u00f3d\u00e6\u00f0isverk.&nbsp; Hann skeytti engu fort\u00f6lum \u00feeirra og einn g\u00f3\u00f0an ve\u00f0urdag fer hann til me\u00f0 h\u00fask\u00f6rlum s\u00ednum og tekur a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta hauginn. En er \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 um stund, ur\u00f0u undarleg vi\u00f0brig\u00f0i.&nbsp; Himinn gj\u00f6r\u00f0ist dimmur o myrkur dr\u00f3 yfir fj\u00f6r\u00f0una; en \u00fear var a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 sem eldbjarmi, er b\u00e6ja var von.&nbsp; B\u00f3nda var\u00f0 liti\u00f0 heim til Stu\u00f0la og s\u00e1 hann \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fas \u00f6ll logu\u00f0u.&nbsp; H\u00e6tta \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 greptrinum og skynda til b\u00e6jar.&nbsp; \u00de\u00f3tti \u00feeim \u00fe\u00e1 kynlega breg\u00f0a, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00ed einni svipan var horfinn eldur og myrkur og s\u00f3l skein \u00ed hei\u00f0i sem fyr.&nbsp; Hurfu \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 aptur til haugsins og t\u00f3ku til verka \u00e1 n\u00fd.&nbsp; En ekki h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir lengi grafi\u00f0 er allt f\u00f3r \u00e1 s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0 sem fyr; var n\u00fa myrkri\u00f0 svartara og eldurinn bjartari enn \u00e1\u00f0ur;&nbsp; fylgdi \u00fear me\u00f0 hvassvi\u00f0ri og hafr\u00f3t svo miki\u00f0, a\u00f0 sj\u00f3r gekk \u00e1 land.&nbsp; N\u00fa fjell b\u00f3nda allur ketill \u00ed eld, og taldi hann \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0legast a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta verkinu og l\u00e1ta haugb\u00faa hv\u00edla \u00ed fri\u00f0i.&nbsp; \u00deegar er \u00feeir voru farnir fr\u00e1 hauginum, hurfu undrin sem fyr.&nbsp; B\u00f3ndi hug\u00f0i eigi framar til hauggraptrar, en \u00f3l\u00e1nsma\u00f0ur var hann alla \u00e6vi s\u00ed\u00f0an; flosna\u00f0i hann upp af b\u00fai s\u00ednu, hraktist til fornra \u00e1tthaga og d\u00f3 \u00fear \u00e1 sveit \u00ed eymd og vol\u00e6\u00f0i.&nbsp; Ekki er \u00feess geti\u00f0, a\u00f0 fleiri hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 til a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta haug Bar\u00f0a.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cd Landn\u00e1mu er \u00feess geti\u00f0, a\u00f0 Freysteinn hinn fagri hafi numi\u00f0 Sandv\u00edk, Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 og Hellisfj\u00f6r\u00f0 og b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 Bar\u00f0snesi.&nbsp; Hefur Freysteinn vali\u00f0 b\u00e6 s\u00ednum nafn af landsh\u00e1ttunum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann stendur a\u00f0 vallendisbar\u00f0i \u00e1 annesi einu litlu, er gengur \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram n\u00e6r h\u00e1lfri m\u00edlu innar fr\u00e1 Horni.&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0a af \u00fdmsu sem of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sogur_af_sudurbaejum","category-thjodsogur"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fjorugrjot.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","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=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":879,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}