{"id":959,"date":"2025-12-13T21:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seldalur.vefir.net\/kerling\/?p=959"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:15:30","slug":"vidfjordur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/vidfjordur\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00faseta \u00ed vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bjarni Sveinsson og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir bjuggu \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed um mi\u00f0ja 19. \u00f6ld og \u00e1ttu 16 b\u00f6rn. Afkomendur \u00feeirra teljast til hinnar fj\u00f6lmennu Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar\u00e6ttar, \u00feeir bjuggu \u00fear til loka b\u00fasetu. Gu\u00f0r\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3tti r\u00f6ggs\u00f6m svo af bar og \u00f3v\u00edlin. Bjarni var lista skrifari og skrifa\u00f0i upp b\u00e6kur f\u00e1g\u00e6ts efnis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sveinn \u00de\u00f3rarinsson \u00e1samt Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i f\u00f6\u00f0ursystur sinni. \u00cd baks\u00fdn fj\u00e1rh\u00fas, en gripah\u00fas \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i voru einungis hla\u00f0in \u00far torfi og grj\u00f3ti, \u00feaki\u00f0 kl\u00e6tt b\u00e1ruj\u00e1rni.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nokkrir afkomendur \u00feeirra sem ur\u00f0u \u00feekktir \u00fdmist fyrir hagleik e\u00f0a fr\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doktor Bj\u00f6rn Bjarnason kennari, or\u00f0ab\u00f3karma\u00f0ur og or\u00f0asmi\u00f0ur var\u00f0i ritger\u00f0 s\u00edna um \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir fornmanna. Hann skr\u00e1\u00f0i einnig merkar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gur tengdar sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og gaf \u00fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sveinn Bjarnason hlaut alhli\u00f0a menntun til sm\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 tr\u00e9 og j\u00e1rn \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku. Hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 b\u00fai \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i \u00feegar heim kom, vann me\u00f0fram b\u00faskapnum a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0um og kenndi sonum s\u00ednum sm\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00cd Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i var eldsmi\u00f0ja ofan gamla b\u00e6jarins og sneri stafni a\u00f0 sj\u00f3. Ofan vi\u00f0 bryggjuna var sm\u00ed\u00f0averkst\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dear sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0i Sveinn marga \u00e1rab\u00e1ta. Einnig sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0i hann v\u00e9lb\u00e1ta \u00feegar \u00feeir komu til s\u00f6gunnar, b\u00e6\u00f0i einn og \u00ed f\u00e9lagi vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra. Hann dvaldi oft um t\u00edma \u00e1 Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i vi\u00f0 b\u00e1tasm\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auk \u00feess sm\u00ed\u00f0u\u00f0u Sveinn og synir hans alls konar b\u00fashluti; bor\u00f0, rokka og anna\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, sem f\u00f3lk vanta\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3fus Sveinsson skar \u00fat taflmenn \u00far birki fr\u00e1 Hallormssta\u00f0, sem voru sendir \u00e1 Heimss\u00fdninguna \u00ed New York 1939. Mikil hagleikssm\u00ed\u00f0. \u00deeir eru n\u00fa \u00ed Safnah\u00fasinu \u00ed Neskaupsta\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karl Hjelm sonur Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar Sveinsd\u00f3ttur og Karl Henning Hjelm, \u00f3lst upp \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i. Hann vann miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sm\u00e1lum \u00e1 Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i \u00e1 yngri \u00e1rum. Kenndi b\u00f6rnum og unglingum a\u00f0 tefla, taka og vinna lj\u00f3smyndir og a\u00f0 safna steinum. Hann var \u00e1hugalj\u00f3smyndari og h\u00e9lt s\u00fdningar \u00e1 verkum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 1932 var byggt st\u00f3rh\u00fdsi \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i teikna\u00f0 af Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ni Sam\u00faelssyni, sem n\u00fa hefur veri\u00f0 gert upp af myndarskap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00fd mynd af hinu gl\u00e6silega h\u00fasi \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i fr\u00e1 1932. Utan vi\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0 eru r\u00fastir gamla b\u00e6jarins vel s\u00fdnilegar. \u00dear st\u00f3\u00f0 timburh\u00fas me\u00f0 risi 24 fermetrar a\u00f0 grunnfleti. Ofan vi\u00f0 r\u00fastirnar var eldsmi\u00f0ja Sveins Bjarnasonar og sona hans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00d6flug \u00fatger\u00f0 var fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i til 1936. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e1r, fyrsta okt\u00f3ber, f\u00f3rust \u00fer\u00edr br\u00e6\u00f0ur, \u00feeir \u00de\u00f3rarinn, Fr\u00edmann og S\u00f3fus Sveinssynir \u00ed sj\u00f3r\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00e1samt \u00e1b\u00faandanum \u00e1 Borg Halld\u00f3ri Eir\u00edkssyni. B\u00e1turinn sem \u00feeir f\u00f3rust \u00e1 h\u00e9t Sig\u00fe\u00f3r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minnismerki fr\u00e1 2012 um fj\u00f3ra Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0inga sem l\u00e9tust \u00ed sj\u00f3slysi \u00e1 v\u00e9lb\u00e1tnum Sig\u00fe\u00f3ri 1. okt\u00f3ber 1936. Br\u00e6\u00f0urna \u00de\u00f3rarinn, Fr\u00edmann og S\u00f3fus Sveinssyni \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i og \u00e1b\u00faandann \u00e1 Borg Halld\u00f3r Eir\u00edksson. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1rin eftir slysi\u00f0 efldu Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0ingar landb\u00faskap og st\u00e6kku\u00f0u b\u00fastofn sinn. Um 1950 komu snj\u00f3avetur og rigningasumur og jafnframt s\u00fdktist fj\u00e1rstofn af bl\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f3tt sem drap st\u00f3ran hluta lamba n\u00fdf\u00e6ddan. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu b\u00faskapar\u00e1rin voru \u00fev\u00ed erfi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hestasteinn \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i reistur til minningar um Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0i Fri\u00f0rikku \u00deorleifsd\u00f3ttur s\u00ed\u00f0ustu h\u00fasfreyjuna \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i \u00e1 hundra\u00f0 \u00e1ra \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0 hennar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 fimmta \u00e1ratug 20. aldar f\u00f3ru samg\u00f6ngur milli Nor\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar og umheimsins a\u00f0 st\u00f3rum hluta fram um Vi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 me\u00f0 siglingum til og fr\u00e1 Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i. \u00de\u00e1 var seldur matur og gisting \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\u00fata \u00e1 hla\u00f0inu eftir a\u00f0 vegurinn n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00e6 um 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Eldh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i \u00ed byrjun 21. aldar. Rekavi\u00f0ur til kyndingar, vi\u00f0ar og kolav\u00e9l og l\u00fagan sem kom \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00fearfir vi\u00f0 veitingas\u00f6lu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bjarni Sveinsson og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir bjuggu \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed um mi\u00f0ja 19. \u00f6ld og \u00e1ttu 16 b\u00f6rn. Afkomendur \u00feeirra teljast til hinnar fj\u00f6lmennu Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar\u00e6ttar, \u00feeir bjuggu \u00fear til loka b\u00fasetu. Gu\u00f0r\u00fan \u00fe\u00f3tti r\u00f6ggs\u00f6m svo af bar og \u00f3v\u00edlin. Bjarni var lista skrifari og skrifa\u00f0i upp b\u00e6kur f\u00e1g\u00e6ts efnis. Nokkrir afkomendur \u00feeirra sem ur\u00f0u \u00feekktir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,107,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braudstritid","category-minjar","category-vidfjordur"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vidfjordur.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959","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=959"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerling.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}