Eftir fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn Gu\u00f0mundar Bjarnasonar fr\u00e1 Berufjar\u00f0arstr\u00f6nd, Ralla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum bjuggu br\u00e6\u00f0ur tveir \u00e1 Bar\u00f0snesi \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i er h\u00e9tu Eyj\u00f3lfur og Einar og var m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra fyrir b\u00fainu. Br\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00e1ttu \u00feeir sem Sigur\u00f0ur h\u00e9t innan fermingar. B\u00e1\u00f0ur voru \u00feeir Einar og Eyj\u00f3lfur taldir ofurmenni. \u00de\u00f3 var Eyj\u00f3lfur mun fremri a\u00f0 karlmennsku og \u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0i. B\u00e1\u00f0ir voru \u00feeir einhugar, sj\u00f3garpar og vinnuvargar, en t\u00f6ldu s\u00e9r ekkert \u00f3f\u00e6rt og \u00fe\u00f3ttu \u00e6rnir ofl\u00e1tungar. \u00deeir h\u00e9ldu \u00fat sex\u00e6ring miklum og settu hann upp og ofan tveir einir. Ef \u00f6\u00f0rum hvorum \u00fe\u00f3tti mi\u00f0ur ganga einu sinni en endran\u00e6r, \u00fe\u00e1 var or\u00f0tak \u00feeirra; \u00abOft hefur betur gengi\u00f0 \u00ed Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn\u00bb. Svo bar til einu sinni sem oftar a\u00f0 \u00fear f\u00f3r fram jar\u00f0arf\u00f6r vi\u00f0 s\u00f3knarkirkjuna og kom upp miki\u00f0 af beinum og me\u00f0al annarra svo afar st\u00f3r bein a\u00f0 allir undru\u00f0ust \u00feau. Bar\u00f0snesbr\u00e6\u00f0ur voru \u00fear einir me\u00f0al annarra. Eyj\u00f3lfur gengur \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0, tekur upp legg, vir\u00f0ir hann fyrir s\u00e9r og segir hl\u00e6jandi. \u00ab Einhvern t\u00edma hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 gaman a\u00f0 hafa \u00feennan til \u00feess a\u00f0 setja me\u00f0 s\u00e9r b\u00e1tinn \u00ed henni Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn\u00bb.Hampa\u00f0i hann beininu hl\u00e6jandi me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum kallsyr\u00f0um og h\u00e1\u00f0sgl\u00f3sum svo \u00f6llum hnykkti vi\u00f0, \u00feanga\u00f0 til einhver sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann skyldi ekki tala svona \u00f3g\u00e6tilega. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 eigi hyggilegt a\u00f0 spaugast a\u00f0 dau\u00f0ra manna beinum. Eyj\u00f3lfur heldur a\u00f0 sl\u00edkt geri n\u00fa l\u00edti\u00f0 til og spyr hvort hann haldi a\u00f0 \u00feessi r\u00edsi \u00e1 legg, heldur a\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e6tti ekki margt a\u00f0 \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00feess h\u00e1ttar dreng til a\u00f0 setja me\u00f0 s\u00e9r b\u00e1tinn \u00ed henni Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn og hl\u00f3 d\u00e1tt a\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 \u00f3ska\u00f0i einhver \u00feess a\u00f0 betur honum yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 or\u00f0um s\u00ednum. Einar fylgdi br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum \u00ed \u00feessu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar greftruninni var loki\u00f0 f\u00f3ru \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur heim til s\u00edn af \u00f6\u00f0ru f\u00f3lki. En \u00feetta kveld er sagt a\u00f0 menn nokkrir m\u00e6ttu \u00f3kunnum manni \u00fear \u00e1 milli b\u00e6ja, sem enginn \u00feekkti. Hann var tr\u00f6ll a\u00f0 vexti. Enginn \u00e1r\u00e6ddi a\u00f0 spyrja hann a\u00f0 heiti, svo mikinn beyg h\u00f6f\u00f0u menn af honum, utan einn ma\u00f0ur segir vi\u00f0 hann; hvert hann \u00e6tli. Hann kva\u00f0st \u00e6tla a\u00f0 setja einu sinni b\u00e1tinn \u00ed henni Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn, me\u00f0 \u00feeim br\u00e6\u00f0rum. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00f3tti kynlegt svar. Heima \u00e1 Bar\u00f0snesi var m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra br\u00e6\u00f0ra v\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00feennan st\u00f3ra \u00f3kennda mann og h\u00e9lt hann sig vi\u00f0 b\u00e1t \u00feeirra br\u00e6\u00f0ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00fa st\u00f3\u00f0 svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1ttu timbur miki\u00f0 fyrir utan Horn er \u00feeir \u00e1settu s\u00e9r a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00feegar fyrst g\u00e6fist f\u00e6ri, voru \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 vissa tveir farmar \u00e1 b\u00e1t \u00feeirra. \u00deeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur voru n\u00fa \u00e6ri\u00f0 \u00e1rrisulir n\u00e6sta dag og leist vel \u00e1 sj\u00f3lei\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed ve\u00f0urbl\u00ed\u00f0a var mikil og l\u00e1sl\u00e9ttur sj\u00f3r. Tygju\u00f0u \u00feeir sig \u00fev\u00ed flj\u00f3tt. M\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra ba\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 fara hvergi fyrir hvern mun, \u00ed dag. \u00deeir spur\u00f0u hv\u00ed h\u00fan \u00e6skti \u00feess. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i sig \u00f3ra\u00f0i illa fyrir fer\u00f0 \u00feeirra. \u00deeir kv\u00e1\u00f0ust ekki marka kerlingar\u00f3ra hennar og heimtu Sigur\u00f0 br\u00f3\u00f0ur sinn me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. Hlupu \u00feeir svo til s\u00e6var, en Sigur\u00f0ur var seinni a\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 \u00feegar hann kom ofan undir h\u00f6fnina s\u00e9r hann a\u00f0 \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fer\u00edfa til b\u00e1tsins, en \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9r hann \u00feri\u00f0ja manninn tr\u00f6llst\u00f3ran. Hann hleypur \u00e1 b\u00e1tinn me\u00f0 \u00feeim og rann hann \u00ed kasti fram \u00e1 sj\u00f3. \u00de\u00e1 segir Eyj\u00f3lfur; \u00abSjaldan hefur betur gengi\u00f0 \u00ed henni Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn\u00bb . S\u00ed\u00f0an setjast \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur undir \u00e1rar og \u00feri\u00f0ji ma\u00f0urinn \u00ed skut. Sigur\u00f0ur gekk \u00e1 landi austur \u00feanga\u00f0 sem trj\u00e1b\u00falkinn var. \u00dea\u00f0 skildi hann a\u00f0 \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur s\u00e1u eigi fylgjara sinn og leist honum mi\u00f0ur \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00feessa en var f\u00e1r um \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deeir ferma b\u00e1tinn har\u00f0fengilega og segja Sigur\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera \u00fear eftir og bera sm\u00e1tr\u00e9 til s\u00e6var me\u00f0an \u00feeir r\u00f3i \u00feennan farm heim \u00ed Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn. Hann hl\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fev\u00ed. \u00deeir r\u00f3a \u00fe\u00e1 heimlei\u00f0is. Er \u00fe\u00e1 st\u00f3ri ma\u00f0urinn enn kominn \u00ed skutinn og s\u00e9r Sigur\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 hann er a\u00f0 slingra til b\u00e1tnum. Sigur\u00f0ur fer \u00fe\u00e1 upp\u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 og horfir \u00e1 eftir \u00feeim. \u00deegar \u00feeir eru komnir nokku\u00f0 \u00e1lei\u00f0is inn me\u00f0 str\u00f6ndinni eykst slingri\u00f0 \u00e1 b\u00e1tnum, \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00f3kunni ma\u00f0urinn hvolfir undir \u00feeim br\u00e6\u00f0rum. En jafnskj\u00f3tt voru \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur komnir \u00e1 kj\u00f6l og var \u00fea\u00f0 um dagm\u00e1l og spegilsl\u00e9ttur sj\u00f3r. En \u00feegar var st\u00f3ri ma\u00f0urinn kominn l\u00edka \u00e1 kj\u00f6linn og hvolfist b\u00e1tuinn vi\u00f0 en \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur komast \u00e1 tr\u00e9n. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00e6rir st\u00f3ri ma\u00f0urinn<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00feau \u00ed kaf og n\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00e1tnum aftur en s\u00e1 st\u00f3ri hvolfir honum og n\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 enn trj\u00e1num. Gekk svo a\u00f0 \u00feeir voru anna\u00f0 veifi\u00f0 \u00e1 trj\u00e1num, hitt \u00e1 b\u00e1tnum \u00fear til um mi\u00f0degi. \u00de\u00f3 f\u00f3rst Einar en Eyj\u00f3lfur bar\u00f0ist \u00feanga\u00f0 til um mi\u00f0aftan en \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e9t hann l\u00edf sitt me\u00f0 hugpr\u00fd\u00f0i og hreysti. St\u00f3ri ma\u00f0urinn r\u00e9ri \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00e1tnum a\u00f0 landi og segir Sigur\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma \u00ed hann. \u00ab\u00c1 \u00e9g ekki s\u00f6k\u00f3tt vi\u00f0 \u00feig og skal \u00feig ekki saka\u00bb, m\u00e6lti hann. Siggi \u00feor\u00f0i eigi anna\u00f0 en hl\u00fd\u00f0a og reri st\u00f3ri ma\u00f0urinn hann \u00ed Bar\u00f0snesh\u00f6fn, kippti upp b\u00e1tnum og hvarf og s\u00e1st eigi s\u00ed\u00f0an. Sigur\u00f0ur sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00feessu og \u00e1litu menn a\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00f3kunni ma\u00f0ur hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 s\u00e1 sem st\u00f3ru beinin voru af, er \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur k\u00f6llsu\u00f0u mest um vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0arf\u00f6rina og hef\u00f0i hann veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 hefna s\u00edn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00cdslenskar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gur og sagnir, Sigf\u00fas Sigf\u00fasson Eftir fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn Gu\u00f0mundar Bjarnasonar fr\u00e1 Berufjar\u00f0arstr\u00f6nd, Ralla Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum bjuggu br\u00e6\u00f0ur tveir \u00e1 Bar\u00f0snesi \u00ed Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i er h\u00e9tu Eyj\u00f3lfur og Einar og var m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra fyrir b\u00fainu. Br\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00e1ttu \u00feeir sem Sigur\u00f0ur h\u00e9t innan fermingar. 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