{"id":1108,"date":"2023-02-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neu.hestasaga.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2023-02-25T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T15:37:59","slug":"ofarir-litfara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/is\/2023\/02\/25\/ofarir-litfara\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d3FARIR LITFARA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mynd\/Mar\u00eda G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir

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\u00c9g \u00e1tti lengi rau\u00f0litf\u00f6r\u00f3ttan rei\u00f0hest sem var \u00d6r\u00e6fingur a\u00f0 uppruna og haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 gott uppeldi. Hann var kalla\u00f0ur Litfari. \u00c9g eigna\u00f0ist hann 1872, \u00fe\u00e1 5 vetra gamlan, en hann var sleginn af hausti\u00f0 1885, \u00feegar hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a fremur brj\u00f3st\u00feungur. Auk \u00feess treysti \u00e9g m\u00e9r ekki, \u00feann vetur sem \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00f3r \u00ed h\u00f6nd, a\u00f0 gera svo vel hann, sem hann \u00e1tti af m\u00e9r skili\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Litfari var me\u00f0alhestur a\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0, heldur \u00ferekinn, holdahestur og mj\u00f6g fr\u00ed\u00f0ur vexti. Eigi var hann ofsafj\u00f6rugur, en s\u00edviljugur me\u00f0an hann lif\u00f0i. Einnig \u00e1g\u00e6tlega \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ur og me\u00f0 vekur\u00f0 \u00ed betra lagi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann var traustur, mj\u00f6g f\u00f3tv\u00eds og vatnahestur hinn besti, enda haf\u00f0i hann sveip \u201esundfj\u00f6\u00f0ur\u201c gegnum makkann. Hann var mj\u00f6g vegv\u00eds \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fearfna\u00f0ist ekki fylgdar \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkri e\u00f0a hr\u00ed\u00f0armyrkri me\u00f0an hans naut vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eitthvert sinn var \u00e9g \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0 (\u00far Hofsprestakalli a\u00f0 H\u00f6skuldsst\u00f6\u00f0um) um kv\u00f6ld  \u00ed st\u00f3rhr\u00ed\u00f0 og var svo dimmt, a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e1 til vegar. \u00de\u00f3 var g\u00f3\u00f0 f\u00e6r\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed snj\u00f3l\u00e9tt var og rei\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed allgreitt. Ekki t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir hvar \u00e9g var staddur fyrr enn Litfari allt \u00ed einu nemur sta\u00f0ar og vill eigi lengra fara, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g fyrst \u00ed hugsunarleysi kn\u00fd\u00f0i \u00e1 hann. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Litfari nemur sta\u00f0ar og vill ekki halda lengra. Mynd\/Mar\u00eda G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

M\u00e9r var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g sleppti vi\u00f0 hann taumunum og l\u00e9t hann st\u00fdra f\u00f6rinni. Sn\u00e9ri hann \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 og h\u00e9lt upp \u00ed ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0a stund, uns er hann nam aftur sta\u00f0ar og var \u00fe\u00e1 komin a\u00f0 dyrunum \u00e1 h\u00fasi s\u00ednu. \u00dear var \u00e9g vanur a\u00f0 fara af baki og spretta af, en ekki heima \u00e1 hla\u00f0i \u00feegar heim kom a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi dags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta var ekki \u00ed eina skipti\u00f0, \u00ed hr\u00ed\u00f0arve\u00f0ri og n\u00e1ttmyrkri, a\u00f0 hann \nhaf\u00f0i vit fyrir m\u00e9r og \u00ed v\u00f6tnum mun \u00e9g \u00f3sjaldan hafa \u00e1tt honum fj\u00f6r a\u00f0 \nlauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Eitt sinn var \u00e9g \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00e1 vetrardag \u00far Hofsprestakalli heim \u00e1 lei\u00f0. Ve\u00f0ur var kalt, en bjart af tungli og gott a\u00f0 fara. Rei\u00f0 \u00e9g eftir fl\u00f3um nokkrum, er lag\u00f0ir voru. Eigi vissi \u00e9g fyrr til en Litfari stakkst \u00e1 endann ofan \u00ed d\u00fd nokkurt og hr\u00f6kkla\u00f0ist \u00e9g af honum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eigi st\u00f3\u00f0 upp \u00far nema h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0. D\u00fdi\u00f0 var \u00fer\u00f6ngt mj\u00f6g og svo var frosi\u00f0 umhverfis \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 m\u00e9r t\u00f3kst ekki a\u00f0 v\u00edkka \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 svipunni minni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

En \u00e1 gj\u00f6r\u00f0ina skar \u00e9g og gat \u00feannig n\u00e1\u00f0 af honum hnakknum. N\u00fa var \u00e9g yfir honum \u00e1 a\u00f0 giska n\u00e6rri klukkustund og \u00fdmist toga\u00f0i \u00ed tauminn \u00e1 \u00fdmsar hli\u00f0ar e\u00f0a dangla\u00f0i \u00ed makkann \u00e1 honum me\u00f0 svipunni, en \u00e1rangurslaust. Hann b\u00e6r\u00f0ist eigi hi\u00f0 minnsta.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Litfari vatt s\u00e9r allt \u00ed einu umbrotalaust upp \u00far d\u00fdinu. Mynd\/Mar\u00eda G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Alllangt var til b\u00e6ja, en \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g treysti m\u00e9r til a\u00f0 rata \u00feanga\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 treysti \u00e9g m\u00e9r eigi til \u00feess a\u00f0 finna d\u00fdi\u00f0 aftur. \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed ekki f\u00e6rt a\u00f0 leita mannhj\u00e1lpar honum til bjargar, en vildi me\u00f0 engu m\u00f3ti skilja vi\u00f0 hann lifandi \u00ed d\u00fdinu  og l\u00e1ta hann kr\u00f3kna \u00fear \u00fataf. Var\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed einr\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00e1lga honum me\u00f0 vasahn\u00edf m\u00ednum, \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g skildi vi\u00f0 hann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00f3k \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 hvetja kutann, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g haf\u00f0i i\u00f0ulega br\u00fdni me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed vestisvasanum. St\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g svo \u00e1  vakarbarminum og horf\u00f0i vi\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 \u00e1 kl\u00e1rinn. En hann horf\u00f0i einhvern veginn svo b\u00e6narlega \u00e1 mig  a\u00f0 m\u00e9r stendur augnar\u00e1\u00f0 hans enn\u00fe\u00e1 fyrir hugskotssj\u00f3num, r\u00e9tt eins og hann skildi og vissi hva\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00ed hyggju. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 br\u00fdna toga\u00f0i \u00e9g enn til reynslu l\u00edti\u00f0 eitt \u00ed tauminn og vatt hann s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 allt \u00ed einu upp \u00far d\u00fdinu umbrotalaust og var eigi a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann t\u00e6ki s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6rri. \u00c9g hygg a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi hvorki fyrr n\u00e9 s\u00ed\u00f0ar fengi\u00f0 betri sprett \u00far Litfara, en er hann var a\u00f0 hita s\u00e9r eftir \u00feetta volk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Eggert \u00d3. Br\u00edm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Upprunalegur titill:      Um \u201eLitfara\u201c og \u201eL\u00f6pp<\/strong>\u201e, D\u00fdravinurinn, 3. \u00e1rgangur 1889, 3. tbl., bls. 30-31.

Textinn er l\u00edtilsh\u00e1ttar styttur og a\u00f0laga\u00f0ur a\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma m\u00e1li og stafsetningu.<\/strong>

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Mynd\/Mar\u00eda G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00cd daglegu l\u00edfi og \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum \u00feurftu \u00cdslendingar oftar en ekki a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 hestana s\u00edna. Eiginleikar eins og ratv\u00edsi, \u00feol og vilji voru mikils metnir og traustir, \u00f6ryggir vatnahestar voru gulls \u00edgildi.
\n\u00cd eftirfarandi s\u00f6gu, sem birtist \u00ed D\u00fdravininum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1889, er sagt fr\u00e1 manni sem lendir me\u00f0 hestinum s\u00ednum \u00ed \u00f3g\u00f6ngum um h\u00e1vetur \u00ed ni\u00f0amyrkri. Hann er um \u00fea\u00f0 bil a\u00f0 taka afdrifr\u00edka \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00feegar hi\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00e6nta gerist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[54,56,53,45],"tags":[],"series":[],"speaker":[],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HS-Hesturvatnslitir.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast-img-scaled.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/is\/feed\/podcast\/hestasaga","embedCode":"

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