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\nFreyjuginning<\/center>
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\u00deegar \u00e9g var unglingsst\u00falka var \u00e9g send sumarlangt til \u00e6ttingja minna vi\u00f0 Winnipegvatn \u00ed Manitoba. S\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00e6vinni \u00e1tti \u00e9g eftir a\u00f0 koma oft \u00e1 \u00feessar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir, jafnvel upplifa \u00cdslendingadaginn \u00ed Gimli, dansa fram \u00e1 n\u00f3tt og spranga um \u00ed upphlut \u00f6mmu minnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed svol\u00edti\u00f0 merkilegt a\u00f0 vera komin aftur \u00e1 \u00feessar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir og fer\u00f0ast \u00ed huganum til s\u00f6mu sta\u00f0a me\u00f0 Christinu Sunley, h\u00f6fundi b\u00f3karinnar Freyjuginning, sem kom \u00fat \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri og hefur vaki\u00f0 mikla athygli vestan hafs. Christina, r\u00e9tt eins og \u00e9g, \u00e1tti skyldf\u00f3lk, sem settist a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 bakka vatnsins og reyndi a\u00f0 draga fram l\u00edfi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 har\u00f0an kost. Margt af m\u00ednu f\u00f3lki i\u00f0ra\u00f0ist \u00feess alla t\u00ed\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa yfirgefi\u00f0 gamla landi\u00f0, haf\u00f0i jafnvel samviskubit yfir a\u00f0 hafa hlaupist undan skyldum s\u00ednum, eins og einhver or\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0. \u00cdslendingar beggja megin Atlantshafsins g\u00e1tu aldrei fyrirgefi\u00f0. Og enn, \u00f6llum \u00feessum \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar, er \u00feessi hugsun ofarlega \u00ed hugum f\u00f3lks. Christina gl\u00edmir vi\u00f0 hana \u00ed \u00feessari b\u00f3k. H\u00fan er \u00feri\u00f0ja kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00cdslendinga \u00ed Kanada, hefur glata\u00f0 m\u00e1linu og finnur l\u00edti\u00f0 til skyldleika me\u00f0 \u00edslensku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta er ekki bara venjuleg \u00f6rlagasaga tveggja systra \u00ed henni Amer\u00edku. \u00deetta er saga \u00feeirra kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a \u00cdslendinga, sem fl\u00fa\u00f0u land sitt \u00ed lok n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu aldar og settust a\u00f0 \u00e1 sl\u00e9ttum Manitoba \u00ed Kanada. Og \u00e1ttu aldrei afturkv\u00e6mt. \u00deetta er b\u00f3k um fer\u00f0alanga \u00ed framandi umhverfi \u00ed leit a\u00f0 uppruna s\u00ednum. \u00deeir eru me\u00f0 s\u00f6guna \u00e1 bakinu, go\u00f0s\u00f6gu\u00e6ttj\u00f6r\u00f0ina, \u00cdsland hugans og hjartans. \u00deeir eru afkomendur landnemanna og \u201c\u00fea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 eiga nema eina m\u00f3\u00f0ur og eitt m\u00f3\u00f0urland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Freyja er alin upp \u00ed d\u00e6miger\u00f0u amer\u00edsku \u00fathverfi, en \u00e1 hverju sumri fer h\u00fan \u00e1samt m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni til Gimli, sem er l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00edslenskt \u00feorp vi\u00f0 Winnipegvatn, og dvelst \u00e1 heimili \u00f6mmu sinnar. Afi Freyju er l\u00e1tinn, en haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0sk\u00e1ld Vesturfaranna., vins\u00e6ll og mikils metinn. \u00c1 heimili \u00f6mmu lifir f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed minningunni um gamla landi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 talar \u00edslensku, fer me\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldskap. S\u00e6mundur fr\u00f3\u00f0i, Au\u00f0ur dj\u00fap\u00fa\u00f0ga og Egill Skallagr\u00edmsson eru heimilisvinir. F\u00f3lki\u00f0 vitnar st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00ed fornkappana og jafnvel hin hei\u00f0nu go\u00f0. Freyja sogast inn \u00ed framandi ver\u00f6ld \u00e1lfa og tr\u00f6lla. H\u00fan lifir sig inn \u00ed sk\u00e1ldskap forfe\u00f0ranna og l\u00e6rir utan b\u00f3kar lj\u00f3\u00f0 afa s\u00edns. \u00c1hrifavaldurinn \u00ed \u00feessu sumarl\u00edfi Freyju er Birdie, m\u00f3\u00f0ursystir hennar, dularfull og t\u00f6frandi listakona, sem enn b\u00fdr \u00ed f\u00f6\u00f0urh\u00fasum.<\/p>\n
Birdie er hr\u00edfandi pers\u00f3nuleiki \u2013 vi\u00f0 fyrstu kynni. H\u00fan heillar alla me\u00f0 leiftrandi g\u00e1fum, fr\u00e1sagnarsnilli, hugmyndar\u00edki og l\u00edkamlegu atgervi. H\u00fan er fegur\u00f0ard\u00eds og veit af \u00fev\u00ed; n\u00fdtir s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0. H\u00fan hefur \u00e1tt marga vonbi\u00f0la, hafna\u00f0 \u00f6llum og b\u00fdr enn hj\u00e1 Siggu m\u00f6mmu. Er listakona, vakir um n\u00e6tur, skrifar \u00f3\u00f0 til l\u00edfsins og elskar allt sem \u00edslenskt er.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00fe\u00f3 ekki veri\u00f0 lengi innan dyra \u00ed \u00feessu h\u00fasi \u00f6mmu, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 skynjum veikleika Birdie. H\u00fan er \u00fdmist h\u00e1tt uppi e\u00f0a langt ni\u00f0ri \u2013 og \u00fe\u00e1 er h\u00fan jafn andstyggileg, kaldh\u00e6\u00f0in og miskunnarlaus og h\u00fan var d\u00e1samleg \u00e1\u00f0ur. Birdie er a\u00f0 sumu leyti snillingur, en samt svo sj\u00fak, a\u00f0 h\u00fan er \u00f3f\u00e6r um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um sig sj\u00e1lf. Mamma hennar er s\u00fa eina, sem kann a\u00f0 tala hana til.
\nH\u00f6fundur b\u00f3karinnar n\u00e1lgast \u00feessa konu af miklum skilningi, sam\u00fa\u00f0 og n\u00e6rf\u00e6rni. H\u00fan g\u00e6\u00f0ir hana holdi og bl\u00f3\u00f0i. H\u00fan ilmar af l\u00edfi og lit langt \u00fat fyrir s\u00ed\u00f0ur b\u00f3karinnar, hvort sem h\u00fan er \u00ed man\u00edu e\u00f0a \u00feunglyndi. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf kjark og kunn\u00e1ttu til a\u00f0 geta fjalla\u00f0 svo opinsk\u00e1tt um ge\u00f0hverfas\u00fdki (bipolar disorder).<\/p>\n
\u00cdslendingadagurinn \u00ed Gimli er h\u00e1punktur sumarsins. \u00de\u00e1 eru baka\u00f0ar p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kur og v\u00ednartertur, fjallkonan kl\u00e6\u00f0ist skautb\u00faningi og fer me\u00f0 \u00edslensk \u00e6ttjar\u00f0arlj\u00f3\u00f0 eins og stallsystir hennar \u00e1 Austuvelli 17. j\u00fan\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 er sungi\u00f0 og spila\u00f0 og dansa\u00f0 fram \u00e1 n\u00f3tt. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu er \u00feetta Yankee t\u00f3nlist bak vi\u00f0 bl\u00e1ar Yankee buxur og Texas hatta. \u00deetta heitir N\u00fdja \u00cdsland, sem er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 renna sitt skei\u00f0. Me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum kynsl\u00f3\u00f0um fjarar m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00fat og landar vorir renna saman vi\u00f0 hinn \u00feunga straum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna. Ekkert getur st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fer\u00f3un. Tungum\u00e1li\u00f0 gleymist a\u00f0 lokum, s\u00ed\u00f0ustu leifar \u00edslenskrar menningar, heimanfylgju fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lksins handan hafsins.<\/p>\n
Seinna, \u00feegar Freyja hefur missti m\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edna og m\u00f3\u00f0ursystur, Birdie, sest h\u00fan a\u00f0 \u00ed New York og vill loka \u00feessum kafla l\u00edfsins, segja skili\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fort\u00ed\u00f0ina. H\u00fan er b\u00fain a\u00f0 f\u00e1 n\u00f3g af \u00feessu \u00f6llu saman, \u201c\u00feessum dapurlegu litlu \u00cdslandsleifum,\u201d eins og h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf or\u00f0ar \u00fea\u00f0.
\nEn \u00fea\u00f0 fer n\u00fa reyndar \u00e1 annan veg.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 \u00feessu hausti hef \u00e9g lesi\u00f0 tv\u00e6r b\u00e6kur um b\u00f6rn, sem tekin eru fr\u00e1 m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni og gefin \u00f3kunnugum. B\u00f3kin um Freyju er \u00f6nnur \u00feeirra. (Hin er b\u00f3k Sindra Freyssonar \u201cD\u00e6tur m\u00e6\u00f0ra minna\u201d.) \u00dea\u00f0 er kannski hrein tilviljun, en engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur l\u00f6ngu t\u00edmab\u00e6rt umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni. \u00c1\u00f0ur fyrr \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 ekki tilt\u00f6kum\u00e1l a\u00f0 hr\u00edfa barn \u00far m\u00f3\u00f0urfa\u00f0mi og f\u00e6ra \u00f6\u00f0rum til f\u00f3sturs. L\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttan var h\u00f6r\u00f0, fj\u00f6ldi barna d\u00f3 \u00ed bernsku og m\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1ttu oft ekki annarra kosta v\u00f6l. \u00deetta var algengt til sveita, ef \u00feannig st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1, veikindi, f\u00e1t\u00e6kt, sj\u00fakd\u00f3mar og fr\u00e1fall fyrirvinnu. Stundum gat \u00feetta blessast, en oftar en ekki haf\u00f0i \u00feetta skelfilegar aflei\u00f0ingar, sem dr\u00f3gu dilk \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r. \u00cd \u00f6llum fj\u00f6lskyldum eru b\u00f6rn sem hefur veri\u00f0 mis\u00feyrmt \u00e1 \u00feennan h\u00e1tt. Og ma\u00f0ur getur \u00edmynda\u00f0 s\u00e9r hvernig l\u00edf \u00feeirra hef\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0, ef \u00feau hef\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lifa \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edfi, sem gu\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00feeim, vera til blessunar sinni eigin m\u00f3\u00f0ur og nj\u00f3ta upprunans.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar Freyja er \u00ferett\u00e1n \u00e1ra fer h\u00fan \u00ed heims\u00f3kn til gamla landsins me\u00f0 Birdie, fr\u00e6nku sinni. M\u00e9r finnst fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn h\u00f6fundar r\u00edsa h\u00e6st \u00ed \u00feeim hluta b\u00f3karinnar. H\u00fan er svo fj\u00f6rleg, hr\u00edfandi og dramat\u00edsk, a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur stendur \u00e1 \u00f6ndinni hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0. H\u00f6fundur vir\u00f0ist \u00feekkja landi\u00f0, \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina, s\u00f6guna, og jafnvel tungum\u00e1li\u00f0, betur en margir \u00feeirra, sem h\u00e9r eiga heima allt sitt l\u00edf. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi hrifist af fr\u00e1sagnargle\u00f0i h\u00f6fundar \u00ed fyrri hluta b\u00f3karinnar, \u00fe\u00e1 magnast \u00feessi a\u00f0d\u00e1un um helming, \u00feegar \u00e1 l\u00ed\u00f0ur og r\u00eds h\u00e6st \u00ed g\u00edgnum vi\u00f0 \u00d6skju, \u00feegar Birdie kl\u00e6\u00f0ir sig \u00far \u00f6llum f\u00f6tunum og stingur s\u00e9r til sunds \u00ed \u201cmj\u00f3lkurgr\u00e6na laugina.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00deetta er \u00e6sispennandi saga og miki\u00f0 gle\u00f0iefni, a\u00f0 h\u00fan skuli hafa veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fddd \u00e1 \u00edslensku. H\u00fan \u00e1 erindi vi\u00f0 okkur, \u00feessi b\u00f3k. H\u00fan gefur okkur inns\u00fdn \u00ed l\u00edf \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 fjarl\u00e6gum sl\u00f3\u00f0um r\u00famri \u00f6ld eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeir fl\u00fa\u00f0u heimalandi\u00f0. \u00deeir stofnu\u00f0u N\u00fdja \u00cdsland og h\u00e9ldu, a\u00f0 \u00feeir g\u00e6tu haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vera \u00cdslendingar \u00ed annarri heims\u00e1lfu \u2013 \u00ferj\u00f3sku\u00f0ust vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa er komin n\u00fd kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00cdslendinga, sem stendur \u00e1 vegam\u00f3tum – a\u00f0 fara e\u00f0a vera? Hva\u00f0 tekur vi\u00f0? Erum vi\u00f0 rei\u00f0ub\u00fain a\u00f0 f\u00f3rna \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni okkar, tungu okkar? Getum vi\u00f0 l\u00e6rt af fr\u00e6ndum okkar, Vesturf\u00f6runum?<\/p>\n
N\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e9g hef loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa b\u00f3kina um Freyju og veit, hvernig h\u00fan endar, g\u00e6ti \u00e9g allt eins hugsa\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 byrja upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt og lesa hana aftur. Og \u00ed \u00feetta sinn mundi \u00e9g lesa hana h\u00e6gar – ekki elta atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1sina heldur nj\u00f3ta textans, drekka \u00ed mig hvert or\u00f0, hverja setningu, sem seytlar fram af g\u00e1ska og fj\u00f6ri og t\u00f6luver\u00f0u listfengi. \u00c9g hef ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 frumtextann, en ef d\u00e6ma m\u00e1 \u00fat fr\u00e1 tungutaki \u00de\u00f3rd\u00edsar Bachmann, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00feetta \u00ferusug\u00f3\u00f0ur texti, hra\u00f0ur, hrj\u00fafur, litr\u00edkur og miskunnarlaus \u00e1 k\u00f6flum. \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Bachmann \u00e1 svo sannarlega hei\u00f0ur skili\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 koma \u00feessari merku b\u00f3k til skila \u00e1 gamla m\u00e1linu.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nFreyjuginning
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