\u00deegar vi\u00f0 gengum fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur landganginn, bei\u00f0 \u00fear mikil\u00fa\u00f0legur ma\u00f0ur og dreif okkur inn \u00ed amr\u00edska l\u00edm\u00fas\u00ednu, eins og um opinbera heims\u00f3kn v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. \u00deessi h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi h\u00e9t Sigursteinn Magn\u00fasson, umbo\u00f0sma\u00f0ur S\u00cdS \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu og r\u00e6\u00f0isma\u00f0ur \u00edslenska l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins \u00e1 Skotlandi. Hannibal haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 haft spurnir af laumufar\u00feegum um bor\u00f0 \u00ed Gullfossi og be\u00f0i\u00f0 gamlan gl\u00edmuf\u00e9laga sinn fr\u00e1 Akureyri a\u00f0 l\u00edta til me\u00f0 \u00feeim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
L\u00fa\u00f0v\u00edk J\u00f3sefsson, sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegsr\u00e1\u00f0herra vinstristj\u00f3rnarinnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi (1956-58), haf\u00f0i f\u00e6rt \u00fat fiskvei\u00f0il\u00f6gs\u00f6gu \u00cdslendinga \u00ed t\u00f3lf m\u00edlur \u00feann 1. september \u00fe\u00e1 um hausti\u00f0. Fyrsta \u00feorskastr\u00ed\u00f0 \u00edslenska l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins vi\u00f0 breska heimsveldi\u00f0 var \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 fors\u00ed\u00f0um bla\u00f0anna \u00feessi misserin. \u00cd krafti kenningarinnar um a\u00f0 \u00f3vinur \u00f3vinar m\u00edns v\u00e6ri vinur minn, virtist m\u00e9r skoskt almennings\u00e1lit fremur hli\u00f0hollt \u00cdslendingum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 um sumari\u00f0 h\u00e1seti \u00e1 flaggskipi \u00edslenska togaraflotans, Gerpi fr\u00e1 Neskaupsta\u00f0, \u00fatger\u00f0arf\u00e9lagi L\u00fa\u00f0v\u00edks og \u00feeirra Nor\u00f0fjar\u00f0arkomma. \u00c9g afhenti r\u00e6\u00f0ismanninum sumarh\u00fdruna m\u00edna, sem hann t\u00f3k a\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita og \u00e1vaxta, og \u00fathluta\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an ey\u00f0slueyri eftir \u00fe\u00f6rfum, eins og n\u00e1nar segir fr\u00e1 \u00ed Tilhugal\u00edfi (bls.94-95). Vi\u00f0 Brynd\u00eds vorum a\u00f0 byrja n\u00fdtt l\u00edf.<\/p>\n
N\u00e6stu fj\u00f6gur \u00e1rin var Edinborg mitt anna\u00f0 heimili. Tveir \u00cdslendingar settu \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum sterkan svip \u00e1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasamf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00ed Edinborg. \u00dea\u00f0 voru \u00feeir Hermann P\u00e1lsson, lektor \u00ed \u00edslenskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um og P\u00e1ll \u00c1rdal, lektor \u00ed heimspeki vi\u00f0 Edinborgarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la. Heimili \u00feessara landa okkar st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00edslenskum n\u00e1msm\u00f6nnum \u00ed borginni alltaf opin. \u00c9g held \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 \u00e1 heimili Hermanns og Stellu, sem \u00e9g hitti fyrst Magn\u00fas Magn\u00fasson, son Sigursteins r\u00e6\u00f0ismanns og Ingibjargar, sem var laf\u00f0i af Laxam\u00fdrarkyni.<\/p>\n
\u00deeir Hermann hittust \u00fe\u00e1 reglulega \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0kv\u00f6ldum og um helgar til \u00feess a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingum s\u00ednum \u00e1 hinum helstu \u00cdslendingasagna yfir \u00e1 ensku. Hermann g\u00e6tti fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegrar n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni, en Magn\u00fas l\u00e9\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingunni litbrig\u00f0i hins listr\u00e6na st\u00edls. Hann \u00e1tti ekki langt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00fea\u00f0. L\u00edfsk\u00fanstnerinn og listask\u00e1ldi\u00f0, J\u00f3hann Sigurj\u00f3nsson, var \u00f6mmubr\u00f3\u00f0ir Magn\u00fasar (sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir, a\u00f0 hann var systursonur hins ann\u00e1la\u00f0a l\u00f6greglustj\u00f3ra Reykv\u00edkinga, Sigurj\u00f3ns Sigur\u00f0ssonar, sem er \u00f6nnur saga).<\/p>\n
\u00deegar fundum okkar bar fyrst saman, var Magn\u00fas \u00feegar or\u00f0inn \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kunnur bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur me\u00f0 Skotum, \u00fe\u00f3tt hann v\u00e6ri innan vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edtugt. Hann haf\u00f0i loki\u00f0 pr\u00f3fum \u00ed ensku og enskum b\u00f3kmenntum fr\u00e1 Jesus College \u00ed Oxford. \u00c1hugasvi\u00f0 hans var v\u00edtt: Saga og b\u00f3kmenntir, fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00f3spj\u00f6llu\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00fara, auk \u00feess sem fuglasko\u00f0un var hans eftirl\u00e6tis t\u00f3mstundai\u00f0ja. Fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra gamall haf\u00f0i hann unni\u00f0 ritger\u00f0arsamkeppni \u00e1 vegum The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds um tilhugal\u00edf svart\u00ferasta. Fj\u00f6rut\u00edu \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var hann kj\u00f6rinn forseti \u00feessa f\u00e9lagsskapar. Snemma beygist kr\u00f3kur til \u00feess, sem ver\u00f0a vill.<\/p>\n
Magn\u00fas var eins og samstarfsma\u00f0ur hans, Hermann P\u00e1lsson, rammur \u00cdslendingur. \u00cdslendingse\u00f0li\u00f0 var honum runni\u00f0 \u00ed merg og bl\u00f3\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3tt hann v\u00e6ri \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00e1ri, \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan fluttist til Skotlands. \u00deegar hann \u00f3x a\u00f0 visku og \u00feroska, var\u00f0 hann sm\u00e1m saman helsti sendiherra \u00edslenskrar menningar me\u00f0al Breta. En hann l\u00e9t ekki \u00fear sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0. Hann t\u00f3k \u00e1stf\u00f3stri vi\u00f0 sitt anna\u00f0 f\u00f3sturland, Skotland. Fyrir utan \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar \u00e1 \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gum yfir \u00e1 n\u00fat\u00edmaensku, birtust ekki f\u00e6rri en \u00e1tj\u00e1n b\u00e6kur fr\u00e1 hendi Magn\u00fasar.<\/p>\n
Framlag hans til a\u00f0 kynna Skotum sameiginlegan menningararf \u00feeirra og norr\u00e6nna manna fr\u00e1 V\u00edkinga\u00f6ld var meira en flestra annarra. En hann var einnig mikilvirkur h\u00f6fundur um s\u00f6gu, menningu og n\u00e1tt\u00farufar Skotlands og skosku eyjanna og \u00feeirra \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a, sem \u00feau l\u00f6nd byggja. Seinasta st\u00f3rvirki\u00f0, sem \u00e9g hef lesi\u00f0 eftir Magn\u00fas, er \u201cScotland \u2013 the Story of a Nation\u201d, sem kom \u00fat \u00ed kilju \u00e1ri\u00f0 2001. \u00deetta er sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i eins og h\u00fan gerist best. Allt sem Magn\u00fas f\u00f3r h\u00f6ndum um sem rith\u00f6fundur gl\u00e6ddi hann l\u00edfi og lit. Hann var andlegur fj\u00f6rk\u00e1lfur, sem l\u00e9k s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hr\u00edfa a\u00f0ra me\u00f0 s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f3tr\u00falegt til \u00feess a\u00f0 hugsa a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur, sem kom jafnmiklu \u00ed verk og Magn\u00fas, skyldi allan t\u00edmann hafa haft fyrir lifibrau\u00f0 jafn l\u00fdjandi starf og bla\u00f0amennskan er. En \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i hann me\u00f0 til\u00ferifum. Hann byrja\u00f0i fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0laferilinn \u00e1 al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0legu bla\u00f0i, sem h\u00e9t Scottish Daily Express. \u00c1 Skotlands\u00e1rum m\u00ednum var hann or\u00f0inn a\u00f0sto\u00f0arritstj\u00f3ri \u00e1 Scotsman, sem var vir\u00f0ulegt bla\u00f0, en frekar dauflynt og \u00edhaldssamt. Vikulegir pistlar Magn\u00fasar, \u201cMagnusson on Monday\u201d, hristu gjarnan upp \u00ed \u00feeirri vanaf\u00f6stu \u00edhaldssemi, sem a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leyti einkenndi bla\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Einu sinni lentum vi\u00f0 Magn\u00fas meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed ritdeilu \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0um \u00feessa bla\u00f0s. Magn\u00fas haf\u00f0i skrifa\u00f0 \u00e1drepu um menningarlegt metna\u00f0arleysi Skota (\u00feeir voru \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 loka leikh\u00fasum og breyta \u00feeim \u00ed bing\u00f3sali) og \u00f6gra\u00f0i Skotum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hin \u00f6rf\u00e1menna og f\u00e1t\u00e6ka grann\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feeirra, \u00cdslendingar, v\u00e6ru s\u00fdnu metna\u00f0arfyllri \u00ed sinni menningarp\u00f3lit\u00edk en Skotar. M\u00e9r fannst Magn\u00fas skjalla landa vora um of og a\u00f0 hann byggi til glansmynd af b\u00f3ka\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni, sem h\u00fan risi t\u00e6past undir. \u00c9g benti \u00e1, a\u00f0 bl\u00f3mi \u00edslenskra n\u00e1msmanna s\u00e6kti menntun s\u00edna erlendis, og a\u00f0 a\u00f0rar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir (\u00fe.m.t. Skotar) greiddu hana ni\u00f0ur fyrir okkur. V\u00edsindi og ranns\u00f3knir v\u00e6ru \u00ed fj\u00e1rsvelti. S\u00e1 hluti \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar, sem lyki h\u00e1sk\u00f3lapr\u00f3fum v\u00e6ri l\u00edtill \u00ed al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum samanbur\u00f0i, Og \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fatgefnir titlar v\u00e6ru margir mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0at\u00f6lu, v\u00e6ri f\u00e6st af \u00fev\u00ed merkilegar b\u00f3kmenntir, enda \u00fe\u00e6ttust \u00cdslendingar ekki lengur hafa efni \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a s\u00edgildar b\u00f3kmenntir \u00e1 \u00edslensku.<\/p>\n
Endur\u00f3mur af \u00feessum or\u00f0ahnippingum barst til \u00cdslands og var\u00f0 ekki til a\u00f0 auka hr\u00f3\u00f0ur undirrita\u00f0s. Um stund h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 slest hef\u00f0i upp \u00e1 vinskap okkar Magn\u00fasar. En \u00feegar \u00e9g hitti hann n\u00e6st \u00ed f\u00e9lagsskap Hermanns, sag\u00f0i hann vingjarnlega og bl\u00e1tt \u00e1fram: \u201cHermann segir m\u00e9r, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir miki\u00f0 til \u00fe\u00edns m\u00e1ls. En \u00fe\u00e1 segi \u00e9g bara: Oft m\u00e1 satt kyrrt liggja.\u201d – Kannski var Island honum draums\u00fdn. M\u00e9r var klakinn bl\u00e1k\u00f6ld alvara. Eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 hyggja finnst m\u00e9r, a\u00f0 hann hafi haft r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00f3tt Magn\u00fas hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kunnur me\u00f0al Skota \u00e1 ungum aldri, reis fr\u00e6g\u00f0ars\u00f3l hans fyrst sem fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lamanns, \u00feegar hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn \u201cMastermind\u201d, hins alr\u00e6mda sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e1ttar hj\u00e1 BBC. Undir stj\u00f3rn Magn\u00fasar var\u00f0 \u00feetta einhver vins\u00e6lasti sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e1ttur allra t\u00edma me\u00f0al Breta. Magn\u00fas st\u00fdr\u00f0i honum hvorki meira n\u00e9 minna en \u00ed aldarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ung me\u00f0 meistaralegum til\u00ferifum. Nafn hans var \u00e1 hvers manns v\u00f6rum, og hann var undir lokin kominn \u00ed d\u00fdrlingat\u00f6lu hj\u00e1 breskum g\u00e1fnalj\u00f3sum. \u00dea\u00f0 var fyllilega ver\u00f0skulda\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfur bj\u00f3 Magn\u00fas yfir dj\u00fapri alfr\u00e6\u00f0i\u00feekkingu \u00e1 brei\u00f0u svi\u00f0i, fyrir utan \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feekkingin var honum aldrei dau\u00f0ur b\u00f3kstafur, heldur andlegur innbl\u00e1stur, sem hreif og heilla\u00f0i a\u00f0ra.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 r\u00e1\u00f0herra\u00e1rum m\u00ednum l\u00e1gu lei\u00f0ir okkar Magn\u00fasar stundum saman, \u00feegar miki\u00f0 l\u00e1 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 auka hr\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00cdslands \u00ed augum \u00fatlendinga. \u00de\u00e1 var gott a\u00f0 eiga hauk \u00ed horni, \u00fear sem Magn\u00fas var. Einhverju sinni \u00ed fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herrat\u00ed\u00f0 minni \u00fe\u00f3tti br\u00fdnt a\u00f0 heila\u00fevo l\u00e1nardrottna \u00cdslands \u00far fj\u00e1rm\u00e1laheiminum me\u00f0 m\u00e1l\u00feingi um bjartar framt\u00ed\u00f0arhorfur sm\u00e1\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnnar \u00ed samkeppniss\u00f3lkerfi hagvaxtarins. Bankastj\u00f3runum var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 til kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0ar \u00ed stofu Sk\u00fala f\u00f3geta \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey og Magn\u00fas var be\u00f0inn a\u00f0 messa.<\/p>\n
Hann f\u00f3r me\u00f0 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ldina, landn\u00e1mi\u00f0, \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veldi\u00f0, landafundi Amer\u00edku, b\u00f3kmenntirnar, mi\u00f0aldirnar, endurreisnina og Einar Ben \u00ed f\u00e1einum d\u00e6mis\u00f6gum og me\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldlegum tilvitnunum \u00e1 innan vi\u00f0 stundarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi. \u00deetta er \u00fea\u00f0 sem Frakkar kalla tour de force, en \u00e9g \u00fatlegg \u00fea\u00f0 sem n\u00e1\u00f0arkraft. \u00deetta hef\u00f0i enginn geta\u00f0 leiki\u00f0 eftir honum. Meira a\u00f0 segja bankastj\u00f3rarnir brug\u00f0ust vi\u00f0 eins og unglingar \u00e1 b\u00edtlabl\u00f3ti. \u00c9g hef heyrt marga snjalla samkv\u00e6misr\u00e6\u00f0umenn um dagana, ekki s\u00edst breska, en \u00fear \u00ed landi hefur \u00feessi listgrein risi\u00f0 h\u00e6st. En engan hef \u00e9g heyrt Magn\u00fasi fremri – hinga\u00f0 til.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 li\u00f0nu \u00e6viskei\u00f0i einnar kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g kvaddi Edinborg, leita\u00f0i hugurinn aftur \u00e1 fornar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir. Vi\u00f0 Brynd\u00eds eyddum tveimur vikum \u00e1 Edinborgarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um vi\u00f0 hlustir og l\u00e9tum sj\u00f3n nema, \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyrir augum bar: \u00e1 leiksvi\u00f0i, t\u00f3nleikum, myndlistars\u00fdningum og \u00e1 brei\u00f0tjaldinu. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00f3kum vi\u00f0 um skosku h\u00e1l\u00f6ndin og sigldum \u00fat \u00ed eyjar bl\u00e1r me\u00f0 Skotlandsstr\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 V\u00edkinga- og Skotlandss\u00f6gu Magn\u00fasar \u00ed farteskinu. \u00deetta heitir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 veisluna \u00ed farangrinum.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 heimlei\u00f0inni \u00fe\u00f3ttumst vi\u00f0 ekki geta gengi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 gar\u00f0i \u00feessa farandssendiherra norr\u00e6nnar menningar me\u00f0al Skota. Og t\u00f3kum \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fas \u00e1 Magn\u00fasi og Mamie \u00ed Ol\u2019Glasgie. \u00dea\u00f0 var\u00f0 samfelld s\u00ed\u00f0degisveisla \u00ed \u00f3gleymanlegum f\u00e9lagsskap. Stundin var\u00f0 hra\u00f0fleyg vi\u00f0 upprifjun gamalla minninga, sem spanna\u00f0i a\u00f0 v\u00edsu ellefu hundru\u00f0 \u00e1r og gervallt s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0 V\u00edkingaaldar, fr\u00e1 n\u00fdja heiminum til v\u00e6ringja \u00ed austurvegi a\u00f0 innr\u00e1sinni \u00ed litla England 1066 og allt \u00fea\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 var Hermanns P\u00e1lssonar s\u00e1rt sakna\u00f0. N\u00fa er r\u00f6\u00f0in komin a\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 sakna sagnameistarans, sem veitti svo m\u00f6rgum svo miki\u00f0 og af svo miklu \u00f6rl\u00e6ti, a\u00f0 lengi ver\u00f0ur \u00ed minnum haft.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A\u00f0 \u00e1li\u00f0nu hausti \u00e1ri\u00f0 1958 \u2013 fyrir hartn\u00e6r h\u00e1lfri \u00f6ld – strukum vi\u00f0 Brynd\u00eds einn g\u00f3\u00f0an ve\u00f0urdag \u00ed dagrenningu um bor\u00f0 \u00ed gamla Gullfoss. Vi\u00f0 stungum af fr\u00e1 foreldrum og a\u00f0standendum \u00e1 vit frelsisins. \u00c9g var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til Edinborgar a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra til fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra. H\u00fan var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til Par\u00edsar a\u00f0 nema fr\u00f6nsku og l\u00edfsk\u00fanst. Lei\u00f0ir okkar skildi \u00ed Leith, hinni l\u00e1greistu hafnarborg h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgar Skotlands. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allar_greinar","category-minningagreinar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1134"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2939,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions\/2939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}