A\u00f0 loknu pr\u00f3fi \u00ed vi\u00f0skiptafr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 Gylfa og \u00d3lafi Bj\u00f6rnssyni, h\u00e9lt hann eftir str\u00ed\u00f0 til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar, \u00fear sem hann las hagfr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma, \u00feegar Stokkh\u00f3lmsh\u00e1sk\u00f3li var einhver besti hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ih\u00e1sk\u00f3li \u00ed heimi. Bergur var f\u00ednn hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur. Og haf\u00f0i alltaf, me\u00f0an okkar kynni h\u00e9ldust, \u00f3menga\u00f0an \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem m\u00e1li skipti um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi\u00f0, sem h\u00e6ttir til a\u00f0 fara fyrir ofan gar\u00f0 og ne\u00f0an hj\u00e1 \u00feeim sem halda a\u00f0 hagfr\u00e6\u00f0i sn\u00faist um b\u00f3khald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ekki svo a\u00f0 skilja: Bergur kunni sitt b\u00f3khald og haf\u00f0i l\u00f6ngum atvinnu af \u00fev\u00ed. Svo sem eins og hver s\u00e1 sem kann a\u00f0 flaka fisk, en menn vilja fremur sj\u00e1 \u00ed br\u00fanni en \u00e1 dekkinu, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 menn vita, a\u00f0 hann kann \u00e1 sj\u00f3kort og komp\u00e1s.
\nHann var \u00f3venjulegur ma\u00f0ur, fullur af \u00fevers\u00f6gnum. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0varnarma\u00f0ur \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernissinni; al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0asinni \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera r\u00f3tlaust rekald; f\u00ednn hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera ginnkeyptur fyrir tr\u00fabo\u00f0skenningum r\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0ar samkv\u00e6mt r\u00edkjandi t\u00edsku. Hann var prakt\u00edskur ma\u00f0ur sem anna\u00f0ist b\u00f3khald annarra \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gleyma \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 b\u00f3kmenntir skipta meira m\u00e1li en b\u00f3khald.<\/p>\n
En af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var svona fl\u00ednkur hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, kom m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart, hva\u00f0 hann var l\u00edtill s\u00f3s\u00edaldem\u00f3krat, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir gott innr\u00e6ti. \u00dev\u00ed olli Langanesi\u00f0 og landsbygg\u00f0ar\u00fer\u00e1kelknin. \u00c6tli Bjartur \u00ed Sumarh\u00fasum hafi ekki sta\u00f0i\u00f0 honum n\u00e6rri? \u00derj\u00f3skan og \u00fevergir\u00f0ingsh\u00e1tturinn, \u00feetta sem \u00fearf til a\u00f0 a\u00f0 lifa af vi\u00f0 kr\u00f6pp kj\u00f6r. \u00deess vegna leiddist honum innst inni \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 kynntumst fyrst vori\u00f0 1964, \u00feegar \u00e9g var n\u00fdkominn heim fr\u00e1 n\u00e1mi \u2013 fr\u00e1 Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0. Bergur sat \u00fe\u00e1 uppi me\u00f0 vikubla\u00f0i\u00f0 Frj\u00e1lsa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, hi\u00f0 gamla m\u00e1lgagn \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0varnarflokksins, sem lif\u00f0i fyrir hans r\u00e6ktarsemi, \u00fe\u00f3tt flestir, sem \u00fe\u00f3ttust meiri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernissinnar, v\u00e6ru fl\u00fanir af h\u00f3lmi, enda f\u00e1kunnandi um rekstur. Bergur h\u00e9lt bla\u00f0inu \u00e1 floti. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i enn \u00e1 5ta \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1skrifendur um land allt. \u00deetta var f\u00f3lk, sem var \u00e1 m\u00f3ti amer\u00edskri hersetu, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa gengi\u00f0 \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9lag me\u00f0 Stal\u00edni. \u00deetta var \u00e6rlegt f\u00f3lk: Vinstri kratar og vinstri frams\u00f3knarmenn og a\u00f0rir muna\u00f0arleysingjar \u00ed hinu \u00edslenska flokkakerfi.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var v\u00edst Bergur, sem ba\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 tala \u00e1 fundi herst\u00f6\u00f0vaandst\u00e6\u00f0inga \u00ed Stj\u00f6rnub\u00ed\u00f3i s\u00ed\u00f0la vors 1964. Kannski vissi hann ekki, hva\u00f0 bei\u00f0 hans. \u00c9g var n\u00fdkominn heim fr\u00e1 n\u00e1mi. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i afl\u00e6rt marxismann; \u00e9g fyrirleit ford\u00e6\u00f0uskap Stal\u00ednismans og \u00fe\u00f3ttist hafa l\u00e6rt \u00fea\u00f0 af harmkv\u00e6las\u00f6gu millistr\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1ranna, a\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 verja sig: L\u00e1ta hart m\u00e6ta h\u00f6r\u00f0u.
\n\u00deessi r\u00e6\u00f0a f\u00e9kk dr\u00e6mar undirtektir \u00ed Stj\u00f6rnub\u00ed\u00f3i vori\u00f0 1964.
\nEn Bergur var kjarkma\u00f0ur. Hann haf\u00f0i bla\u00f0 og \u00e1skrifendur, en vanta\u00f0i mann me\u00f0 bo\u00f0skap eftir a\u00f0 upphaflegir a\u00f0standendur bla\u00f0sins voru fl\u00fanir af vettvangi. Hann bau\u00f0 m\u00e9r Frj\u00e1lsa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, og \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kkum. \u00dear me\u00f0 byrja\u00f0i mitt p\u00f3lit\u00edska heimatr\u00fabo\u00f0, sem st\u00f3\u00f0 n\u00e6stu \u00ferj\u00e1 \u00e1ratugina e\u00f0a r\u00famlega \u00fea\u00f0. Fyrst \u00ed sta\u00f0 s\u00e1 Bergur um b\u00f3khaldi\u00f0, og \u00fear st\u00f3\u00f0 allt eins og stafur \u00e1 b\u00f3k.<\/p>\n
Hann var ekki endilega samm\u00e1la \u00fev\u00ed, sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed bla\u00f0inu. Enda fremur Langnesingur en s\u00f3s\u00edaldem\u00f3krat. En hann rengdi ekki, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00ed bla\u00f0inu st\u00f3\u00f0, v\u00e6ri \u00feess vir\u00f0i, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri sagt. Og svo sneri hann s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00e1lum, \u00fear sem hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn Bergur f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta s\u00edn: \u00cd kjararanns\u00f3knarnefnd, \u00ed Framkv\u00e6mdastofnun r\u00edkisins og hj\u00e1 Sambandi sveitaf\u00e9laga \u00e1 Austurlandi eftir a\u00f0 hann var sn\u00fainn heim me\u00f0 Arnlj\u00f3ti.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g f\u00f3r vestur, hann f\u00f3r austur. Lengi vel var f\u00e1tt me\u00f0 vinum. Eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g var tekinn vi\u00f0 forystu Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0uflokksins og f\u00f3r hundra\u00f0 fundi um bygg\u00f0ir \u00cdslands a\u00f0 bo\u00f0a fagna\u00f0arerindi\u00f0, gisti \u00e9g stundum a\u00f0 Bergi og Arnlj\u00f3ti. \u00dea\u00f0 ur\u00f0u \u00e6vinlega fagna\u00f0arfundir. En m\u00e9r duldist ekki, a\u00f0 Austfir\u00f0ingurinn \u2013 e\u00f0a var \u00fea\u00f0 Langnesingurinn \u2013 \u00e1tti ekki lengur samlei\u00f0 me\u00f0 Vestfir\u00f0ingnum og kratalei\u00f0toganum. En vi\u00f0 \u00f3sku\u00f0um hvor \u00f6\u00f0rum g\u00f3\u00f0s \u00ed torf\u00e6rum tilverunnar, \u00fe\u00f3tt hvor kysi a\u00f0 fara s\u00edna lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Bergur var alla t\u00ed\u00f0 tr\u00far uppruna s\u00ednum sem frj\u00e1ls ma\u00f0ur. Hann var einskis manns taglhn\u00fdtingur e\u00f0a tr\u00fassberi. \u00c1 yngri \u00e1rum ekki a\u00f0eins sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed sko\u00f0unum heldur frumlegur, \u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0inn, kjarkmikill og \u00e6\u00f0rulaus. Margur hefur komist af me\u00f0 minna. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti v\u00e6nt um \u00feennan \u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0na and\u00f3fsmann, sem \u00e6vinlega f\u00f3r s\u00ednar eigin lei\u00f0ir. Fari hann \u00ed fri\u00f0i.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bergur var \u00f3venjulegur ma\u00f0ur. Hann var frj\u00e1ls \u00ed hugsun, frj\u00e1ls andi. Hann var \u00fatkj\u00e1lkama\u00f0ur me\u00f0 heimss\u00fdn, heimsborgari me\u00f0 dj\u00fapar r\u00e6tur \u00ed heimah\u00f6gum. Hann ger\u00f0ist \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0varnarma\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e6rlegu and\u00f3fi vi\u00f0 veru bandar\u00edsks hers \u00e1 Mi\u00f0neshei\u00f0i, enda fr\u00e1 fr\u00e1 Hei\u00f0arh\u00f6fn \u00e1 Langanesi. Samt var hann aldrei \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernissinni \u00ed \u00feeim skilningi, a\u00f0 hann vildi upphefja \u00e1g\u00e6ti eign \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 annarra. \u00deess vegna \u00e1tti hann stutta samlei\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim , sem bygg\u00f0u and\u00f3f sitt gegn hersetunni \u00e1 einni saman \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0rembunni. Hann var ekki \u00feannig ma\u00f0ur. Samt var hann einn af \u00feeim. <\/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-1139","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\/1139","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=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2962,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions\/2962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}