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M\u00e9r geingur \u00e1g\u00e6tlega me\u00f0 n\u00fdu b\u00f3kina. \u00c9g hef g\u00f3\u00f0a von um hana, \u2013 stundum. \u2013 Eins og \u00fe\u00fa veist, \u2013 svo ver\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00f6rv\u00e6nt\u00edngarfullur \u00e1 milli. \u2026 [Efni\u00f0] er v\u00ed\u00f0a afskaplega erfitt og kn\u00fasa\u00f0, og \u00e9g er dag \u00fat og dag inn \u00ed \u00f3slitinni spenn\u00edngu \u00fat af hvernig \u00fev\u00ed muni rei\u00f0a af, karakt\u00e9rarnir taka me\u00f0 hverjum degi \u00e1 sig st\u00f3rfeinglegri dimensionir \u2026 Og ef seinna bindi\u00f0 heppnast, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00e9g made, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 skrifa sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu \u00ed heimsformat. \u2026 [\u00dea\u00f0] eru alveg \u00f3gurleg verk, sem eru framundan m\u00e9r. Og \u00e9g skal ver\u00f0a st\u00f3r rith\u00f6fundur \u00e1 heimsm\u00e6likvar\u00f0a e\u00f0a drepast! H\u00e9r er ekkert pardon og ekkert sem heitir a\u00f0 gefa eftir um h\u00e1rsbreidd. \u00c9g skal \u2013 e\u00f0a drepast!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Svo f\u00f3rust Halld\u00f3ri Laxness or\u00f0 \u00ed br\u00e9fum til Ingibjargar Einarsd\u00f3ttur, konu sinnar, \u00ed apr\u00edl og ma\u00ed 1931 fr\u00e1 Leipzig \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi. \u00c1ri \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i fyrri hluti S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em>, \u00de\u00fa v\u00ednvi\u00f0ur hreini<\/em>, komi\u00f0 \u00fat og n\u00fa vann hann a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta hennar, Fuglinum \u00ed fj\u00f6runni<\/em>. Lj\u00f3st er af \u00feessum brotum a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldinu er miki\u00f0 fyrir. Hann horfir v\u00edgreifur til framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar enda eru n\u00e6stu st\u00f3rvirki \u00feegar farin a\u00f0 leita \u00e1 huga hans. Halld\u00f3r veit greinilega hvers hann er megnugur en enn hefur hann ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta \u00edsinn erlendis og f\u00e1 \u00fear \u00fatgefna b\u00f3k eftir sig.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Afkastamikill h\u00f6fundur<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Halld\u00f3r Laxness f\u00e6ddist \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 23. apr\u00edl 1902 og haf\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu \u00e1ra aldri \u00feegar fyrri hluti S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> kom \u00fat \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1tti hann fj\u00f6lbreyttan feril a\u00f0 baki. Hann haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ferj\u00e1r sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur, eitt sm\u00e1sagnasafn, lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k, l\u00edti\u00f0 kver um ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk vi\u00f0horf og ritger\u00f0asafn, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 skrifa fj\u00f6lmargar greinar \u00ed bl\u00f6\u00f0. Rit \u00feessi eru \u00e1kaflega \u00f3l\u00edk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fyrstu sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur Halld\u00f3rs Laxness, Barn n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar<\/em> (1919) og Undir Helgahn\u00fak<\/em> (1924) eru sveitas\u00f6gur \u00ed g\u00f6mlum st\u00edl og m\u00e6tti kalla \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e6skuverk. \u00de\u00e1 t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 fram\u00farstefnuskei\u00f0 og \u00e1ri\u00f0 1927 sendi hann fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r Vefarann mikla fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr<\/em>. \u00dear tekst Halld\u00f3r af einur\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0 samt\u00edma sinn, b\u00f3kin s\u00fdnir sundra\u00f0a heimsmynd \u00fear sem jafnv\u00e6gi og st\u00f6\u00f0ugleiki eru f\u00e1r\u00e1nleiki. \u00cd sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gum 19. aldar haf\u00f0i s\u00f6guh\u00f6fundurinn ritst\u00fdrt efni s\u00ednu \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu \u00e1kve\u00f0ins bo\u00f0skapar en \u00ed Vefaranum<\/em> reynir Halld\u00f3r ekki a\u00f0 samr\u00e6ma raddirnar sem hlj\u00f3ma \u00ed s\u00f6gunni. H\u00fan birtir margar l\u00edfssko\u00f0anir og eru allar jafngildar. \u00deannig er sagan fj\u00f6lradda verk. Vefarinn<\/em> vakti misj\u00f6fn vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en fr\u00e6gust eru umm\u00e6li Kristj\u00e1ns Albertssonar sem sag\u00f0i: \u201eLoksins, loksins tilkomumiki\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldverk, sem r\u00eds eins og hamraborg upp \u00far flatneskju \u00edslenskrar lj\u00f3\u00f0a- og sagnager\u00f0ar s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1ra! \u00cdsland hefur eignast n\u00fdtt st\u00f3rsk\u00e1ld \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er bl\u00e1tt \u00e1fram skylda vor a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 f\u00f6gnu\u00f0i.\u201c \u00ddmsir telja a\u00f0 Vefarinn mikil fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr<\/em> marki upphaf \u00edslenskra n\u00fat\u00edmab\u00f3kmennta en n\u00e6stu sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur Halld\u00f3rs voru hins vegar gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edkar \u00feessu t\u00edmam\u00f3taverki.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Soltnir atvinnuleysingjar<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Halld\u00f3r Laxness sk\u00edr\u00f0ist til ka\u00fe\u00f3lskrar tr\u00faar 6. jan\u00faar \u00e1ri\u00f0 1923 en \u00feann dag kalla\u00f0i hann \u00ed br\u00e9fi til m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinnar \u201ehinn helgasta og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legasta\u201c \u00ed l\u00edfi s\u00ednu. Halld\u00f3r dvaldi um skei\u00f0 \u00ed klaustri en \u00fea\u00f0 var engin endast\u00f6\u00f0. Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0a Vefarans mikla fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr<\/em> haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 s\u00fa a\u00f0 a\u00f0alpers\u00f3na hennar, Steinn Elli\u00f0i \u2013 sem bar m\u00f6rg einkenni h\u00f6fundarins \u2013 gekk \u00ed klaustur, hann hafna\u00f0i konunni sem hann elska\u00f0i fyrir gu\u00f0, gaf sig gu\u00f0d\u00f3minum \u00e1 vald en s\u00ed\u00f0ar sag\u00f0i sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 um b\u00f3kina: \u201eLausn \u201eVefarans\u201c gefur einga von. Frumhugsun kristind\u00f3msins er me\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00f3samr\u00fdmanleg frumhugsun jar\u00f0nesks l\u00edfs, \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er upphaf og endir \u201eVefarans\u201c. S\u00e9 gu\u00f0 alt og ma\u00f0urinn blekk\u00edng ein og h\u00e9g\u00f3mi, \u00fe\u00e1 liggur \u00ed augum uppi a\u00f0 manninum er best a\u00f0 halla s\u00e9r \u00fataf og deya, svo a\u00f0 gu\u00f0 geti veri\u00f0 alt \u00ed fri\u00f0i.\u201c Halld\u00f3r haf\u00f0i skrifa\u00f0 sig fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0unum me\u00f0 Vefaranum mikla fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Halld\u00f3r Kiljan Laxness h\u00e9lt vestur um haf vori\u00f0 1927 og dvaldist \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum til okt\u00f3berloka 1929. \u00dear \u00e1ttu eftir a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a miklar breytingar \u00e1 l\u00edfssko\u00f0unum hans. Tilvitnunin um lausn Vefarans<\/em> er tekin \u00far Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3kinni<\/em>, ritger\u00f0asafni sem Halld\u00f3r sendi fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r eftir heimkomuna fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1930. B\u00f3kin er skrifu\u00f0 \u00ed Los Angeles fr\u00e1 j\u00fal\u00ed 1928 og fram \u00ed jan\u00faar 1929 og kve\u00f0ur \u00fear heldur betur vi\u00f0 annan t\u00f3n en \u00ed Vefaranum mikla<\/em>. \u00dear bo\u00f0ar Halld\u00f3r n\u00fdja t\u00edma, n\u00fdja menningu. Lokaor\u00f0 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3karinnar<\/em> eru: \u201eMa\u00f0urinn er fagna\u00f0arbo\u00f0skapur hinnar n\u00fdu menn\u00edngar, ma\u00f0urinn sem hin fullkomnasta l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg tegund, ma\u00f0urinn sem f\u00e9lagsleg ein\u00edng, ma\u00f0urinn sem l\u00edfst\u00e1kn og hugsj\u00f3n, hinn eini sanni ma\u00f0ur, \u2013 \u00de\u00fa. \u00deessvegna skaltu ekki leggja tr\u00fana\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem sagt er \u00ed kristilegum b\u00f3kum, a\u00f0 \u00feegar l\u00edtilmagninn er f\u00f3tum tro\u00f0inn \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 beita br\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00edna r\u00e1ngl\u00e6ti; nei, \u00fea\u00f0 er alvarlegra en svo: \u00fea\u00f0 ert \u00fe\u00fa. \u00dear sem b\u00f6rn \u00f6reigans eru mergsogin til \u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0a fyrir varga au\u00f0valdsins, \u2013 \u00fear er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 tra\u00f0ka sj\u00e1lfan sig ni\u00f0ur \u00ed sorpi\u00f0, hinn eina sanna mann, hina \u00e6\u00f0stu opinberun l\u00edfsins, \u00deig.\u201c N\u00fa er gu\u00f0 ekki \u201ealt\u201c og \u201ema\u00f0urinn blekk\u00edng\u201c heldur hefur \u00feessu veri\u00f0 sn\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0: ma\u00f0urinn er n\u00fa kominn \u00ed fors\u00e6ti \u00e1samt sam\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim sem minna mega s\u00edn \u2013 \u00f6reigum allra landa. Halld\u00f3r Kiljan Laxness sem \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i a\u00f0hyllst ka\u00fe\u00f3lska tr\u00fa var n\u00fa farinn a\u00f0 bo\u00f0a sameignarstefnuna \u2013 s\u00f3s\u00edalisma. Hann haf\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum or\u00f0um gerst s\u00f3s\u00edalisti \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum sem margir kalla h\u00f6fu\u00f0v\u00edgi kap\u00edtalismans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00cd form\u00e1la a\u00f0 annarri \u00fatg\u00e1fu Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3karinnar<\/em> \u00e1ri\u00f0 1947 sag\u00f0i Halld\u00f3r um \u00feessi umskipti: \u201e\u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r til Amer\u00edku 1927 eftir a\u00f0 hafa gefi\u00f0 \u00fat Vefarann mikla fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr var \u00e9g a\u00f0 v\u00edsu ekki s\u00f3s\u00edalisti; en \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00fe\u00e1ttaskil \u00ed \u00e6vi minni. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom aftur heim \u00fea\u00f0an um \u00e1ram\u00f3tin 1930 var \u00e9g s\u00f3s\u00edalisti. \u00c9g skil ekki hvernig nokkur ma\u00f0ur me\u00f0 venjulega me\u00f0algreind getur kynt s\u00e9r hi\u00f0 \u00f6fgafulla bandar\u00edska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lag af sj\u00e1lfsj\u00f3n \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi en ver\u00f0a s\u00f3s\u00edalisti. \u2026 \u00dea\u00f0 er athyglisvert a\u00f0 \u00e9g var\u00f0 ekki s\u00f3s\u00edalisti \u00ed Amer\u00edku af lestri s\u00f3s\u00edalist\u00edskra fr\u00e6\u00f0irita, heldur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a fyrir m\u00e9r soltna atvinnuleys\u00edngja \u00ed skemtig\u00f6r\u00f0um.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kvikmynd um st\u00falku \u00ed buxum<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

R\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en Halld\u00f3r st\u00e9 \u00e1 skipsfj\u00f6l \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og h\u00e9lt til Bandar\u00edkjanna vori\u00f0 1927 hitti hann mann m\u00e1lkunnugan s\u00e9r sem haf\u00f0i dvali\u00f0 \u00ed landinu \u00ed vestri. \u201eHann spur\u00f0i mig hvert \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fara,\u201c skrifa\u00f0i hann s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Sk\u00e1ldat\u00edma<\/em>. \u201e\u00c9g sag\u00f0ist \u00e6tla til Amer\u00edku \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. \u00deegar hann h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 spyrja mun \u00e9g hafa b\u00e6tt \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00fa hef\u00f0i \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 svo marga mi\u00f0depla alheimsins a\u00f0 r\u00f6\u00f0in v\u00e6ri komin a\u00f0 Hollywood.\u201c Og 20. j\u00fal\u00ed 1927 skrifa\u00f0i sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 vini s\u00ednum og velgj\u00f6r\u00f0armanni, Erlendi Gu\u00f0mundssyni \u00ed Unuh\u00fasi: \u201e\u00c9g fann hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r alveg \u00f3stj\u00f3rnlega k\u00f6llun til a\u00f0 fara til Hollywood og semja t\u00edu kvikmyndir. \u00c9g er sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 ekkert liggur eins fyrir m\u00e9r eins og kvikmyndin. \u00c9g hef ekki auga fyrir neinu eins og \u00fev\u00ed kvikmyndalega.\u201c Hann l\u00e9t ekki sitja vi\u00f0 or\u00f0in t\u00f3m. Halld\u00f3r komst \u00ed kynni vi\u00f0 framm\u00e1menn \u00ed draumasmi\u00f0junni og vann \u00fear a\u00f0 tveimur kvikmyndahandritum \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1927 til 1928. Anna\u00f0 gekk undir vinnuheitinu Kari Karan<\/em> en hitt verkefni\u00f0 var A woman in pants<\/em>. 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 1928 gat sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 tilkynnt Ragnari Kvaran vini s\u00ednum \u00ed br\u00e9fi a\u00f0 handriti\u00f0 um st\u00falku \u00ed buxum hef\u00f0i vaki\u00f0 athygli hj\u00e1 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-samsteypunni. Samningavi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur voru hafnar vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fundinn og spurst fyrir um sumarve\u00f0r\u00e1ttu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. R\u00e6tt var um a\u00f0 senda leikflokk til \u00cdslands eftir \u00ferj\u00e1r vikur og voru menn tilb\u00fanir til a\u00f0 leggja allt a\u00f0 50.000 dollurum \u00ed verki\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00c1form um a\u00f0 festa handrit Laxness um st\u00falkuna \u00e1 filmu runnu \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fat \u00ed sandinn og mun \u00fea\u00f0 einkum hafa stafa\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hinn \u00feekkti kvikmyndaleikstj\u00f3ri, Paul Bern, sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 l\u00edfi\u00f0 og s\u00e1lin \u00ed \u00feessari fyrir\u00e6tlun framdi sj\u00e1lfsmor\u00f0. S\u00ed\u00f0ar var\u00f0 \u00feessi saga a\u00f0 sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gunni S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> sem m\u00e1tti b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed nokkra \u00e1ratugi eftir a\u00f0 vera varpa\u00f0 \u00e1 hv\u00edta tjaldi\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Eftir \u00feetta m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 Halld\u00f3r hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 afhuga kvikmyndum. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e1\u00e6tlanir um kvikmyndun S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> ur\u00f0u a\u00f0 engu haf\u00f0i hann raunar l\u00fdst efasemdum s\u00ednum um \u00feetta listform \u00ed br\u00e9fi til Einars \u00d3lafs Sveinssonar en \u00fear sag\u00f0i hann: \u201eA\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed kvikmynd er a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed st\u00f3ri\u00f0ju \u2026 og \u00e9g er hr\u00e6ddur vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0ra r\u00f6ndina og vafasamt a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur, sem l\u00e6rt hefur a\u00f0 setja fram hugsanir me\u00f0 jafnfullkomnu t\u00e6ki og penna, geti nokkurnt\u00edma s\u00e6tt sig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 nota til \u00feess cameru og \u00e1\u00fereifanlegar pers\u00f3nur sk\u00e6landiskar \u00ed focus.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Enginn r\u00edkur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vinna<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Halld\u00f3r Laxness h\u00e9lt heim til \u00cdslands undir j\u00f3l 1929. R\u00famu \u00e1ri s\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00ed mars 1931, var fyrri hluti S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> kominn \u00ed verslanir. \u201e\u00c9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 skrifa hana, er \u00e9g kom \u00far utanf\u00f6r minni fr\u00e1 Amer\u00edku,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann \u00ed vi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0<\/em> eftir \u00fatg\u00e1fu hennar, \u201een \u00e9g fann alt af annmarka \u00e1 handritinu, er \u00e9g var kominn langt \u00e1 veg, og reif \u00fea\u00f0. S\u00ed\u00f0ast li\u00f0i\u00f0 sumar dvaldi \u00e9g \u00e1 Austfj\u00f6r\u00f0um og Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0um. \u00dear t\u00f3kst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 lifa mig inn \u00ed efni\u00f0. \u2013 \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i s\u00f6guna \u00ed n\u00faverandi formi \u00e1 t\u00edmabilinu fr\u00e1 septemberbyrjun til mi\u00f0s desember s.l.\u201c \u00c1 \u00fer\u00edtugsafm\u00e6li hans, 23. apr\u00edl 1932, kom s\u00ed\u00f0ari hlutinn \u00fat. Og \u00fear me\u00f0 voru \u00f6rl\u00f6g Halld\u00f3rs Kiljan Laxness r\u00e1\u00f0in. Salka Valka<\/em> braut sk\u00e1ldinu lei\u00f0 \u00e1 erlendan b\u00f3kamarka\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Efni S\u00f6lku-V\u00f6lku<\/em> er \u00ed senn st\u00f3rbroti\u00f0 og einfalt. Sj\u00e1lfur l\u00fdsti h\u00f6fundur verki s\u00ednu svo \u00ed fyrrnefndu vi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0<\/em>: \u201eYfirleitt m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 b\u00f3kin gerist \u00f6ll \u00ed sl\u00e6mu ve\u00f0ri og vondum h\u00fasakynnum me\u00f0al einstaklinga af yfirst\u00e9tt og undirst\u00e9tt, sem b\u00e1\u00f0ar eru jafn \u00f3bj\u00f6rgulegar, hvor \u00e1 s\u00edna v\u00edsu \u2026 En unga st\u00falkan \u00ed s\u00f6gunni er, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan s\u00e9 snemma hart leikin af grimmd mannl\u00edfsins, \u00edmynd \u00feeirrar sigurvonar, sem jafnvel hinum f\u00e1t\u00e6kustu og l\u00edtilm\u00f3tlegustu \u00ed \u00feessu pl\u00e1ssi m\u00e6tti leyfast a\u00f0 bera \u00ed brj\u00f3sti, enda \u00fe\u00f3tt gu\u00f0 og menn kunni oft a\u00f0 vir\u00f0ast jafn \u00f3vinveittir einstaklingnum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salka Valka<\/em> var eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur segir gefin \u00fat \u00ed tveimur bindum. Fyrra bindi\u00f0, \u00de\u00fa v\u00ednvi\u00f0ur hreini<\/em>, skiptist \u00ed tvo hluta og nefndist s\u00e1 fyrri \u201e\u00c1stin\u201c og s\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u201eDau\u00f0inn\u201c. Seinna bindi\u00f0, Fuglinn \u00ed fj\u00f6runni<\/em>, er einnig \u00ed tveimur hlutum, \u201eAnnar heimur\u201c og \u201eKj\u00f6rdagur l\u00edfsins\u201c. Fyrri hluti S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> gerist \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1910 til 1914, s\u00ed\u00f0ari hlutinn um \u00e1ratug s\u00ed\u00f0ar e\u00f0a \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum \u00feri\u00f0ja \u00e1ratugnum \u00ed \u00feorpinu \u00d3seyri vi\u00f0 Axlarfj\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00cd fyrri hlutanum er ekki a\u00f0 finna neina raunverulega stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1la\u00fer\u00f3un \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fear komi vissulega fram \u00e1hugi sk\u00e1ldsins \u00e1 l\u00edfskj\u00f6rum f\u00f3lks og sam\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim sem minna mega s\u00edn. \u00deetta er b\u00f3k um \u201epen\u00edngalaust f\u00f3lk\u201c, skrifa\u00f0i Halld\u00f3r vini s\u00ednum J\u00f3ni Helgasyni \u00ed Kaupmannah\u00f6fn \u00ed br\u00e9fi. \u00dearna er ekki veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa hugmyndum um breytingu \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsh\u00e1ttum, \u00ed mesta lagi a\u00f0 bryddi \u00e1 innhverfri l\u00edfsspeki \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0: \u201eEn tr\u00fa m\u00e9r, barni\u00f0 gott, \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur einginn r\u00edkur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vinna\u201c, eins og Eyj\u00f3lfur gamli blindi segir vi\u00f0 S\u00f6lku \u00e1 einum sta\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki fyrr en \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta b\u00f3karinnar, sem ber undirtitilinn \u201eP\u00f3lit\u00edsk \u00e1starsaga\u201c, a\u00f0 lesandinn ver\u00f0ur var vi\u00f0 bergm\u00e1l fr\u00e1 stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1la\u00e1t\u00f6kum samt\u00edma sk\u00e1ldsins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ge\u00f0veikisbakter\u00eda og frans\u00f3sa<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Me\u00f0al pers\u00f3na sem koma vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ari hlutanumer Krist\u00f3fer Torfdal, \u201e\u00e6stasti bols\u00e9viki \u00cdslands\u201c. Vi\u00f0 sk\u00f6pun hans n\u00fdtir Halld\u00f3r Laxness s\u00e9r tvo samt\u00ed\u00f0armenn s\u00edna, \u00d3laf Fri\u00f0riksson og J\u00f3nas J\u00f3nsson fr\u00e1 Hriflu. \u00deeir voru b\u00e1\u00f0ir stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn en flokksliturinn ekki s\u00e1 sami. \u00d3lafur var jafna\u00f0arma\u00f0ur en J\u00f3nas fr\u00e1 Hriflu frams\u00f3knarma\u00f0ur og raunar d\u00f3ms- og kirkjum\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herra um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti sem Halld\u00f3r var a\u00f0 skrifa S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em>. J\u00f3nas lag\u00f0i \u00ed upphafi \u00e1herslu \u00e1 samvinnu b\u00e6nda en \u00ed \u00edhaldsbl\u00f6\u00f0um var hann gjarnan stimpla\u00f0ur s\u00f3s\u00edalisti ef ekki komm\u00fanisti. Krist\u00f3fer Torfdal f\u00e6r har\u00f0a \u00fatrei\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feorpssl\u00fa\u00f0rinu og vir\u00f0ist hann n\u00e1nast vera sj\u00e1lfur myrkrah\u00f6f\u00f0inginn \u00ed augum \u00feeirra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00cd s\u00f6gunni er tala\u00f0 um a\u00f0 Krist\u00f3fer hafi \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera uppreisn gegn yfirv\u00f6ldum \u00fat af ungum r\u00fassneskum bolsa sem hann haf\u00f0i flutt til landsins \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed skyni a\u00f0 afkristna \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina og s\u00fdkja hana me\u00f0 frans\u00f3su, \u00f6\u00f0ru nafni nefnd s\u00fdfil\u00eds. \u00deetta \u00e1 s\u00e9r beina hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0u \u00ed \u201eHv\u00edta str\u00ed\u00f0inu\u201c, sem svo var nefnt. \u00d3lafur Fri\u00f0riksson, sem var ritstj\u00f3ri Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubla\u00f0sins<\/em> 1921-22, kom hausti\u00f0 1921 heim fr\u00e1 \u00fatl\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra f\u00f6\u00f0urlausan dreng sem var sonur \u00feekkts verkal\u00fd\u00f0slei\u00f0toga af r\u00fassneskri \u00e6tt. \u00d3lafur haf\u00f0i hugsa\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e6ttlei\u00f0a hann en vi\u00f0 l\u00e6knisranns\u00f3kn kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 drengurinn \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0ist af smitandi augnsj\u00fakd\u00f3mi sem var \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00f3\u00feekktur \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum fyrirskipu\u00f0u yfirv\u00f6ld a\u00f0 drengurinn skyldi fluttur af landi brott. \u00d3lafur snerist til varnar og fullyrti \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubla\u00f0inu<\/em> a\u00f0 um p\u00f3lit\u00edskar ofs\u00f3knir v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. Drengurinn var s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00f3ttur me\u00f0 valdi inn \u00e1 heimili hans en \u00feanga\u00f0 haf\u00f0i safnast saman m\u00fagur og margmenni. F\u00f3lki\u00f0 frelsa\u00f0i drenginn og flutti hann aftur inn \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0. Margir \u00far l\u00f6gregluli\u00f0inu st\u00f3\u00f0u eftir kylfulausir e\u00f0a me\u00f0 sundurt\u00e6ttar einkennish\u00fafur og flestir hlutu einhverja \u00e1verka. N\u00e6stu daga voru settir vopna\u00f0ir ver\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 helstu byggingar, svo sem stj\u00f3rnarr\u00e1\u00f0sh\u00fasi\u00f0, \u00cdslandsbanka og fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herrab\u00fasta\u00f0inn. Sk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar var drengurinn s\u00f3ttur inn \u00e1 heimili \u00d3lafs \u00e1n m\u00f3tspyrnu og sendur \u00far landi. \u00de\u00f3tt hann n\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00e9r af veikindunum l\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00edslensk stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 str\u00e1kurinn k\u00e6mi ekki aftur til \u00cdslands af \u00f3tta vi\u00f0 upp\u00feot. Sl\u00edk var hr\u00e6\u00f0sla manna vi\u00f0 uppgang bols\u00e9vismans h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi. \u00dar \u00feessu gerir Halld\u00f3r Laxness mikla skopst\u00e6lingu, veruleikinn f\u00e6r a\u00f0 halda s\u00e9r en sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 gerir \u00far honum skr\u00edpaleik.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Anna\u00f0 fr\u00e6gt innanlandsm\u00e1l sem viki\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f6gunni tengist J\u00f3nasi J\u00f3nssyni fr\u00e1 Hriflu. \u00cd S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> segir a\u00f0 einn \u00e1g\u00e6tasti s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur landsins hafi fundi\u00f0 ge\u00f0veikisbakter\u00eduna \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0i Krist\u00f3fers Torfdal. Auk \u00feess er \u00fev\u00ed haldi\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 brj\u00e1la\u00f0ur af eiturnotkun og veri\u00f0 vondur vi\u00f0 fermingarsystkini s\u00edn. L\u00fdsingin f\u00e6r \u00e1 sig farsakenndan bl\u00e6 \u00ed s\u00f6gunni en raunveruleikinn var ekki svo fjarri \u00feessu. J\u00f3nas fr\u00e1 Hriflu, d\u00f3ms- og kirkjum\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herra, birti \u00ed T\u00edmanum<\/em> 28. febr\u00faar 1930 opi\u00f0 br\u00e9f til yfirl\u00e6knisins \u00e1 Kleppi, Helga T\u00f3massonar, undir fyrirs\u00f6gninni \u201eSt\u00f3ra bomban\u201c. \u00dear rekur r\u00e1\u00f0herrann r\u00f3g p\u00f3lit\u00edskra andst\u00e6\u00f0inga sinna. \u00dev\u00ed haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 fram b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed r\u00e6\u00f0u og riti a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri drykkjusvoli, nota\u00f0i eiturlyf og hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 vondur vi\u00f0 fermingarsystkini s\u00edn. \u00cd opinberu svari s\u00ednu stakk Helgi T\u00f3masson upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Al\u00feingi fengi nefnd erlendra s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga til a\u00f0 rannsaka andlegt heilbrig\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0herrans. Raunar haf\u00f0i Halld\u00f3r sj\u00e1lfur komi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu \u00ed deilu \u00feessari me\u00f0 tveimur sm\u00e1greinum \u00ed T\u00edmanum<\/em> \u00fear sem hann t\u00f3k upp hanskann fyrir r\u00e1\u00f0herrann og \u00f3ska\u00f0i \u00feess a\u00f0 drottinn g\u00e6fi \u00cdslendingum fleiri sl\u00edka vitfirringa og b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann teldi sig m\u00e1ski hafa s\u00edst minni reynslu \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 umgangast g\u00e1fumenn en Helgi T\u00f3masson vitfirringa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A\u00f0 sofa hj\u00e1 giftri konu<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00deannig skj\u00f3ta fr\u00e6g m\u00e1l \u00far samt\u00edmanum upp kollinum \u00ed S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em>. Auk \u00feess laumar Halld\u00f3r sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r inn \u00ed s\u00f6guna \u00fear sem r\u00e6tt er um b\u00f3k hans Vefarann mikla fr\u00e1 Kasm\u00edr<\/em>, \u00e1n \u00feess \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 nafngreind. Angant\u00fdr, sonur Bogesen kaupmanns, hellir s\u00e9r yfir b\u00f3kmenntir bolsanna og segir: \u201eAllar \u00feeirra b\u00e6kur og bl\u00f6\u00f0 eru t\u00f3mt kl\u00e1m og gu\u00f0last, \u00e9g keypti einmitt sj\u00e1lfur b\u00f3k \u00ed fyrra sem Kv\u00f6ldbla\u00f0i\u00f0 sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eint\u00f3mt kl\u00e1m. \u00dea\u00f0 er um mann sem f\u00f3r til \u00cdtal\u00edu og var\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lskur og svaf hj\u00e1 giftri konu \u00e1 \u00de\u00edngv\u00f6llum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Arnaldur, s\u00f3s\u00edalistinn ungi, hefur einnig lesi\u00f0 Vefarann<\/em>, \u00feessa umdeildu sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu \u201eh\u00f6fundar s\u00edns\u201c og \u00fear kve\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 annan t\u00f3n. \u00c1 einum sta\u00f0 er r\u00e6tt um b\u00e6kur: \u201eSamt f\u00e9kk \u00e9g eina n\u00fana n\u00fdlega eftir \u00edslenskan str\u00e1k sem situr su\u00f0r\u00e1 \u00cdtal\u00edu, hann er a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 koma auga \u00e1 m\u00e1lsta\u00f0 al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0unnar, en \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kalla hann komm\u00fanista, hann talar jafnvel um gu\u00f0 og \u00feesskonar. Hann minnir mig \u00e1 kr\u00e6kiber sem er a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 d\u00f6kna. En margt spaugilegt veltur upp \u00far honum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

St\u00f3rbrotnar pers\u00f3nur<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

S\u00fa mynd sem dregin er upp af samf\u00e9laginu \u00ed fyrri hluta b\u00f3karinnar, \u00de\u00fa v\u00ednvi\u00f0ur hreini<\/em>, er kyrrst\u00e6\u00f0. L\u00f6gm\u00e1l efnahagsl\u00edfsins eru eil\u00edf og \u00f3umbreytanleg. Bogesen kaupma\u00f0ur r\u00edkir yfir \u00f6llu og setur hagfr\u00e6\u00f0ina n\u00e1nast fram sem tr\u00faaratri\u00f0i, allir eru \u00ed reikning hj\u00e1 \u00f6llum: \u201e\u00dev\u00ed l\u00edfi\u00f0 er alt ein innskrift, og \u00feegar \u00f6llu er \u00e1 botninn hvolft \u00fe\u00e1 vitum vi\u00f0 ekkert hver \u00fea\u00f0 er sem \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f3linn. Vi\u00f0 forf\u00e6rum bara okkar t\u00f6lur og lifum \u00ed \u00feeirri tr\u00fa a\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f3llinn s\u00e9 einhverssta\u00f0ar. Kanski er hann hvergi.\u201c Inn \u00ed fiski\u00feorpi\u00f0 ry\u00f0st s\u00ed\u00f0an n\u00fdr t\u00edmi, \u2013 20. \u00f6ldin. Sviptingar ver\u00f0a \u00ed stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lum og m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 t\u00e1knr\u00e6nn fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9 gervif\u00f3tur sem Bogesen kaupma\u00f0ur gefur Beinteini \u00ed Kr\u00f3knum. \u00deegar s\u00e1 einf\u00e6tti heg\u00f0ar s\u00e9r vel stendur hann \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um f\u00f3tum. \u00deegar hann er reikull \u00ed tr\u00fanni sendir kaupma\u00f0urinn einhvern til a\u00f0 skr\u00fafa f\u00f3tinn af honum. A\u00f0 lokum er f\u00f3turinn sendur aftur til \u00de\u00fdskalands, \u2013 \u00f3greiddur. Drottinn gaf og drottinn t\u00f3k. Yfir \u00feessu \u00f6llu skemmtir h\u00f6fundurinn s\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0an. Hin spaugilega p\u00f3lit\u00edska skopmynd er \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i sk\u00e1ldverksins. H\u00fan er eins og gamans\u00f6m umgj\u00f6r\u00f0 um \u00f6rl\u00f6g f\u00f3lksins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00cd S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> st\u00edga fram \u00e1 svi\u00f0i\u00f0 st\u00f3rbrotnar pers\u00f3nur. Tv\u00e6r eru \u00fear \u00ed forgrunni, Salka Valka og Arnaldur, en litlu minna \u00e1berandi eru Sigurl\u00edna, m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar, og Stein\u00fe\u00f3r, \u00e1stma\u00f0ur hennar og \u00f6rlagavaldur \u00ed l\u00edfi \u00feeirra m\u00e6\u00f0gna. S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> m\u00e1 t\u00falka \u00e1 \u00fdmsa vegu, me\u00f0al annars hefur veri\u00f0 deilt um hvernig meta skuli a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nur verksins og \u00fear me\u00f0 hva\u00f0a svi\u00f0 s\u00f6gunnar s\u00e9u mikilv\u00e6gust. Sumir leggja mest upp \u00far \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagslegri mynd verksins \u2013 hinu p\u00f3lit\u00edska svi\u00f0i \u2013 \u00fear sem Arnaldur er mest \u00e1berandi. A\u00f0rir telja a\u00f0 Salka Valka s\u00e9 \u00f3tv\u00edr\u00e6tt a\u00f0alpers\u00f3na verksins og \u00feetta s\u00e9 \u00feroskasaga hennar. \u00dear skipti mestu m\u00e1li samband hennar vi\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0urina \u00fe\u00f3tt samskipti hennar vi\u00f0 Arnald og Stein\u00fe\u00f3r s\u00e9u einnig mikilv\u00e6g.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stein\u00fe\u00f3r Steinsson: a\u00f0la\u00f0andi hrotti<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stein\u00fe\u00f3r Steinsson er \u00f6\u00f0rum fremur pers\u00f3nugervingur \u00feorpsins, farma\u00f0ur og fiskima\u00f0ur. Hann er villima\u00f0ur, si\u00f0laus pers\u00f3nugervingur hinnar st\u00f3rbrotnu, \u00f3bl\u00ed\u00f0u n\u00e1tt\u00faru en g\u00e6ddur \u00feeim h\u00e6fileika a\u00f0 vefja l\u00edf sitt eins konar frumst\u00e6\u00f0um sk\u00e1ldskap. Svipur hans er n\u00e1kominn svip landsins; himinn, j\u00f6r\u00f0 og haf renna \u00e1samt Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri \u00ed eina samst\u00e6\u00f0a og \u00f3gn\u00ferungna heild. Allar si\u00f0areglur, \u00f6ll f\u00e9lagsleg \u00e1byrg\u00f0artilfinning er honum framandi. Eini m\u00e6likvar\u00f0i hans er hann sj\u00e1lfur, haldinn gr\u00e1\u00f0ugum l\u00edfs\u00feorsta. Hann gefur ekki miki\u00f0 fyrir gu\u00f0d\u00f3minn, segist vera sinn eigin frelsari. \u00de\u00f3tt hann teljist vera unnusti Sigurl\u00ednu \u00fer\u00e1ir hann ungmeyna S\u00f6lku af blindri e\u00f0lisf\u00fdsn. \u00deegar hann er or\u00f0inn einn me\u00f0 barninu og er \u00ed \u00feann veginn a\u00f0 taka hana me\u00f0 valdi l\u00e6tur hann uppi f\u00f6gnu\u00f0 sinn og fram \u00e1 varir hans l\u00ed\u00f0a sundurlausar upphr\u00f3panir, eins konar \u00f3\u00f0ur e\u00f0lishvatarinnar, eins og Peter Hallberg bendir \u00e1 \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni H\u00fas sk\u00e1ldsins<\/em>, en Stein\u00fe\u00f3r segir: \u201eK\u00f3pi, \u00e9g hef fundi\u00f0 lyktina af bl\u00f3\u00f0inu \u00ed \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed allan vetur. \u00dea\u00f0 er eins og st\u00f3rstraumsfjara. \u00dea\u00f0 er vegna \u00fe\u00edn sem eldur l\u00edfsins logar \u00ed m\u00ednum dau\u00f0legu beinum sem \u00e9g hata \u00fe\u00e1nga\u00f0til kalki\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim er or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 dufti \u00e1 botni hafsins. N\u00fa er dagur \u00e1starinnar runninn upp \u00ed allri sinni d\u00fdr\u00f0.\u201c Hann f\u00e6r \u00e1 sig dj\u00f6fullega mynd. Soff\u00eda Au\u00f0ur Birgisd\u00f3ttir k\u00fds hins vegar \u00ed grein \u00ed T\u00edmariti M\u00e1ls og menningar<\/em> (1992) a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 \u00feessi or\u00f0 Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs sem \u201efyller\u00edsraus \u00ed gr\u00f3fari kantinum\u201c og leggur a\u00f0ra merkingu \u00ed \u00feennan atbur\u00f0, svo sem s\u00ed\u00f0ar ver\u00f0ur viki\u00f0 a\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stein\u00fe\u00f3r hefur fleiri v\u00edddir, er ekki hreinr\u00e6kta\u00f0ur hrotti. Afsta\u00f0a S\u00f6lku til hans er tv\u00edbent enda breg\u00f0ur \u00ed tali hans \u201en\u00e6stum altaf fyrir hinu h\u00e1ttbundna v\u00e6ngjataki sk\u00e1ldsins einsog \u00fea\u00f0 birtist \u00ed hinni hrj\u00fafustu, ruddalegustu og upprunalegustu mynd\u201c. \u00c1 \u00f6\u00f0rum sta\u00f0 spyr Salka sig: \u201eLeyndist kanski eitthva\u00f0 bi\u00f0jandi og au\u00f0mj\u00fakt \u00ed \u00feessum viltu augum, eitthva\u00f0 spurult og leitandi sem var kanski \u00ed e\u00f0li s\u00ednu eins muna\u00f0arlaust og einmana og h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf?\u201c S\u00ed\u00f0ar spyr h\u00fan sig enn: \u201eGat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri \u00ed \u00e1l\u00f6gum einsog d\u00fdrin \u00ed \u00e6fint\u00fdrunum sem reyndust svo kanski k\u00f3ngssynir? Gat veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 undir \u00feessu hrj\u00fafa b\u00f3lugrafna h\u00f6rundi f\u00e6list anna\u00f0 andlit, \u2013 kanski mj\u00fakt og sl\u00e9tt, me\u00f0 draumkendum spurulum augum og vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mu brosi?\u201c \u00deegar Stein\u00fe\u00f3r sn\u00fdr aftur \u00ed \u00feorpi\u00f0 eftir \u00e1ralanga fjarveru og hittir S\u00f6lku fullvaxna konu finnur h\u00fan sei\u00f0m\u00f6gnun pers\u00f3nu hans: \u201eOg h\u00e9r st\u00f3\u00f0 st\u00falkan l\u00edkt og h\u00fas sem titrar af saunglagi, \u00fev\u00ed lagi \u00fear sem veruleiki daganna hn\u00edgur til s\u00edns upphafs \u00ed t\u00edmaleysi fullna\u00f0arins. \u00dea\u00f0 var einsog n\u00fa v\u00e6ri einskis framar a\u00f0 v\u00e6nta: \u00feannig bergm\u00e1la\u00f0i \u00feessi r\u00f6dd \u00ed hjartsl\u00e1ttum hennar. Og um svipu\u00f0ust m\u00f3rau\u00f0 augu \u00feung af gl\u00f3\u00f0 sem er ekki af heimi skynseminnar, \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ur b\u00f3kstafsins, og ver\u00f0ur ekki f\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00ed letur fremur en liturinn \u00ed draumunum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00dea\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 henda rei\u00f0ur \u00e1 mannger\u00f0 eins og Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs. \u00d3beisla\u00f0 e\u00f0li hans felur \u00ed s\u00e9r hinar mestu andst\u00e6\u00f0ur, Salka la\u00f0ast a\u00f0 honum um lei\u00f0 og henni b\u00fd\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 honum; hann er dj\u00f6full \u00ed mannsmynd en \u00fe\u00f3 er er\u00f3t\u00edsk spenna \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra; hann er b\u00e6\u00f0i g\u00f3\u00f0ur og illur. Hann er \u00ed senn rauns\u00f6nn pers\u00f3na og eins konar t\u00e1kn, enda skynjar hann tilveru s\u00edna \u201e\u00ed frumst\u00e6\u00f0um t\u00e1knum, n\u00e6stum go\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sigurl\u00edna: Hin forsj\u00e1la mey?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sigurl\u00edna, m\u00f3\u00f0ir S\u00f6lku, er m\u00f3tleikari Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs og myndar gagnst\u00e6tt skaut vi\u00f0 hann. Stein\u00fe\u00f3r m\u00f3tar l\u00edf sitt samkv\u00e6mt d\u00fdrslegu e\u00f0li en Sigurl\u00edna hrekst vi\u00f0n\u00e1mslaust eftir duttlungum \u00f6rlaganna. A\u00f0 sumu leyti m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nan \u00ed fyrri hluta s\u00f6gunnar, \u00de\u00fa v\u00ednvi\u00f0ur hreini<\/em>. H\u00fan ver\u00f0ur strandagl\u00f3pur \u00e1 \u00d3seyri \u00fear sem lei\u00f0 hennar liggur um \u201e\u00c1stina\u201c \u00ed \u201eDau\u00f0ann\u201c eins og tveir meginhlutar b\u00f3karinnar eru nefndir. \u00deegar h\u00fan st\u00edgur \u00e1 land er l\u00edkt og allt s\u00e9 henni \u00ed m\u00f3t. Hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0isherinn ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 eins og vin \u00ed \u00feungb\u00e6rum veruleika en lesandanum ver\u00f0ur lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 tilfinningahiti tr\u00faarl\u00edfsins er \u00ed \u00e6pandi m\u00f3ts\u00f6gn vi\u00f0 l\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttu f\u00f3lksins. Sigurl\u00edna kynnist strax fyrsta kv\u00f6ld \u00feeirra m\u00e6\u00f0gna \u00ed \u00feorpinu Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri og ver\u00f0ur \u00e1stfangin af honum. \u00cd b\u00e6num s\u00ednum hr\u00e6rir h\u00fan saman Jes\u00fa Kristi, Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri og heil\u00f6gum anda en sl\u00edkur samsl\u00e1ttur ber keim af sj\u00e1lfsp\u00edningarlosta hj\u00e1 henni. H\u00fan vir\u00f0ist beygja sig undir fyrirlitningu og mis\u00feyrningar hins ruddafengna elskhuga, Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs, \u00ed lostafullri \u00fej\u00e1ningu. \u00deessi samruni tr\u00faar og \u00e1star kemur \u00e1g\u00e6tlega fram \u00feegar Sigurl\u00edna dr\u00f3 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed lampa s\u00ednum til h\u00e1lfs um n\u00f3tt en \u201eskildi eftir eftir d\u00e1litla t\u00fdru einsog hin forsj\u00e1la mey sem b\u00ed\u00f0ur s\u00edns br\u00fa\u00f0guma.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00deessi bibl\u00edusaml\u00edking verkar sem h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fear sem Sigurl\u00edna er s\u00edst af \u00f6llu forsj\u00e1l m\u00e6r og Stein\u00fe\u00f3r er eins \u00f3l\u00edkur Kristi og ver\u00f0a m\u00e1. Sigurl\u00ednu skortir fyrirhyggju, stefnufestu og \u00e1byrg\u00f0. H\u00fan er algj\u00f6rlega \u00e1 valdi himnaf\u00f6\u00f0urins: \u201eGu\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0ur l\u00edfi m\u00ednu og hjarta, sag\u00f0i konan me\u00f0 or\u00f0skipun hinna frelsu\u00f0u. Hann hefur skapa\u00f0 mig me\u00f0 kvenmannsins n\u00e1tt\u00farlegu e\u00f0li og \u00e9g f\u00e6 ekki r\u00f6nd vi\u00f0 reist. \u00deegar \u00e9g \u00e1 barn, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti minni eigin skynsemi og m\u00ednum eigin vilja, en \u00e9g beygi mig bara undir gu\u00f0s vilja og \u00e1 mitt barn m\u00f6glunarlaust.\u201c A\u00f0sta\u00f0a Sigurl\u00ednu fl\u00e6kist enn vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 Stein\u00fe\u00f3r, sem \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 heita elskhugi hennar, \u00fer\u00e1ir S\u00f6lku en ekki hana. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki s\u00edst s\u00fa vitneskja sem r\u00e6\u00f0ur s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00f6rl\u00f6gum hennar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Saga Sigurl\u00ednu hefur veri\u00f0 t\u00falku\u00f0 sem eins konar p\u00edslarsaga og er h\u00fan \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00ed gervi Krists. \u00dea\u00f0 sem rennir sto\u00f0um undir \u00feetta er dau\u00f0i hennar \u00e1 p\u00e1skum. H\u00fan hefur \u00e1 s\u00e9r mynd hins p\u00ednda krosshanga. H\u00fan \u00fej\u00e1ist og deyr saklaus en til \u00feess a\u00f0 Kristsl\u00edkingin gangi upp ver\u00f0ur dau\u00f0i hennar a\u00f0 hafa fri\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6gingargildi og tilgang. Jes\u00fas Kristur f\u00f3rna\u00f0i l\u00edfi s\u00ednu til lausnar mannkyni en ver\u00f0ur eitthva\u00f0 sl\u00edkt sagt um Sigurl\u00ednu? Um \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0a lesendur a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salka Valka: St\u00falka \u00ed buxum<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salka Valka er \u00f3tv\u00edr\u00e6tt a\u00f0alpers\u00f3na verksins. H\u00fan stendur lesandanum br\u00e1\u00f0lifandi fyrir hugskotssj\u00f3num en mynd hennar st\u00e6kkar og sk\u00fdrist af sambandi hennar vi\u00f0 hinar a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nurnar \u00ferj\u00e1r, m\u00f3\u00f0ur hennar, Stein\u00fe\u00f3r og Arnald. Ef liti\u00f0 er \u00e1 S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> sem \u00feroskas\u00f6gu hennar m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 n\u00f6fn fj\u00f6gurra hluta b\u00f3karinnar v\u00edsi til \u00e1fanganna \u00e1 \u00feeirri lei\u00f0. H\u00fan kynnist \u201e\u00c1stinni\u201c gegnum Stein\u00fe\u00f3r \u00ed fyrsta hluta , \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum hluta \u201eDau\u00f0anum\u201c \u00feegar m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar kve\u00f0ur \u00feennan heim, \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ja hluta \u201e\u00d6\u00f0rum heimi\u201c me\u00f0 sambandi s\u00ednu vi\u00f0 Arnald og loks rennur upp \u201eKj\u00f6rdagur l\u00edfsins\u201c \u00ed fj\u00f3r\u00f0a og s\u00ed\u00f0asta hluta \u00feegar h\u00fan ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 kj\u00f3sa s\u00e9r hlutskipti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sigurl\u00edna er pers\u00f3nugervingur linku, vanm\u00e1ttar og undirgefni vi\u00f0 komuna til \u00d3seyrar me\u00f0an Salka er andst\u00e6\u00f0ir eiginleikar holdi kl\u00e6ddir. H\u00fan ver\u00f0ur sem f\u00e1t\u00e6kt barn einst\u00e6\u00f0rar m\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 ganga gegnum har\u00f0an sk\u00f3la og aflar s\u00e9r snemma biturrar l\u00edfsreynslu. Soff\u00eda Au\u00f0ur Birgisd\u00f3ttur segir \u00ed t\u00edmaritsgrein sem fyrr var vitna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 \u00ed sambandi S\u00f6lku vi\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0urina felist lykillinn a\u00f0 pers\u00f3nuleika st\u00falkunnar. Salka horfir upp \u00e1 valdaleysi m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinnar, Sigurl\u00ednu er varna\u00f0 m\u00e1ls, m\u00e1 segja, \u00fear sem enginn hlustar \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00fan hefur a\u00f0 segja, d\u00f3ttirin s\u00e9r \u00fej\u00e1ningar hennar og p\u00edslir og \u00e1kve\u00f0ur a\u00f0 svona skuli ekki fara fyrir henni sj\u00e1lfri. Til \u00feess a\u00f0 lifa af ver\u00f0ur h\u00fan a\u00f0 samsama sig karlm\u00f6nnum en afneita m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni e\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed sem h\u00fan stendur fyrir. H\u00fan \u00e1kve\u00f0ur a\u00f0 b\u00e6la hi\u00f0 kvenlega og afneita \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi einnig \u00e1stinni, segir Soff\u00eda Au\u00f0ur. \u00deegar \u00ed upphafi myndast \u00e1star\u00fer\u00edhyrningssamband milli Sigurl\u00ednu, S\u00f6lku og Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs. Hann \u00fer\u00e1ir d\u00f3tturina meira en m\u00f3\u00f0urina og er ekki laust vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Sigurl\u00edna ver\u00f0i v\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0: \u201eSalka m\u00edn, elsku litla Salka m\u00edn, sem einusinni varst barni\u00f0 mitt, vertu n\u00fa g\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mig og taktu hann ekki fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r.\u201c Stein\u00fe\u00f3r r\u00e6\u00f0st a\u00f0 lokum til atl\u00f6gu vi\u00f0 barni\u00f0, eins og fyrr var viki\u00f0 a\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Soff\u00eda Au\u00f0ur l\u00edtur svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00e1s Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs klj\u00fafi samband m\u00f3\u00f0ur og d\u00f3ttur um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetji \u00ed S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku skektarkennd sem h\u00fan beri alla t\u00ed\u00f0. Atlaga hans sta\u00f0setji st\u00falkuna utan vi\u00f0 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, r\u00e6ni hana m\u00f3\u00f0urinni og eigi mestan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan afneiti hinu kvenlega. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 fyrst \u00ed sambandinu vi\u00f0 Arnald sem h\u00fan taki a\u00f0 sigrast \u00e1 einsemd sinni, n\u00e1i a\u00f0 endurheimta kvenleika sinn og losna undan \u00feeirri sk\u00f6kku sj\u00e1lfsmynd sem h\u00fan hefur \u00feroska\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00e6sku. \u00de\u00f3tt samband S\u00f6lku vi\u00f0 Arnald s\u00e9 henni \u00e1kve\u00f0in lausn nagar hana st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00f3ttinn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u201et\u00fdna sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r\u201c \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar. Samkv\u00e6mt \u00feessari t\u00falkun r\u00e6\u00f0ur s\u00fa hr\u00e6\u00f0sla \u00farslitum \u00ed sambandi \u00feeirra Arnalds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

En \u00fearf Sigurl\u00edna a\u00f0 \u00f3ttast a\u00f0 Salka falli fyrir ruddamenninu Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri? Eins og fyrr var viki\u00f0 a\u00f0 er er\u00f3t\u00edsk spenna milli S\u00f6lku og Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00f3tta hennar og \u00f3beit \u00e1 Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri hefur hann duli\u00f0 a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl \u00e1 hana. \u00dea\u00f0 er engu l\u00edkara en Stein\u00fe\u00f3r dragi hana til s\u00edn eins og h\u00f6fu\u00f0skepnurnar og \u00f6rl\u00f6gin. \u00deegar hann hefur veri\u00f0 fjarri um \u00e1rabil og heilsar henni aftur fullt\u00ed\u00f0a konu kemur vald hans yfir henni aftur \u00ed lj\u00f3s. Me\u00f0 tilv\u00edsun til nistis sem h\u00fan f\u00e9kk fr\u00e1 Arnaldi fyrrum segir n\u00fa: \u201eEkkert eru litlar myndir sem hafa geymst, \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00f6dd sem er inntaki\u00f0 \u00ed ve\u00f0rum bernskunnar, og hefur gleymst; og hlj\u00f3mar \u00e1 n\u00fd.\u201c Jafnvel eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan er or\u00f0in unnusta Arnalds segir hann vi\u00f0 S\u00f6lku: \u201e\u00c9g finn \u00fea\u00f0 altaf betur og betur sem \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 fyrir laungu \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vita, a\u00f0 undirni\u00f0ri finst \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt \u00e1stmey Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs Steinssonar, enda \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e1stir ykkar s\u00e9u me\u00f0 brj\u00e1lkendri \u00f6fughneig\u00f0 \u2013\u201c Og sj\u00e1lfur segir Stein\u00fe\u00f3r vi\u00f0 hana: \u201e\u2026hva\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa segir, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e9g sem \u00fe\u00fa elskar. Og \u00fe\u00fa munt aldrei geta elska\u00f0 neinn annan mann.\u201c \u00de\u00f3tt \u00ed fullyr\u00f0ingunni felist vanm\u00e1ttug rei\u00f0i bendir allt til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00ed henni eigi a\u00f0 vera nokkur sannleikskjarni. \u00deannig myndast annar \u00e1star\u00fer\u00edhyrningur \u00ed s\u00f6gunni milli Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs, S\u00f6lku og Arnalds en hinn var milli \u00feeirra m\u00e6\u00f0gna og Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Milli tveggja andst\u00e6\u00f0na<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem einkennir pers\u00f3nu S\u00f6lku \u00f6\u00f0ru fremur er frj\u00f3r samleikur n\u00e1tt\u00faru og menningar. Henni er stillt upp milli tveggja andst\u00e6\u00f0na sem holdgerast \u00ed Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri og Arnaldi. Ef Stein\u00fe\u00f3r er \u00edmynd frume\u00f0lisins, hinnar si\u00f0lausu l\u00edfsorku, er Arnaldur fulltr\u00fai si\u00f0menningarinnar, hugsj\u00f3nabar\u00e1ttunnar. Arnaldur kennir S\u00f6lku ungri a\u00f0 lesa eins og hann gefur henni s\u00ed\u00f0ar hlutdeild \u00ed sko\u00f0unum s\u00ednum \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laginu: \u201e\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa komst Arnaldur, \u00fe\u00e1 svaf \u00e9g einsog reyndar alt \u00ed \u00feessu pl\u00e1ssi. Svo komst \u00fe\u00fa og vaktir mig. En s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i til \u00fe\u00edn, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00e9g bara partur af \u00fe\u00e9r og ekkert sj\u00e1lf. \u00de\u00fa ert l\u00edfi\u00f0 mitt.\u201c Hins vegar er Salka jar\u00f0samband Arnalds, hi\u00f0 trausta bjarg, enda haf\u00f0i h\u00fan \u201esnemma veri\u00f0 sneydd h\u00e6fileikanum til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 handanvi\u00f0 veruleikann sem svo er kalla\u00f0ur, \u00fe.e.a.s. fiskinn\u201c. Arnaldur er d\u00e6mi um r\u00f3tleysi n\u00fat\u00edmamannsins, klofning og \u00f3r\u00f3, tilhneigingar hans \u2013 e\u00f0a nau\u00f0syn \u2013 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hlutina fr\u00e1 m\u00f6rgum \u00f3l\u00edkum sj\u00f3narhornum \u00ed senn. Hann er \u00feannig \u00e1kaflega samsett pers\u00f3na sem erfitt er a\u00f0 henda rei\u00f0ur \u00e1. Salka s\u00e9r hann alltaf fyrir s\u00e9r \u00ed andst\u00e6\u00f0um: \u201eH\u00fan var ekki meistari yfir \u00feeim forsendum sem \u00fatheimtast til a\u00f0 skilja samsett f\u00f3lk, heldur h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hann fyrir s\u00e9r \u00ed andst\u00e6\u00f0um, \u00e6stan og k\u00e6rulausan, sp\u00e1mannlegan og str\u00e1kslegan, mein\u00edngarlausan og st\u00f3rp\u00f3lit\u00edskan, glannalegt dansf\u00edfl um lei\u00f0 og alv\u00f6rugefinn r\u00e6\u00f0usk\u00f6r\u00fang, \u2013 en fyrst og s\u00ed\u00f0ast s\u00e1 h\u00fan hann \u00fe\u00f3 einsog mann sem hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 logandi upphr\u00f3punarmerki \u00fear sem hann stendur me\u00f0 myrkur heimsins \u00e1 bakvi\u00f0 sig.\u201c Sj\u00e1lfur segir Arnaldur: \u201e\u00c9g er fullur af r\u00f6ksemdum heimsins. En \u00fe\u00fa, Salka Valka, \u00fe\u00fa ert.\u201c Og \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum sta\u00f0 segir hugsj\u00f3nama\u00f0urinn: \u201e\u00c9g tr\u00fai; hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00fa tr\u00faleysi m\u00ednu \u2013\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Arnaldur: Breytileiki l\u00edfsins er sannleikurinn<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Arnaldur vir\u00f0ist vera sveimhugi og l\u00edtt \u00e1 hann treystandi. Hann ver\u00f0ur uppv\u00eds a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 lj\u00faga a\u00f0 S\u00f6lku og er henni \u00ed tr\u00far \u00ed sl\u00f6ku me\u00f0allagi \u00fe\u00f3tt hann segist elska hana. Matth\u00edas Vi\u00f0ar S\u00e6mundsson sett \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni Myndir \u00e1 sandi<\/em> fram athyglisver\u00f0a greiningu \u00e1 Arnaldi. Arnaldur \u00fer\u00e1ir \u00ed \u00e6sku m\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edna en honum er sagt a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 d\u00e1in, hann dreymir um m\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed su\u00f0ri, veruleika handan \u00d3seyrar vi\u00f0 Axlarfj\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00deessi \u00fer\u00e1 breytist s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed p\u00f3lit\u00edskt starf sem einnig er reist \u00e1 draumi, hugsj\u00f3n sem sm\u00e1m saman ey\u00f0ist \u00ed amstri dagsins. L\u00edf hans einkennist me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum or\u00f0um af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann skortir eitthva\u00f0 sem hann n\u00e6r ekki a\u00f0 h\u00f6ndla. \u00deessi kennd \u2013 v\u00f6ntun \u2013 finnur s\u00e9r st\u00f6\u00f0ugt n\u00fd takm\u00f6rk, fyrst er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1st S\u00f6lku, s\u00ed\u00f0an fyrirheitna landi\u00f0 \u00ed vestri og konan \u00fear. \u00cd huga S\u00f6lku er \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00feessi mynd af Arnaldi: \u201eandlit sem sk\u00edn framm\u00far myrkri n\u00e6turinnar, upplj\u00f3ma\u00f0 af tr\u00fanni \u00e1 annan heim.\u201c L\u00edf hans er samfelld leit. Arnaldur er n\u00fat\u00edmama\u00f0ur samkv\u00e6mt skilgreiningu Halld\u00f3rs Laxness: Sj\u00e1lf sem hefur tapa\u00f0 s\u00e9r, sj\u00e1lf \u00e1n jafnv\u00e6gis e\u00f0a varanleika, kn\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1fram af \u00f3r\u00f3legu afli. \u201eBreytileiki l\u00edfsins er sannleikurinn. Ma\u00f0urinn er \u00fea\u00f0 augabrag\u00f0 sem hann lifir og breytist \u00e1,\u201c segir Arnaldur vi\u00f0 S\u00f6lku. Hann getur ekki \u00e1byrgst neitt, tilfinningar hans taka stakkaskiptum dag fr\u00e1 degi, hann breytist st\u00f6\u00f0ugt, er annar \u00ed dag en \u00ed g\u00e6r.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00deegar Arnaldur sn\u00fdr aftur til \u00d3seyrar fullt\u00ed\u00f0a ma\u00f0ur hefur hann \u00ed farangrinum, eins og Halld\u00f3r Laxness \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3kinni<\/em>, bo\u00f0skap s\u00f3s\u00edalismans. Hann er g\u00e6ddur eldm\u00f3\u00f0i og \u00e1kafa \u00feess sem vill breyta \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laginu. Stein\u00fe\u00f3r gefur l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir hugsj\u00f3na- og r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tisgaspur keppinautar s\u00edns um S\u00f6lku enda vir\u00f0ist l\u00edf hans gersneytt allri \u00e6\u00f0ri meiningu. \u00deessum or\u00f0um hans svarar st\u00falkan hins vegar: \u201eminn vinur hefur augu sem lj\u00f3ma af hugsj\u00f3n mannkynsins.\u201c Draumur Arnalds um n\u00fdjan heim b\u00fdr ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur yfir kynlegum t\u00f6frum en d\u00fdrslegt andlit Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hugsj\u00f3nir m\u00f6nnum ofar<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00c1starsaga Arnalds og S\u00f6lku er s\u00f6g\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edsk \u00ed undirtitli s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta b\u00f3karinnar. \u00dear er miki\u00f0 r\u00e6tt um s\u00f3s\u00edalisma og rangl\u00e1ta skiptingu au\u00f0s. Arnaldur er l\u00e6rimeistari S\u00f6lku, innbl\u00e1sinn af hugsj\u00f3num, en Salka Valka, sem \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt sn\u00fdst gegn \u00f3r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tinu, getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 tortryggin gagnvart hinu \u00f3hlutkennda \u00ed hugsj\u00f3nastefnu \u00e1stmanns s\u00edns. Hann vir\u00f0ist oft svo kaldur og hluttekningarlaus gagnvart br\u00fdnni stundar\u00fe\u00f6rf einstaklingsins: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 sem nokkru var\u00f0ar er heildin, mennirnir sem ein\u00edng, mannf\u00e9lagshugsj\u00f3n. Og ekkert getur bjarga\u00f0 heildinni nema bylt\u00edng undan oki au\u00f0valdsins.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00dearna endur\u00f3ma lokaor\u00f0 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3karinnar<\/em> sem fyrr var vitna\u00f0 til um a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn s\u00e9 fagna\u00f0arbo\u00f0skapur hinnar n\u00fdju menningar og \u00fear fram eftir g\u00f6tum. Salka, sem stendur me\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0a f\u00e6tur \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni, freistast til a\u00f0 tefla Stein\u00fe\u00f3ri fram gegn hinum unga hugsj\u00f3namanni: \u201eStein\u00fe\u00f3r er miklu meiri en \u00fe\u00fa. Hann er manneskja einsog \u00e9g hvar sem hann fer og fl\u00e6kist. \u00de\u00fa ert bara kenn\u00edng, og \u00fea\u00f0 villukenn\u00edng \u00ed \u00feokkab\u00f3t.\u201c Fyrir Arnaldi er hugsj\u00f3nin allt og hann spyr hvort Salka s\u00e9 rei\u00f0ub\u00fain til a\u00f0 framfylgja sameignarstefnunni ef hann falli fr\u00e1. H\u00fan spyr \u00fe\u00e1 hvers vir\u00f0i hugsj\u00f3nirnar s\u00e9u ef menn deyja fr\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00f3r\u00e6ttum en ekki stendur \u00e1 svari hj\u00e1 Arnaldi: \u201eHugsj\u00f3nir eru ofar m\u00f6nnunum \u2026 Menn geta brug\u00f0ist \u00feegar s\u00edst varir, aungus\u00ed\u00f0ur en gu\u00f0ir. Einstakl\u00edngarnir breytast. Sumir deyja, a\u00f0rir sv\u00edkja. En hugsj\u00f3nirnar, Salka, \u00fe\u00e6r eiga d\u00fdpri r\u00e6tur en gu\u00f0 og einstakl\u00edngurinn, \u00fe\u00e6r eru einsog n\u00e1tt\u00farukraftar. \u00de\u00e6r leggja undir sig heila kynstofna, mannkyni\u00f0 me\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00feess og himni, me\u00f0an gu\u00f0ir og einstakl\u00edngar l\u00ed\u00f0a undir lok. Hugsj\u00f3nina sakar ekkert \u00fe\u00f3 einstakl\u00edngar deyi e\u00f0a sv\u00edki. \u00dea\u00f0 eru hugsj\u00f3nirnar sem stj\u00f3rna mannkyninu, en mannkyni\u00f0 ekki hugsj\u00f3nunum.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00cd or\u00f0um Arnalds m\u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0a finna hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 skrif Halld\u00f3rs \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3kinni<\/em>. \u00dear haf\u00f0i sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 unga komi\u00f0 fram sem uppalandi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar sinnar, sp\u00e1ma\u00f0ur n\u00fat\u00edmamenningar og menntunar \u00e1 \u00f6llum svi\u00f0um. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 Arnaldur si\u00f0i S\u00f6lku til, hann er t.d. l\u00e1tinn kenna henni a\u00f0 bursta \u00ed s\u00e9r tennurnar og l\u00e1ta ekki bor\u00f0hn\u00edfinn upp \u00ed sig. S\u00f6mu athugasemdir er a\u00f0 finna \u00ed Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3kinni<\/em> en \u00fear skrifar Halld\u00f3r Laxness: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er einn \u00e1takanlegastur misbrestur \u00e1 uppeldi \u00edslenskrar al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0u a\u00f0 h\u00fan l\u00e6rir ekki a\u00f0 hir\u00f0a tennur s\u00ednar.\u201c Fleiri d\u00e6mi eru um sl\u00edkar hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00f3 ver\u00f0ur ekki sagt a\u00f0 Salka Valka<\/em> s\u00e9 eins konar sk\u00e1ldleg \u00fatg\u00e1fa af Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ub\u00f3kinni<\/em> e\u00f0a fagna\u00f0arerindi s\u00f3s\u00edalismans. Raunar m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 svo s\u00e9 alls ekki. \u00devert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti. F\u00e6ra m\u00e1 r\u00f6k fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00e1ldverkinu reyni Halld\u00f3r kenningar s\u00ednar \u00far ritger\u00f0unum og komist a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r gangi ekki upp!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kannski \u00e1tti enginn m\u00f3\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e1starsagan s\u00e9 k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u201ep\u00f3lit\u00edsk\u201c er \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagslegi \u00fe\u00e1tturinn \u00ed raun a\u00f0eins rammi utan um mikla \u00f6rlagas\u00f6gu sem g\u00e6ti \u00ed raun gerst hvar sem er \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hj\u00f6rtum manna svipar saman \u00ed S\u00fadan og Gr\u00edmsnesinu, eins og sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 kva\u00f0. \u00deannig ver\u00f0ur lesandinn ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur var vi\u00f0 einsemd mannsins en samfylkingu \u00f6reiganna \u00ed S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em>: \u201e\u00deegar \u00f6llu er \u00e1 botninn hvolft, \u00fe\u00e1 er ma\u00f0urinn einn, aleinn, hann finnur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar banastundin n\u00e1lgast, \u00feegar hann veit a\u00f0 hann \u00e1 a\u00f0 deya s\u00ednum dau\u00f0a \u2013 einn,\u201c segir Arnaldur \u00e1 einum sta\u00f0. \u00dearna getur enginn breytt hlutskipti mannsins, hvorki gu\u00f0 n\u00e9 fj\u00f6ldinn, ekki einu sinni heimsbyltingin. Draumur hans um fyrirmyndarr\u00edki s\u00f3s\u00edalismans er \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0ufull tilraun til a\u00f0 sigrast \u00e1 \u00f3b\u00e6tanlegri einveru mannsins \u2013 skortinum, sem fyrr var viki\u00f0 a\u00f0. Lok b\u00f3karinnar s\u00fdna hvernig s\u00fa leit hans a\u00f0 einingu endar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki bara \u00ed samt\u00f6lum S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku og Arnalds sem einsemdina ber \u00e1 g\u00f3ma. St\u00falkunni er \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfri lj\u00f3st hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 vera ein. \u00deegar h\u00fan er ung vaknar h\u00fan um n\u00f3tt og finnur a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0irin er ekki lengur hj\u00e1 henni. Sigurl\u00edna er farin til Stein\u00fe\u00f3rs: \u201eA\u00f0 ver\u00f0a fullor\u00f0in er a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 raun um a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 ekki m\u00f3\u00f0ur, heldur vakir einn \u00ed myrkri n\u00e6turinnar. Uppfr\u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1tti h\u00fan aungva m\u00f3\u00f0ur.\u00a0 Kanski \u00e1tti einginn ma\u00f0ur m\u00f3\u00f0ur. Kanski \u00e1tti ma\u00f0ur \u00ed rauninni aungvan a\u00f0 nema sj\u00e1lfan sig.\u201c Yfir \u00e1stars\u00f6gu S\u00f6lku og Arnalds gr\u00fafir einnig \u00f3ttinn vi\u00f0 einveruna. \u00c1stin milli \u00feeirra ver\u00f0ur svo \u00e1k\u00f6f og harms\u00e1r af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan er \u00ed rauninni ekki anna\u00f0 en vin \u00ed ey\u00f0im\u00f6rk einverunnar: \u201e\u00c1st \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 einsog sl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed vord\u00f6gginni.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sk\u00e1ldsaga \u00ed heimsformat<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salka Valka<\/em> er ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur skemmtileg saga en harmr\u00e6n l\u00fdsing \u00e1 \u00f6rl\u00f6gum f\u00f3lks vi\u00f0 ysta haf. Hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0 rekst ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 tilsv\u00f6r e\u00f0a l\u00fdsingar sem kveikja bros e\u00f0a hl\u00e1tur. Af handah\u00f3fi m\u00e1 \u00fear vitna til or\u00f0a S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku \u00fear sem h\u00fan segir: \u201e\u00fea\u00f0 er einsog karlinn sag\u00f0i, \u00feunnar trakt\u00e9r\u00edngar a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta menn \u00fer\u00e6la n\u00f3tt og dag alla s\u00edna \u00e6vi, hafa hvorki \u00ed sig n\u00e9 \u00e1 og fara svo til helv\u00edtis \u00e1 eftir.\u201c Stundum sl\u00e6r \u00feessum tveimur svi\u00f0um saman, hinu broslega og harmr\u00e6na, eins og eftirfarandi d\u00e6mi s\u00fdnir: \u201eSigurl\u00edna geisa\u00f0i mj\u00f6g og varpa\u00f0i f\u00e1ryr\u00f0um \u00ed \u00fdmsar \u00e1ttir, uns h\u00fan gaf s\u00e1l s\u00edna \u00e1 vald Jes\u00fa \u00ed ofsafeingnum gr\u00e1ti, \u00fev\u00ed henni var\u00f0 altaf jafnmiki\u00f0 um \u00ed hvert skifti sem l\u00edf hennar var ey\u00f0ilagt.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00deannig hefur Salka Valka<\/em> \u00fdmsar v\u00edddir, vi\u00f0 getum sko\u00f0a\u00f0 hana me\u00f0 margv\u00edslegum gleraugum. \u00dea\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 t\u00falka hana sem beitta \u00e1deilu \u00e1 kr\u00f6pp kj\u00f6r \u00edslenskrar al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0u \u00e1 fyrri hluta aldarinnar. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 lesa hana sem harmr\u00e6na \u00e1stars\u00f6gu \u00fear sem st\u00f3rkostlegar pers\u00f3nur st\u00edga \u00e1 svi\u00f0 er lesandinn getur s\u00ed\u00f0an t\u00falka\u00f0 hverja fyrir sig me\u00f0 \u00fdmsu m\u00f3ti. \u00de\u00e1 b\u00fd\u00f0ur sagan upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 lagt s\u00e9 \u00fat af henni \u00e1 heimspekilegan h\u00e1tt um tilvist mannsins og einsemd hans, svo a\u00f0eins \u00ferj\u00e1r lei\u00f0ir a\u00f0 s\u00f6gunni s\u00e9u nefndar. \u00deegar \u00f6llu er \u00e1 botninn hvolft er Salka Valka<\/em> meistaralega skrifu\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldsaga sem er \u00ed senn br\u00e1\u00f0fyndin og harmr\u00e6n og talar til lesenda \u00e1 \u00f6llum t\u00edmum hvar sem er \u00ed ver\u00f6ldinni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salka Valka<\/em> var\u00f0 s\u00fa b\u00f3ka Halld\u00f3rs Laxness sem ruddi honum braut til erlendra lesenda. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1934 kom sagan \u00fat \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu Gunnars Gunnarssonar, tveimur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var h\u00fan gefin \u00fat \u00ed Bretlandi \u00fear sem dagbla\u00f0i\u00f0 Evening Standard<\/em> \u00fatnefndi hana sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu m\u00e1na\u00f0arins. H\u00fan hefur n\u00fa veri\u00f0 gefin \u00fat \u00e1 h\u00e1tt \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja tug tungum\u00e1la og s\u00e6nskir a\u00f0ilar kvikmyndu\u00f0u hana 1954.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

H\u00e9r a\u00f0 framan var vitna\u00f0 til br\u00e9fa sem sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 skrifa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rgu Einarsd\u00f3ttur me\u00f0an hann var me\u00f0 b\u00f3kina \u00ed sm\u00ed\u00f0um. \u00d3h\u00e6tt er a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 seinna bindi\u00f0 hafi heppnast og hann v\u00e6ri \u00fear me\u00f0 \u201emade<\/em>\u201c, Salka Valka<\/em> er sk\u00e1ldsaga \u00ed \u201eheimsformat\u201c. Hann var or\u00f0inn rith\u00f6fundur \u00e1 heimsm\u00e6likvar\u00f0a eins og hann stefndi a\u00f0. Fram undan voru \u201ealveg \u00f3gurleg verk\u201c sem \u00e1ttu eftir a\u00f0 auka hr\u00f3\u00f0ur hans enn meira heima og erlendis og f\u00e6ra honum N\u00f3belsver\u00f0launin \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntum \u00e1\u00f0ur en yfir lauk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Form\u00e1li a\u00f0 \u00fatg\u00e1fu V\u00f6ku-Helgafells \u00e1 S\u00f6lku V\u00f6lku<\/em> \u00ed kilju \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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