{"id":1116,"date":"2026-07-31T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/hellarnir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:22:47","slug":"hellarnir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/hellarnir\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellarnir"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MENNINGARARFUR & RANNS\u00d3KNIR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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HELLARNIR VI\u00d0 HELLU<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Forn leyndarm\u00e1l \u00cdslands afhj\u00fapu\u00f0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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FORN LEYNDARM\u00c1L \u00cdSLANDS AFHJ\u00daPU\u00d0<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu eru merkilegur og dularfullur s\u00f6gusta\u00f0ur. \u00deeir eru sta\u00f0settir \u00e1 b\u00e6num \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u sem stendur r\u00e9tt utan vi\u00f0 \u00feorpi\u00f0. Mannger\u00f0ir hellar hafa fundist v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi en \u00f3venju margir eru \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u \u00fear sem t\u00f3lf hellar hafa fundist. Hellarnir voru h\u00f6ggnir \u00ed sandstein sem myndast hefur \u00far foksandi og j\u00f6kulseti. \u00c1 l\u00f6ngum t\u00edma \u00fej\u00f6ppu\u00f0ust sandkornin og l\u00edmdust saman \u00ed fastan sandstein.

Hellarnir eru mismunandi a\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0 og l\u00f6gun og hafa veri\u00f0 n\u00fdttir \u00ed \u00fdmsum tilgangi \u00ed aldanna r\u00e1s. \u00deeir voru oft traustari og endingarbetri en hef\u00f0bundin torf- og grj\u00f3th\u00fas \u00feess t\u00edma. Tveir hellanna \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u, Fj\u00f3shellir og Hl\u00f6\u00f0uhellir, eru me\u00f0al st\u00e6rstu mannger\u00f0u hella sem fundist hafa \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. 

Hellarnir hafa var\u00f0veist misvel \u00ed t\u00edmans r\u00e1s en \u00feeim var vel vi\u00f0haldi\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00feeir voru \u00ed notkun. \u00cd dag eru margir hellar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi hins vegar \u00ed sl\u00e6mu \u00e1standi og \u00ed h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 frekari skemmdum. Styrkur bergsins, l\u00f6gun og \u00feykkt lofts og veggja og hvernig inngangar og loftr\u00e6sistrompar voru ger\u00f0ir skiptir miklu m\u00e1li. \u00deegar hellar eru berskjalda\u00f0ir fyrir ve\u00f0ri og vindum geta frost, raki og vindrof valdi\u00f0 verulegum skemmdum og jafnvel leitt til hruns. Vel ger\u00f0ir hellar geta hins vegar enst \u00f6ldum saman ef fr\u00e1gangur er g\u00f3\u00f0ur og \u00feeir eru var\u00f0ir gegn ve\u00f0ri.

Uppruni Hellanna vi\u00f0 Hellu er hulinn leyndard\u00f3mi. Sumir sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar hafa leitt l\u00edkur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u eldri en norr\u00e6nt landn\u00e1m \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. G\u00e6tu fornir Keltar hafa gert \u00feessa hella? Voru \u00feeir nota\u00f0ir til tilbei\u00f0slu e\u00f0a helgisi\u00f0a? \u00cd aldara\u00f0ir hafa \u00feessar spurningar vaki\u00f0 forvitni fr\u00e6\u00f0imanna jafnt sem gesta. Me\u00f0al heillandi einkenna Hellanna vi\u00f0 Hellu eru fornir krossar, fl\u00f3knar veggristur, syllur, strompar og h\u00f6ggvin steins\u00e6ti. \u00deessar merku minjar eru vel s\u00fdnilegar og veita einstaka inns\u00fdn \u00ed l\u00edf og tr\u00fa \u00feeirra sem eitt sinn n\u00fdttu hellana. Allir hellarnir \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u, Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu, eru fri\u00f0l\u00fdstar fornminjar. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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ARFLEIF\u00d0 HELLANNA VI\u00d0 HELLU
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Fj\u00f6lskylda okkar \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u hefur anna\u00f0st hellana \u00e1 b\u00e6num \u00ed n\u00e6rri 200 \u00e1r. Undir lok \u00e1rsins 2019 h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 gert upp fj\u00f3ra af hellunum t\u00f3lf \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni og opna\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 fyrir gestum. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2024 h\u00f3fum vi\u00f0 uppgr\u00f6ft \u00ed fimmta hellinum, \u00fear sem gestir geta n\u00fa sko\u00f0a\u00f0 fornleifar. Fj\u00f6lskyldan leggur metna\u00f0 sinn \u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra hellana aftur til fyrra horfs og halda s\u00f6gu \u00feeirra \u00e1 lofti. Vi\u00f0 deilum s\u00f6gum sem gengi\u00f0 hafa \u00e1 milli kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a um dularfullu hellana og l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1\u00f0ur en norr\u00e6nir landn\u00e1msmenn komu til landsins.

Hellarnir eru mannger\u00f0ir en enginn veit n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hven\u00e6r \u00feeir voru upphaflega ger\u00f0ir. Sumar heimildir benda til \u00feess a\u00f0 Keltar, sem kunna a\u00f0 hafa b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1\u00f0ur en norr\u00e6nt landn\u00e1m h\u00f3fst undir lok 9. aldar, hafi h\u00f6ggvi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fat. \u00cd gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina hafa hellarnir til d\u00e6mis veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0ir sem vistarverur, fj\u00e1rh\u00fas og geymslur. Eftir seinni heimsstyrj\u00f6ld f\u00f3ru \u00cdslendingar a\u00f0 byggja h\u00fas \u00far steinsteypu og f\u00e9llu \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0bundnir torfb\u00e6ir og hellar sm\u00e1m saman \u00far notkun.

\u00d6ll endurbygging hellanna er \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 og undir eftirliti Minjastofnunar \u00cdslands. Meginmarkmi\u00f0i\u00f0 er a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 endurgera hellana og var\u00f0veita fornar minjar, jafnframt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 opna fleiri hella fyrir almenningi.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Uppgr\u00f6ftur \u00ed Hr\u00fatshelli
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Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6ldum \u00e1fram a\u00f0 gera n\u00fdjar og spennandi uppg\u00f6tvanir \u00ed hellunum. Vi\u00f0 uppgr\u00f6ft \u00ed Hr\u00fatshelli \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s fallegt hellulagt g\u00f3lf sem \u00feekur helming hellisins, auk hellulag\u00f0s sv\u00e6\u00f0is vi\u00f0 innganginn. Hellul\u00f6g\u00f0 g\u00f3lf hafa ekki fundist \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum hellum \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u. Uppgr\u00f6fturinn leiddi einnig \u00ed lj\u00f3s \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ar mannvirkjaleifar \u00ed mi\u00f0jum hellinum. Hellirinn er enn \u00ed ranns\u00f3kn og margt er \u00f3l\u00e6rt um s\u00f6gu hans og tilgang.

Allur uppgr\u00f6ftur og var\u00f0veislustarf er unni\u00f0 \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 Ugga \u00c6varsson, minjav\u00f6r\u00f0 Su\u00f0urlands, og Minjastofnun \u00cdslands. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f6kum fagnandi hugmyndum og tilg\u00e1tum um mannvirkin og hva\u00f0 \u00feau kunna a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 notu\u00f0 til. Gestir geta liti\u00f0 inn \u00ed Hr\u00fatshelli og s\u00e9\u00f0 hluta mannvirkjanna og vel var\u00f0veitta g\u00f3lfi\u00f0 me\u00f0 eigin augum.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Munu bandar\u00edskir v\u00edsindamenn leysa r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu
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Teymi bandar\u00edskra v\u00edsindamanna vinnur n\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 leysa r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu hellanna okkar. Ranns\u00f3knarteyminu st\u00fdra Laura Haynes, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i, og Elizabeth Lastra, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed listas\u00f6gu mi\u00f0alda. Me\u00f0 byltingarkenndri t\u00e6kni og n\u00fdst\u00e1rlegum ranns\u00f3knaa\u00f0fer\u00f0um vinna \u00fe\u00e6r a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a aldur hellanna og kanna hlutverk \u00feeirra \u00ed landn\u00e1mi \u00cdslands.

Lestu meira um ranns\u00f3knir \u00feeirra og n\u00fdst\u00e1rlegar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir \u00ed grein sem birtist \u00e1 Stuck in Iceland.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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MENNINGARARFUR & RANNS\u00d3KNIR HELLARNIR VI\u00d0 HELLU Forn leyndarm\u00e1l \u00cdslands afhj\u00fapu\u00f0 FORN LEYNDARM\u00c1L \u00cdSLANDS AFHJ\u00daPU\u00d0 Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu eru merkilegur og dularfullur s\u00f6gusta\u00f0ur. \u00deeir eru sta\u00f0settir \u00e1 b\u00e6num \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u sem stendur r\u00e9tt utan vi\u00f0 \u00feorpi\u00f0. Mannger\u00f0ir hellar hafa fundist v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi en \u00f3venju margir eru \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0u \u00fear sem t\u00f3lf hellar hafa fundist. Hellarnir voru […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1116"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1351,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1116\/revisions\/1351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}