{"id":1197,"date":"2024-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/kalladu-fram-vikinginn-i-ther-i-vikingakvoldverdi-i-dularfullum-og-afskekktum-helli-a-islandi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:23:26","slug":"kalladu-fram-vikinginn-i-ther-i-vikingakvoldverdi-i-dularfullum-og-afskekktum-helli-a-islandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cavesofhella.is\/is\/kalladu-fram-vikinginn-i-ther-i-vikingakvoldverdi-i-dularfullum-og-afskekktum-helli-a-islandi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalla\u00f0u fram v\u00edkinginn \u00ed \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed v\u00edkingakv\u00f6ldver\u00f0i \u00ed dularfullum og afskekktum helli \u00e1 \u00cdslandi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00c1 \u00cdslandi hafa s\u00f6gur af hulduf\u00f3lki \u2013 algengustu tegund \u00e1lfa \u00e1 landinu \u2013 lifa\u00f0 \u00ed aldara\u00f0ir. Sagt er a\u00f0 \u00feessar mannlegu verur b\u00fai \u00ed st\u00f3rum steinum, \u00ed sk\u00f3gum og \u00ed t\u00f6fraheimi sem n\u00e1lgast m\u00e1 \u00far fj\u00f6llum og hellum.<\/p>\n\n

En \u00ed litla b\u00e6num Hellu, um 145 km su\u00f0austur af Reykjav\u00edk, er \u00fea\u00f0 anna\u00f0 dularfullt f\u00f3lk sem kann a\u00f0 hafa b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu fyrir \u00f6ldum. Og r\u00e9tt eins og me\u00f0 hulduf\u00f3lki\u00f0 g\u00e6ti s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 tilvist \u00feessa dularfulla f\u00f3lks breytt \u00f6llu sem sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar vita um upphaf \u00cdslandsbygg\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n

Hellarnir vi\u00f0 Hellu<\/a> voru opna\u00f0ir almenningi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2019 og \u00feanga\u00f0 koma nokkrir h\u00f3par fer\u00f0amanna \u00e1 dag til a\u00f0 ganga um fj\u00f3ra af t\u00f3lf \u00feekktum hellum. J\u00f6r\u00f0in \u00fear sem hellarnir eru hefur veri\u00f0 \u00ed einkaeigu s\u00f6mu fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00ed meira en 200 \u00e1r. \u00de\u00f3tt mest af s\u00f6gu \u00feeirra hafi glatast \u2013 e\u00f0a aldrei veri\u00f0 skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u2013 segir fj\u00f6lskyldan a\u00f0 vita\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 um hella \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed n\u00e6rri \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n

Me\u00f0 sm\u00e1 fyrirvara geta nokkrir heppnir gestir skipulagt \u00fea\u00f0 sem er l\u00edklega \u00f3tr\u00falegasta matarupplifun \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og ein s\u00fa flottasta \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu: einkakv\u00f6ldver\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e6tti v\u00edkinga inni \u00ed dularfullu hellunum, me\u00f0 tr\u00e9diskum, g\u00e6rum og n\u00f3g af lopapeysum<\/em> til a\u00f0 halda hita \u00e1 \u00f6llum \u00ed um \u00fea\u00f0 bil fr\u00edstandi hvelfingunni ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n

Upplifunin er b\u00f3ku\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum Hotel Rang\u00e1<\/a> \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu, og \u00feegar komi\u00f0 er a\u00f0 litlu tr\u00e9hur\u00f0inni sem liggur inn \u00ed hellana, og au\u00f0veldlega m\u00e1 halda a\u00f0 s\u00e9 hr\u00f6rlegur sk\u00fair, st\u00edga matargestir inn \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 sem g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 mesta r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1ta \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n\n

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V\u00edkingar eru \u00f3a\u00f0skiljanlegur hluti af s\u00f6gu \u00cdslands<\/h5>\n\n

\u201eVi\u00f0 vildum a\u00f0 gestir okkar tengdust frumst\u00e6\u00f0um l\u00edfsh\u00e1ttum \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 v\u00edkingat\u00edmanum,\u201c segir Eyr\u00fan An\u00edta Gylfad\u00f3ttir, marka\u00f0sstj\u00f3ri Hotel Rang\u00e1, sem \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0i kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n

V\u00edkingar bjuggu ekki \u00ed hellum<\/a> (\u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir kunni a\u00f0 hafa n\u00fdtt<\/a> hella sem \u00feegar voru til \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00ed helgisi\u00f0a- e\u00f0a tr\u00faarlegum tilgangi). En \u00fear sem svo margir gestir h\u00f3telsins hafa \u00e1huga \u00e1 s\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feetta passa vel.<\/p>\n\n

Matse\u00f0illinn \u00ed hellinum byggir \u00e1 hef\u00f0bundnu matar\u00e6\u00f0i v\u00edkinga, segir Gylfad\u00f3ttir. Og \u00fe\u00f3tt r\u00e9ttir eins og hr\u00e1r lundi<\/a> og fiskigrautur hlj\u00f3mi kannski ekki lystilega \u00ed eyrum n\u00fat\u00edmafer\u00f0alanga ver\u00f0a \u00feeir mun girnilegri me\u00f0 sm\u00e1 breytingum (\u00fe\u00f3tt Hotel Rang\u00e1 bj\u00f3\u00f0i reyndar upp \u00e1 lundatartar<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n

\u201eEnginn veit n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hvernig v\u00edkingakv\u00f6ldver\u00f0ur var, en vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum g\u00f3\u00f0a hugmynd um \u00fea\u00f0,\u201c segir Gylfad\u00f3ttir. Matrei\u00f0slumenn Hotel Rang\u00e1 settu saman n\u00fat\u00edmalegan matse\u00f0il \u00fat fr\u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sem \u00feeir vissu a\u00f0 hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00ed kringum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1000 og skiptu svi\u00f0um<\/a> \u00fat fyrir lambaskanka og kryddu\u00f0u bulgur, og har\u00f0\u00feurrkri bleikju \u00fat fyrir reyktan lax \u00e1 n\u00fdb\u00f6ku\u00f0u brau\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n

Venjulegur v\u00edkingur hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 l\u00edklega ekki kippt s\u00e9r upp vi\u00f0 eftirr\u00e9ttinn: j\u00f3g\u00fartkennt skyr me\u00f0 bl\u00e1berjum \u00far h\u00e9ra\u00f0inu. \u00deetta er eftirr\u00e9ttur sem framlei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0irnar<\/a> hafa l\u00edti\u00f0 breyst \u00e1 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 fyrstu \u00f6ldum \u00cdslandsbygg\u00f0ar. Gestir sitja vi\u00f0 sameiginlegt bor\u00f0 me\u00f0 tr\u00e9disk og drykkjarm\u00e1l \u00far eldfjallasteini vi\u00f0 hvert s\u00e6ti. Og a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnum v\u00edkingah\u00e6tti er bor\u00f0skreyting \u00f3\u00fe\u00f6rf formsatri\u00f0i og a\u00f0eins eitt tr\u00e9\u00e1hald til a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast \u00e1 hvern r\u00e9tt. Gestir eru eindregi\u00f0 hvattir til a\u00f0 nota hendurnar.<\/p>\n\n

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Gestir ganga inn \u00ed d\u00e1ml\u00fdstan hellinn vi\u00f0 lifandi harmon\u00edkut\u00f3nlist. Og, eins og vi\u00f0 m\u00e1 b\u00faast \u00ed b\u00e6 me\u00f0 um 900 \u00edb\u00faa, er t\u00f3nlistarma\u00f0urinn engin \u00f6nnur en Gylfad\u00f3ttir hj\u00e1 Hotel Rang\u00e1. Harmon\u00edkan var fundin upp \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld, svo \u00feetta er ekki s\u00f6mu t\u00f3nlistin og v\u00edkingarnir hlustu\u00f0u \u00e1. En Gylfad\u00f3ttir segir a\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistin hafi veri\u00f0 svo vins\u00e6l hj\u00e1 gestum \u00ed prufukv\u00f6ldver\u00f0inum a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 var a\u00f0 gera hana a\u00f0 f\u00f6stum hluta upplifunarinnar. Og \u00ed raun, mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 alla \u00f3vissuna sem umlykur Hellana vi\u00f0 Hellu, skiptir l\u00edtlu m\u00e1li hva\u00f0a t\u00f3nlist v\u00edkingarnir hlustu\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 brennandi spurningar.<\/p>\n\n

N\u00e6stum allt um Hellana vi\u00f0 Hellu er \u00f3\u00feekkt<\/h5>\n\n

St\u00e6rstu r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1turnar um Hellana vi\u00f0 Hellu eru, ja, eiginlega allt, segir dr. Elizabeth Lastra<\/a>, lektor \u00ed listfr\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Vassar College og annar stj\u00f3rnenda fyrsta n\u00fat\u00edmalega, samfellda fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega ranns\u00f3knaverkefnisins \u00e1 hellunum. Teymi hennar reynir a\u00f0 afla grunnuppl\u00fdsinga um \u00fe\u00e1, svo sem hver ger\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1, hvers vegna og hvort \u00feeir tengist meira en 200 \u00f6\u00f0rum hellum \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi. Eina sem ranns\u00f3knarmenn grunar um Hellana vi\u00f0 Hellu \u2013 hven\u00e6r \u00feeir voru ger\u00f0ir \u2013 setur ger\u00f0 \u00feeirra einhvern t\u00edma fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00cdslendingar kalla \u201elandn\u00e1ms\u00f6ld\u201c, t\u00edmabil fr\u00e1 um mi\u00f0ri 9. \u00f6ld til mi\u00f0rar 10. aldar.<\/p>\n\n

En samkv\u00e6mt hef\u00f0bundinni \u00cdslandss\u00f6gu voru a\u00f0eins nokkrir \u00edrskir munkar, svokalla\u00f0ir \u201epapar\u201c, \u00e1 landinu fyrir landn\u00e1ms\u00f6ld. En eins og Stef\u00e1n Sm\u00e1ri \u00c1smundarson, lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur hj\u00e1 Hellunum vi\u00f0 Hellu, benti \u00e1: \u201enokkrir keltneskir munkar bygg\u00f0u ekki 200 hella.\u201c \u00deetta vekur auglj\u00f3slega nokkrar st\u00f3rar spurningar.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201eAllt sem g\u00e6ti kollvarpa\u00f0 upprunas\u00f6gu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar er umdeilt,\u201c segir Lastra um ranns\u00f3knir teymisins. Vettvangsranns\u00f3knunum er a\u00f0 lj\u00faka og greining gagna og ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0na stendur yfir. Lastra segir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r sko\u00f0i n\u00fa tv\u00e6r t\u00edmal\u00ednur um uppruna hellanna. S\u00fa fyrri er a\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar \u2013 \u00fe.e. fyrrverandi v\u00edkingar sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u teki\u00f0 kristni \u2013 hafi gert \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed kringum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1000. \u00dea\u00f0 myndi sty\u00f0ja n\u00faverandi ritu\u00f0u s\u00f6gu \u00cdslands, sem segir a\u00f0 landi\u00f0 hafi a\u00f0 mestu veri\u00f0 \u00f3byggt \u00fear til norr\u00e6nir menn komu \u00e1 9. \u00f6ld. En s\u00fa seinni g\u00e6ti vissulega komi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kauninn \u00e1 sumum \u00edslenskum sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum: a\u00f0 hellarnir hafi veri\u00f0 ger\u00f0ir af landnemum fr\u00e1 nor\u00f0anver\u00f0um Bretlandseyjum \u00e1 \u00e1rmi\u00f0\u00f6ldum, \u00ed kringum 6. og 7. \u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n

Vassar-teymi\u00f0 er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta til a\u00f0 setja fram \u00fe\u00e1 kenningu a\u00f0 Keltar hafi veri\u00f0 fj\u00f6lmennir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi fyrir t\u00ed\u00f0 v\u00edkinga. \u201eFr\u00e6\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn Kristj\u00e1n Ahronson hefur einnig sett fram \u00fe\u00e1 tilg\u00e1tu a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir hellar \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu, vi\u00f0 Seljaland, sem eru minna a\u00f0gengilegir almenningi, s\u00e9u eldri en koma v\u00edkinga,\u201c segir Laura Haynes, lektor \u00ed jar\u00f0v\u00edsindum, sem st\u00fdrir verkefninu \u00e1samt Lastra. H\u00fan segir a\u00f0 \u00cdsland hafi l\u00edklega veri\u00f0 mannlaust \u00e1\u00f0ur en menn komu: \u201eFyrir komu \u00feeirra var refurinn st\u00e6rsta landsp\u00e9ndr\u00fdri\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n

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En \u00fea\u00f0 kann a\u00f0 vanta t\u00edmabil \u00ed s\u00f6gu \u00cdslands, og Haynes segir a\u00f0 skortur \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gum s\u00f6gulegum heimildum \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 engar s\u00f6nnur s\u00e9u fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 m\u00f6gulegt. \u201eSumar jar\u00f0lagafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar v\u00edsbendingar \u00far gj\u00f3skul\u00f6gum g\u00e6tu einnig bent til fyrri komut\u00edma, sem g\u00e6ti stutt eldri landn\u00e1mss\u00f6gu,\u201c segir h\u00fan. Me\u00f0 a\u00f0fer\u00f0um \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 setlagagreiningu, r\u00f6ntgengreiningu til a\u00f0 rannsaka efnasamsetningu bergveggjanna og RTI-myndgreiningu (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) til a\u00f0 mynda \u00e1fer\u00f0 og mun \u00e1 ristum \u00ed hellunum vonast Vassar-teymi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta dregi\u00f0 \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegri \u00e1lyktanir um sumar af grundvallarr\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tum hellanna.<\/p>\n\n

R\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tur til hli\u00f0ar: V\u00edkingakv\u00f6ldver\u00f0urinn er \u00edslensk upplifun eins og h\u00fan gerist best<\/h5>\n\n

\u00de\u00f3tt ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar g\u00e6tu bent til \u00feess a\u00f0 Keltar hafi gert Hellana vi\u00f0 Hellu, sem gefur til kynna mun meiri evr\u00f3pska vi\u00f0veru fyrir t\u00ed\u00f0 v\u00edkinga en sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar t\u00f6ldu, segir Gylfad\u00f3ttir a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0urinn ver\u00f0i \u00e1fram me\u00f0 v\u00edkinga\u00feema. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki a\u00f0eins vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 v\u00edkingar eru svo n\u00e1tengdir s\u00f6gu \u00cdslands, heldur vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 Hella og n\u00e1grenni gegna lykilhlutverki \u00ed elstu v\u00edkingas\u00f6gum landsins.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201eSem heimamenn erum vi\u00f0 afar stolt af s\u00f6gu okkar og v\u00edkingaarfleif\u00f0,\u201c segir Gylfad\u00f3ttir. \u201eEin af mestu \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gunum, Nj\u00e1ls saga, gerist \u00ed sveitinni n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Hotel Rang\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n

\u00deessi n\u00e1nu tengsl vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu \u00cdslands veittu Gylfad\u00f3ttur og starfsf\u00f3lki hennar innbl\u00e1stur til a\u00f0 skapa upplifun sem tengdi gestina vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu landsins \u00ed kringum Hellu. \u201eSaga okkar byggist \u00e1 fyrsta v\u00edkingnum, Ing\u00f3lfi Arnarsyni, sem fann \u00cdsland \u00ed kringum \u00e1ri\u00f0 850,\u201c segir h\u00fan. Saga hans, \u00e1samt s\u00f6gum annarra norr\u00e6nna landnema, eru fyrstu ritu\u00f0u heimildirnar um evr\u00f3pska bygg\u00f0 \u00e1 landinu. Fr\u00e1 \u00feeim er sagt \u00ed Landn\u00e1mab\u00f3k. \u201eKeltar eru \u00ed raun ekki hluti af s\u00f6gu okkar,\u201c segir Gylfad\u00f3ttir, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt n\u00fdfundnar fornleifar g\u00e6tu br\u00e1tt bent til annars.<\/p>\n\n

\u00de\u00f3tt Vassar-teymi\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1kaft a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra meira um elsta fornminjasta\u00f0 lands \u00edss og elda er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki a\u00f0 leita eftir neinum tilteknum ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um. \u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra eins miki\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 getum um \u00feessa forvitnilegu mannger\u00f0u hella, allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hver hj\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fat og hven\u00e6r,\u201c segir Haynes. \u201eSem tengist st\u00f3ru spurningunni um hva\u00f0 \u00feeir geta sagt okkur um landn\u00e1mss\u00f6gu \u00cdslands.\u201c<\/p>\n\n

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