J\u00f6r\u00f0in M\u00fdrar er gamalt h\u00f6fu\u00f0b\u00f3l og hreppurinn h\u00e9t eftir j\u00f6r\u00f0inni, sem benti til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i haft s\u00e9rstakan sess alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e9ra\u00f0i\u00f0 var\u00f0 fullbyggt.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00fdra er geti\u00f0 \u00ed Landn\u00e1mu. \u00dear er nefndur M\u00fdra-Knj\u00fakur, sem var barnabarn \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ar V\u00edkingssonar landn\u00e1msmanns \u00ed Alvi\u00f0ru \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur var talinn launsonur Haraldar h\u00e1rfagra konungs \u00ed Noregi. M\u00fdrar-Knj\u00fakur hefur b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum snemma \u00e1 t\u00edundu \u00f6ld. N\u00e6stu afkomendur M\u00fdra-Knj\u00faks voru \u00deorgautur, Stein\u00f3lfur og \u00deorkell \u00e1 M\u00fdrum, \u00f6mmubr\u00f3\u00f0ir Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar \u00e1 Eyri (Hrafnseyri.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00fdrar koma t\u00f6luvert vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar, en b\u00f3ndinn \u00e1 M\u00fdrum, Loftur Mark\u00fasson, \u00e1tti st\u00f3ran \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feeim illindum sem ur\u00f0u milli Hrafns og \u00deorvaldar Vatnsfir\u00f0ings, sem leiddu til dr\u00e1ps Hrafns. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Kakali sat \u00e1 M\u00fdrum veturinn 1243 – 44. Um j\u00f3lin h\u00e9lt hann mikla veislu og bau\u00f0 til s\u00edn \u00f6llum \u201ebestu\u201c m\u00f6nnum \u00e1 Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0um. \u00cd veislunni steig hann \u00e1 stokk og strengdi \u00feess heit a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta aldrei taka mann \u00far kirkju til a\u00f0 drepa hann, hverjar sem sakir v\u00e6ru. \u00dear hefur hann vilja\u00f0 undirstrika \u00feann mannamun sem var \u00e1 honum og verstu \u00f3vinum hans, Kolbeini unga og Gissuri \u00deorvaldssyni, sem l\u00e9tu h\u00f6ggva sex menn \u00far kirkju eftir \u00d6rlygssta\u00f0abardaga 1238, me\u00f0al annars tvo br\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ar, annan barnungan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nokku\u00f0 innan vi\u00f0 t\u00fangir\u00f0inguna \u00e1 M\u00fdrum sj\u00e1st t\u00f3ftir ni\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 Va\u00f0alinn, sem rennur ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 t\u00fani\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. \u00de\u00e6r heita Kakalanaust. M\u00e1 vera a\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur hafi safna\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 saman skipum \u00feegar fer\u00f0 hans til Skagafjar\u00f0ar var undirb\u00fain. S\u00fa fer\u00f0 enda\u00f0i me\u00f0 Fl\u00f3abardaga \u00e1 J\u00f3nsmessu 1244. \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Snorrad\u00f3ttir (Sturlusonar) sat einnig um t\u00edma \u00e1 M\u00fdrum, \u00feegar h\u00fan var or\u00f0in ekkja eftir \u00deorvald Vatnsfir\u00f0ing. H\u00fan var \u00fe\u00e1 hrakin burt fr\u00e1 Vatnsfir\u00f0i af \u00d3r\u00e6kju br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1234. \u00de\u00f3tt ekki s\u00e9 vita\u00f0 um alla \u00e1b\u00faendur \u00e1 M\u00fdrum fr\u00e1 landn\u00e1mi m\u00e1 \u00fe\u00f3 lei\u00f0a l\u00edkur a\u00f0 flestum \u00e1b\u00faendum jar\u00f0arinnar eftir a\u00f0 komi\u00f0 er undir lok fj\u00f3rt\u00e1ndu aldar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1200 kom Gu\u00f0mundur prestur Arason a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum. \u00deetta var sk\u00f6mmu \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann var kj\u00f6rinn biskup, en \u00ed hugum f\u00f3lks hefur hann fengi\u00f0 vi\u00f0urnefni\u00f0 hinn g\u00f3\u00f0i. Hann var \u00feekktur fyrir yfirn\u00e1tt\u00farulegan l\u00e6kningam\u00e1tt. \u00deegar hann kom a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum v\u00edg\u00f0i hann brunn er<\/em> \u201en\u00e1liga var\u00f0 allt heilt er \u00e1 berg\u00f0i.\u201c <\/em>Brunnurinn var ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 ne\u00f0ra t\u00fani\u00f0, skammt fyrir ofan t\u00fangar\u00f0inn og s\u00e9st vel enn\u00fe\u00e1. Sagt er a\u00f0 tv\u00e6r sj\u00fakar konur, sem \u00f3\u00f0u \u00ed sitrunni, hafi fengi\u00f0 b\u00f3t meina sinna. \u00cd jar\u00f0teiknab\u00f3k Gu\u00f0mundar g\u00f3\u00f0a segir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kona fr\u00e1 Lambadal hafi komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum og vilja\u00f0 hafa heim me\u00f0 s\u00e9r vatn \u00far Gvendarbrunni en l\u00e1\u00f0st a\u00f0 hafa me\u00f0 s\u00e9r kerald undir vatni\u00f0. T\u00f3k h\u00fan \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00fafu af h\u00f6f\u00f0i s\u00e9r og fyllt af vatninu og haf\u00f0i me\u00f0 s\u00e9r heim, um 10 k\u00edl\u00f3metra veg, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 l\u00e6ki \u00far h\u00fafunni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Biskuparnir J\u00f3n Arason og \u00d6gmundur P\u00e1lsson deildu af heift um eignarhald \u00e1 M\u00fdrum, og haf\u00f0i J\u00f3n betur \u00ed \u00feeirri deilu. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sat Bjarni Narfason j\u00f6r\u00f0ina, og hann keypti hana af biskupi 1541. Mun j\u00f6r\u00f0in s\u00ed\u00f0an hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed eigu afkomenda e\u00f0a \u00e6ttingja Bj\u00f6rns Narfasonar til 1810. Um t\u00edma bjuggu prestar \u00e1 M\u00fdrum og einn \u00feeirra var J\u00f3n \u00c1sgeirsson, fa\u00f0ir \u00de\u00f3rd\u00edsar m\u00f3\u00f0ur J\u00f3ns Sigur\u00f0ssonar forseta. H\u00fan var f\u00e6dd \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00derj\u00fa hvalvei\u00f0iskip Baska f\u00f3rust \u00ed Reykjafir\u00f0i sy\u00f0ri \u00e1 Str\u00f6ndum a\u00f0faran\u00f3tt 21. september 1615 og komust 83 skipbrotsmenn af. Baskarnir neyddust til a\u00f0 stela vistum og voru\u00a013 \u00feeirra drepnir 5. okt\u00f3ber \u00e1 Fjallaskaga \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i og 18 vi\u00f0 nor\u00f0anvert \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ardj\u00fap \u00feann 13. okt\u00f3ber, en 52 komust til Patreksfjar\u00f0ar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 var Ari Magn\u00fasson, s\u00fdsluma\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00d6gri, sem safna\u00f0i li\u00f0i til a\u00f0 drepa \u00fe\u00e1 sem teknir voru af l\u00edfi vi\u00f0 Dj\u00fap. Ari kalla\u00f0i saman d\u00f3m\u00feing \u00e1 M\u00fdrum 26. jan\u00faar 1616. Er d\u00f3murinn \u00ed alll\u00f6ngu m\u00e1li og fjallar um \u00fe\u00e1 Baska sem komust til Patreksfjar\u00f0ar. \u00cd ni\u00f0urlagi d\u00f3msins segir: \u201e\u00de\u00e1 \u00ed gu\u00f0s nafni amen, fyrir lj\u00f3sar laganna greinar og k\u00f3ngleg mayestets n\u00e1\u00f0arbr\u00e9f er oss birtist um \u00feessa Buskaiers, \u00fe\u00e1 d\u00e6mum v\u00e9r fyrrt\u00e9\u00f0a skipbrotsmenn\u00a0 me\u00f0 \u00f6llu fri\u00f0lausa og sanna r\u00e1nsmenn, dr\u00e6pa og dey\u00f0andi, hvar \u00feeir mega h\u00f6ndlast, og all innbyggjara \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ars\u00fdslu skylduga vera \u00feeim a\u00f0f\u00f6r a\u00f0 veita er valdsma\u00f0ur tilkrefur.\u201c<\/em> (Sp\u00e1nverjav\u00edgin, M\u00e1r J\u00f3nsson, M\u00e1l og Menning 2015.) Varla hefur hr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri d\u00f3mur veri\u00f0 kve\u00f0inn upp \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ari s\u00fdsluma\u00f0ur ger\u00f0i tilraun til a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 Baska af d\u00f6gum sem hrakist h\u00f6f\u00f0u til Patreksfjar\u00f0ar. T\u00f3kst honum a\u00f0 drepa einn \u00feeirra me\u00f0 svikum, en hinir komust \u00ed enskt skip um vori\u00f0 og sigldu \u00fev\u00ed til Baskalands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fr\u00e1 1811-1936\u00a0haf\u00f0i svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 M\u00fdra\u00e6tt b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum og haft miki\u00f0 umleikis. \u00c6ttin h\u00f3fst \u00e1 M\u00fdrum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 nafni Brynj\u00f3lfur H\u00e1konarson keypti j\u00f6r\u00f0ina. Afkomendur hans voru miklir athafnamenn. \u00deekktastur af M\u00fdra\u00e6ttinni var Gu\u00f0mundur Hagal\u00edn Gu\u00f0mundsson eldri. Gu\u00f0mundur var sonur Gu\u00f0mundar Brynj\u00f3lfssonar. Hann var mikill sj\u00f3s\u00f3knari, sem stunda\u00f0i h\u00e1karlalegur \u00fat \u00ed hafsauga seinni hluta vetrar. Gu\u00f0mundur Hagal\u00edn rith\u00f6fundur var d\u00f3ttursonur hans. Hann hefur gert M\u00fdra\u00e6ttinni g\u00f3\u00f0 skil \u00ed b\u00f3kinni \u00c9g veit ekki betur<\/em> (B\u00f3kfells\u00fatg\u00e1fan 1951.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gu\u00f0mundur var\u00f0 ekkjuma\u00f0ur 54 \u00e1ra a\u00f0 aldri og hug\u00f0ist kv\u00e6nast ungri st\u00falku sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed vinnumennsku \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. \u00deann 30. okt\u00f3ber 1894 f\u00f3r hann yfir \u00ed Haukadal a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja f\u00f6ng til br\u00fa\u00f0kaupsveislunnar en drukkna\u00f0i \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til baka, r\u00e9tt utan vi\u00f0 lendinguna \u00ed Hr\u00f3lfsnaustunum \u00fati undir M\u00fdrafellinu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00fa h\u00e1tta\u00f0i \u00feannig til a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asti afkomandi \u00e6ttarinnar, sem bj\u00f3 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum, var Ingibj\u00f6rg Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir Brynj\u00f3lfssonar gift Fri\u00f0riki Bjarnasyni fr\u00e1 Hamralandi \u00ed Reykh\u00f3lasveit. Hann var l\u00e6r\u00f0ur tr\u00e9smi\u00f0ur. Fri\u00f0rik bygg\u00f0i b\u00e6\u00f0i kirkjuna (\u00e1ri\u00f0 1897) og \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum (\u00e1ri\u00f0 1903.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingibj\u00f6rg var heilsul\u00edtil s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin og d\u00f3 1929. Fri\u00f0rik var n\u00fa or\u00f0inn gamall ma\u00f0ur og einkasonur \u00feeirra hj\u00f3na, sem J\u00f3n h\u00e9t, drukkna\u00f0i 1913 vi\u00f0 Sau\u00f0anesi\u00f0, vi\u00f0 nor\u00f0anver\u00f0an \u00d6nundarfj\u00f6r\u00f0. Einkad\u00f3ttirin, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, var gift kona \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. H\u00fan og ma\u00f0ur hennar seldu \u00fe\u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina hj\u00f3nunum G\u00edsla Vigni Vagnssyni og Gu\u00f0r\u00fanu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur, og fluttu \u00feau \u00feanga\u00f0 vori\u00f0 1936. \u00dea\u00f0 eru afkomendur \u00feeirra sem n\u00fa eiga j\u00f6r\u00f0ina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u00fdsing jar\u00f0arinnar<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u00e6jarst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum er einstaklega fallegt, og \u00fea\u00f0 er varla ofm\u00e6lt a\u00f0 D\u00fdrafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur s\u00e9 einn fegursti fj\u00f6r\u00f0ur landsins. M\u00fdrar standa nor\u00f0anvert vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn gegnt \u00deingeyri, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins utar og upp \u00ed hl\u00ed\u00f0inni, \u00feannig a\u00f0 kirkjan og b\u00e6jarh\u00fasin blasa vi\u00f0 \u00feegar horft er nor\u00f0ur yfir fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn fr\u00e1 \u00deingeyri. A\u00f0 fornu mati var j\u00f6r\u00f0in talin 80 hundru\u00f0 a\u00f0 d\u00fdrleika, en eftir a\u00f0 jar\u00f0irnar L\u00e6kjar\u00f3s og Bessasta\u00f0ir voru teknar undan j\u00f6r\u00f0inni er h\u00fan 65 hundru\u00f0. \u00c1 M\u00fdrum var \u00feingsta\u00f0ur \u00ed n\u00e6r 1000 \u00e1r og kirkja hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum fr\u00e1 11. e\u00f0a 12. \u00f6ld. <\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u00e6jarh\u00fasin standa h\u00e1tt \u00ed t\u00faninu sem hallar m\u00f3ti su\u00f0ri. Helstu einkenni \u00ed landslaginu er M\u00fdrafelli\u00f0, sem r\u00eds stakt \u00fat vi\u00f0 str\u00f6ndina, M\u00fdramelurinn, sem brei\u00f0ir \u00far s\u00e9r ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 t\u00fani\u00f0, Va\u00f0allinn, ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 t\u00fani\u00f0 og ofan vi\u00f0 Melinn. Hann \u00e1 uppt\u00f6k \u00ed K\u00fdr\u00e1nni, Langal\u00e6knum og Stekkjarl\u00e6knum sem renna nokkru utan vi\u00f0 t\u00fani\u00f0. Ofan vi\u00f0 t\u00fani\u00f0 eru Ne\u00f0ri- og Efri hjallinn og M\u00fdrafjalli\u00f0 er austan vi\u00f0 hjallana og ofan vi\u00f0 t\u00fanin \u00e1 Bessast\u00f6\u00f0um og L\u00e6kjar\u00f3si. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur l\u00edka veri\u00f0 kalla\u00f0 Bessafjalli\u00f0 og Flatafjall, s\u00e1 hluti sem er fyrir ofan fjallsbr\u00fanirnar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Inn \u00e1 vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i land M\u00fdra a\u00f0 Gemlufalls\u00e1 og Gemlufallsdal, sem \u00e1 fyrri t\u00ed\u00f0 var oft nefndur M\u00fdradalur. Eiga M\u00fdrar allt land fyrir framan Litladals\u00e1 a\u00f0 vatnaskilum \u00e1 Gemlufallshei\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Mosvallahrepp \u00ed \u00d6nundarfir\u00f0i. M\u00fdrar eiga allt M\u00fdrafjalli\u00f0 og hjallana. Me\u00f0 str\u00f6ndinni n\u00e6r land M\u00fdra fr\u00e1 \u00f3si Va\u00f0alsins a\u00f0 Ytri-Hagagar\u00f0i, en \u00fea\u00f0 er gamall grj\u00f3tgar\u00f0ur \u00ed n\u00e1nd vi\u00f0 ytri enda M\u00fdrafells. Strandlengjan \u00ed landi M\u00fdra er \u00fev\u00ed sex k\u00edl\u00f3metrar og j\u00f6r\u00f0in \u00e1 allan M\u00fdramel og M\u00fdrafelli\u00f0, \u00feann hluta sem sn\u00fdr til sj\u00e1var. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sennilega hafa b\u00e6jarh\u00fasin \u00e1 M\u00fdrum \u00fdmist sta\u00f0i\u00f0 innan e\u00f0a utan vi\u00f0 b\u00e6jarl\u00e6kinn. Fram yfir aldam\u00f3tin 1900 st\u00f3\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn r\u00e9tt innan vi\u00f0 l\u00e6kinn og r\u00e9tt \u00fear fyrir ofan voru gamlar hle\u00f0slur, sem taldar voru leifar af virki \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Kakali \u00e1 a\u00f0 hafa gert \u00ed kringum b\u00e6 sinn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u00e6rinn, sem Fri\u00f0rik bygg\u00f0i og stendur enn \u00ed allg\u00f3\u00f0u \u00e1standi, var bygg\u00f0ur \u00far norskum trj\u00e1vi\u00f0i og fluttur tilsni\u00f0inn fr\u00e1 Noregi me\u00f0 skipum hvalst\u00f6\u00f0varinnar \u00ed Framnesi. Hann stendur strax utan vi\u00f0 l\u00e6kinn. \u00cd kjallara var st\u00f3r geymsla fyrir m\u00f3, og a\u00f0sta\u00f0a fyrir \u00ferj\u00e1r tunnur undir sl\u00e1turmat vestan megin en l\u00edti\u00f0 verkst\u00e6\u00f0i og geymsla fyrir gar\u00f0\u00e1vexti austan megin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1 jar\u00f0h\u00e6\u00f0 voru \u00f6\u00f0ru megin eldh\u00fas, l\u00edti\u00f0 b\u00far, \u00fevottah\u00fas, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var eldh\u00fas og kalla\u00f0 eftir L\u00f3u, sem s\u00ed\u00f0ast s\u00e1 \u00fear um potta og p\u00f6nnur. Einnig var \u00fear l\u00edti\u00f0 salerni eftir a\u00f0 \u00fatikamar var lag\u00f0ur af um 1945. A\u00f0 vestanver\u00f0u var inngangur og stigi upp \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0ina. Um 1920 var byggt \u00feingh\u00fas hreppsins vi\u00f0 nor\u00f0vesturenda h\u00fassins, sem nota\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 sama inngang. A\u00f0 sunnanver\u00f0u voru \u00ferj\u00fa herbergi, Gr\u00e1a stofa a\u00f0 vestanver\u00f0u, bor\u00f0stofa og Bl\u00e1a stofa a\u00f0 austanver\u00f0u. Inni af Bl\u00e1u stofu var l\u00edti\u00f0 svefnherbergi. \u00c1 austurenda h\u00fassins var inngangur og forstofa og \u00fea\u00f0an var gengi\u00f0 inn \u00ed Bl\u00e1u stofu. S\u00e1 inngangur var n\u00fa sjaldan nota\u00f0ur en haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur veri\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0ur f\u00ednni gestum. \u00dea\u00f0 kom fyrir a\u00f0 L\u00f3ueldh\u00fasi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri l\u00e1na\u00f0 vegavinnuflokkum til matseldar og var \u00fe\u00e1 bor\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feingh\u00fasinu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni voru einnig \u00ferj\u00fa herbergi sunnan megin og l\u00edti\u00f0 herbergi vestan vert, sem kalla\u00f0 var Siggaherbergi. Siggaherbergi\u00f0 bar nafn af Sigur\u00f0i Halld\u00f3rssyni vinnumanni, sem lengi dvaldi \u00e1 M\u00fdrum og d\u00f3 \u00fear 1933. S\u00e1l hans er talin dveljast enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed h\u00fasinu og vera verndarv\u00e6ttur \u00feess. Uppgangur \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0ina var inn \u00ed d\u00e1l\u00edtinn sal sem kalla\u00f0ur var Ba\u00f0stofan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stundum var eins og l\u00edf v\u00e6ri \u00ed sj\u00e1lfum b\u00e6num. \u00dea\u00f0 g\u00e1tu heyrst traustabrestir \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fati v\u00e6ri logn og s\u00f3l skini \u00ed hei\u00f0i. Oft, \u00feegar bl\u00e9s, spila\u00f0i b\u00e6rinn \u00e1 vindh\u00f6rpu og t\u00f3narnir f\u00f3ru eftir vindstyrknum og hva\u00f0an vindurinn bl\u00e9s. \u00cd st\u00f3rvi\u00f0rum braka\u00f0i og brast \u00ed vi\u00f0um h\u00fassins eins og \u00feungst\u00edg tr\u00f6ll v\u00e6ru \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1ri\u00f0 1983 lauk fastri b\u00fasetu \u00ed gamla b\u00e6num. \u00de\u00e1 bygg\u00f0u h\u00fasr\u00e1\u00f0endur, Bergsveinn G\u00edslason, b\u00f3ndi, og Valdimar G\u00edslason, kennari og hreppsstj\u00f3ri, parh\u00fas um 100 metra vestar \u00e1 t\u00faninu. Una G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir og ma\u00f0ur hennar, Snorri \u00d3lafsson, notu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 gamla b\u00e6inn fyrir sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar G\u00edsli og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan komu a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum var \u00fear d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e6\u00f0arvarp me\u00f0 1300 hrei\u00f0rum. Undir \u00feeirra umsj\u00f3n st\u00e6kka\u00f0i varpi\u00f0 jafnt og \u00fe\u00e9tt og \u00feegar mest var urpu \u00e1 Melnum 6400 \u00e6\u00f0arkollur. Einnig var gr\u00ed\u00f0armiki\u00f0 kr\u00eduvarp \u00e1 Melnum. \u00c6\u00f0ard\u00fann er d\u00fdr vara, en hann \u00fatheimtir mikla vinnu vi\u00f0 hreinsun. Hj\u00f3nin \u00e1 M\u00fdrum s\u00f6mdu vi\u00f0 v\u00e9lfr\u00e6\u00f0ing \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, Baldvin J\u00f3nsson, a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0a d\u00fanhreinsunarv\u00e9l. Sumari\u00f0 1953 var v\u00e9lin tilb\u00fain, og var \u00feetta fyrsta v\u00e9lin sem hreinsa\u00f0 gat \u00e6\u00f0ard\u00fan. H\u00fan f\u00e9kk nafni\u00f0 Sylgja nr. 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kirkjan \u00e1 M\u00fdrum<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sennilega hefur kirkja risi\u00f0 \u00e1 M\u00fdrum flj\u00f3tlega eftir kristnit\u00f6kuna, en um upphaf hennar er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki vita\u00f0. Um aldam\u00f3tin 1200 bj\u00f3 M\u00f6gur M\u00f6gsson \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. Hann h\u00e9lt heimilisprest sem h\u00e9t Magn\u00fas \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0arson, og er \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsti prestur sem nafngreindur er \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. \u201eMagn\u00fas ger\u00f0i eftir J\u00f3runni Snorrad\u00f3ttur til \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ar og haf\u00f0i hana me\u00f0 s\u00e9r til D\u00fdrafjar\u00f0ar \u00e1 M\u00fdrar,\u201c segir \u00ed s\u00f6gu Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar. J\u00f3runn var systir \u00deorvaldar Vatnsfir\u00f0ings, og vakti samband prestsins vi\u00f0 J\u00f3runni upp deilur vi\u00f0 Vatnsfjar\u00f0argo\u00f0ann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elstu m\u00e1ldagar kirkjunnar eru fr\u00e1 1397. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e1tti kirkjan 20 hundru\u00f0 \u00ed heimaj\u00f6r\u00f0inni. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1431 eigna\u00f0ist h\u00fan Rekav\u00edk bak H\u00f6fn \u00ed Sl\u00e9ttuhreppi og J\u00f3n Arason biskup l\u00e9t kirkjunni \u00ed t\u00e9 Fell, sem er b\u00e6r nor\u00f0an undir M\u00fdrafellinu. J\u00f3n Magn\u00fasson gaf kirkjunni koti\u00f0 \u00dearal\u00e1tursfj\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00ed Grunnav\u00edkurhreppi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar M\u00fdra\u00e6ttin eigna\u00f0ist M\u00fdrar 1810 \u00e1tti kirkjan enn\u00fe\u00e1 20 hundru\u00f0 \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0inni. Brynj\u00f3lfur H\u00e1konarson endurreisti kirkjuna 1811. \u00dea\u00f0 var torfkirkja, en sonur hans Gu\u00f0mundur reisti timburkirkju 1853. \u00deessar kirkjur st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00ed mi\u00f0jum kirkjugar\u00f0inum. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo Gu\u00f0n\u00fd d\u00f3ttir hans og Fri\u00f0rik Bjarnason m\u00e1gur Gu\u00f0n\u00fdjar, sem bygg\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 kirkju sem n\u00fa stendur. H\u00fan var reist austan vi\u00f0 kirkjugar\u00f0inn og stendur h\u00e1tt og setur mikinn svip \u00e1 landslagi\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kirkjan er st\u00f3r ef mi\u00f0a\u00f0 er vi\u00f0 sveitakirkjur. H\u00fan tekur um 90 – 100 manns \u00ed s\u00e6ti. Timbri\u00f0 \u00ed kirkjuna kom fr\u00e1 Noregi me\u00f0 hvalskipum \u00ed Framnes. Kirkjan var eign M\u00fdraf\u00f3lksins, en 1907 var h\u00fan afhent skuldlaus s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum \u00ed M\u00fdras\u00f3kn. Henni fylgdu \u00fe\u00f3 engin \u00edt\u00f6k. \u00cdt\u00f6kin kirkjunnar fylgdu ekki me\u00f0 \u00feegar n\u00faverandi eigendur eignu\u00f0ust j\u00f6r\u00f0ina. Upp \u00far 1920 var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 bera \u00e1 f\u00faa \u00ed g\u00f3lfi og veggl\u00e6gjum kirkjunnar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1ri\u00f0 1952 var hafist handa vi\u00f0 endurb\u00e6tur \u00e1 kirkjunni. G\u00edsli \u00e1 M\u00fdrum var forma\u00f0ur s\u00f3knarnefndar og haf\u00f0i forystu um \u00feessar endurb\u00e6tur. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 skipta \u00fat ne\u00f0ri hluta veggjanna, gluggum og endurn\u00fdja g\u00f3lfi\u00f0. Einnig \u00feurfti a\u00f0 byggja n\u00fdjan turn. Kirkjan var svo endurv\u00edg\u00f0 af Sigurgeir Sigur\u00f0ssyni biskupi 31. ma\u00ed 1953. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Margir g\u00f3\u00f0ir kirkjumunir eru \u00ed M\u00fdrakirkju. Altaristaflan er tv\u00edskipt. Efri hlutinn s\u00fdnir kv\u00f6ldm\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ina og er allgott verk. Ne\u00f0ri hlutinn s\u00fdnir er sk\u00edrn Jes\u00fa \u00ed \u00e1nni J\u00f3rdan. \u00deegar horft er \u00e1 \u00feessa mynd vir\u00f0ist Jes\u00fa vera gamalmenni, en hann var talinn um 33 \u00e1ra \u00feegar hann var krossfestur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sagt er a\u00f0 altaristaflan hafi veri\u00f0 gefin af Mark\u00fasi Sn\u00e6bj\u00f6rnssyni 1775. Hann var sonur M\u00e1la-Sn\u00e6bjarnar, sem bj\u00f3 um t\u00edma \u00e1 M\u00fdrum. Yfir altarist\u00f6flunni er v\u00e6ngbr\u00edk, sem gefin var af Krist\u00ednu Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttur, konu M\u00e1la-Sn\u00e6bjarnar \u00e1ri\u00f0 1696. \u00deegar br\u00edkinni er loka\u00f0 er mynd af konu framan \u00e1 lokinu. Tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 af Krist\u00ednu og hugsanlega m\u00e1lu\u00f0 af Hjalta \u00deorsteinssyni presti \u00ed Vatnsfir\u00f0i. \u00deetta fer \u00fe\u00f3 eitthva\u00f0 milli m\u00e1la \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 konunnar er mynd af gu\u00f0slambinu, sem ekki ber neinn svip af \u00edslensku lambi. \u00deegar br\u00edkin er opin er \u00fatskorin mynd af frelsaranum \u00e1 krossinum og konum sem standa sitt hvoru megin vi\u00f0 krossinn. \u00de\u00e6r eiga v\u00e6ntanlega a\u00f0 vera Mar\u00eda mey og Mar\u00eda hin fr\u00e1 Magd\u00f6lum. \u00deetta eru mj\u00f6g vel ger\u00f0ar myndir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tv\u00e6r klukkur eru \u00ed turninum. \u00d6nnur var gefin af J\u00f3ni Magn\u00fassyni s\u00fdslumanni 1621. J\u00f3n var sonur Magn\u00fasar pr\u00fa\u00f0a. Hann var mikilsmetinn valdsma\u00f0ur og var sendur \u00e1samt tveimur \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e1 konungsfund 1619 til a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja um lagf\u00e6ringu \u00e1 verslunarkj\u00f6rum \u00cdslendinga. \u00c1rangur af \u00feeirri fer\u00f0 mun hafa veri\u00f0 l\u00edtill, en v\u00e6ntanlega mun hann hafa l\u00e1ti\u00f0 steypa klukkuna \u00ed \u00feeirri fer\u00f0. Hin klukkan mun vera miklu eldri. \u00ddmsir a\u00f0rir merkir munir eru \u00ed kirkjunni, svo sem lj\u00f3sakr\u00f3nur, kertastjakar og messukl\u00e6\u00f0i. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" J\u00f6r\u00f0in M\u00fdrar er gamalt h\u00f6fu\u00f0b\u00f3l og hreppurinn h\u00e9t eftir j\u00f6r\u00f0inni, sem benti til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i haft s\u00e9rstakan sess alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e9ra\u00f0i\u00f0 var\u00f0 fullbyggt.\u00a0 M\u00fdra er geti\u00f0 \u00ed Landn\u00e1mu. \u00dear er nefndur M\u00fdra-Knj\u00fakur, sem var barnabarn \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ar V\u00edkingssonar landn\u00e1msmanns \u00ed Alvi\u00f0ru \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur var talinn launsonur Haraldar h\u00e1rfagra konungs \u00ed Noregi. … <\/p>\n