{"id":200,"date":"2026-06-22T00:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:51:56","slug":"helstu-vidburdir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/?page_id=200","title":{"rendered":"Helstu vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. &#8211;<\/strong> \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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. &#8211;<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Kakali sat \u00e1 M\u00fdrum veturinn 1243 &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. &#8211;<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Snorrad\u00f3ttir (Sturlusonar) sat 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. &#8211;<\/strong> 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. &#8211;<\/strong> \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. Ari Magn\u00fasson, s\u00fdsluma\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00d6gri, kalla\u00f0i saman d\u00f3m\u00feing \u00e1 M\u00fdrum 26. jan\u00faar 1616. \u00cd ni\u00f0urlagi d\u00f3msins segir: \u201e<em>&#8230;\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&#8230;\u201c <\/em>Varla hefur hr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri d\u00f3mur veri\u00f0 kve\u00f0inn upp \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. &#8211;<\/strong> 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. Gu\u00f0mundur Hagal\u00edn rith\u00f6fundur var d\u00f3ttursonur hans. Hann hefur gert M\u00fdra\u00e6ttinni g\u00f3\u00f0 skil \u00ed b\u00f3kinni <em>\u00c9g veit ekki betur<\/em> (B\u00f3kfells\u00fatg\u00e1fan 1951.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10. &#8211;<\/strong> Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Fri\u00f0riksd\u00f3ttir og ma\u00f0ur hennar, sem bjuggu \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk seldu j\u00f6r\u00f0ina hj\u00f3nunum G\u00edsla Vigni Vagnssyni og Gu\u00f0r\u00fanu Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur. G\u00edsli og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan fluttu \u00feanga\u00f0 vori\u00f0 1936. \u00dea\u00f0 eru afkomendur \u00feeirra sem n\u00fa eiga j\u00f6r\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11. &#8211;<\/strong> 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. \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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12. &#8211;<\/strong> Um 1920 var byggt \u00feingh\u00fas hreppsins vi\u00f0 nor\u00f0vesturenda \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ah\u00fassins a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum, sem nota\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 sama inngang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13. &#8211;<\/strong> \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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14. &#8211;<\/strong> \u00deegar G\u00edsli og Gu\u00f0r\u00fan komu a\u00f0 M\u00fdrum, \u00e1ri\u00f0 1936, 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\u00a0urpu \u00e1 Melnum 6400 \u00e6\u00f0arkollur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15. &#8211;<\/strong> \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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>16. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>17. &#8211;<\/strong> 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18. &#8211;<\/strong> \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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>19. &#8211;<\/strong> \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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>20. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>21. &#8211;<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. &#8211; \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. 2. &#8211; 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 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myrar.is\/?page_id=200\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Helstu vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/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-200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263,"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions\/263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrar.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}