Ef saga hans er s\u00f6nn var hann var kominn yfir sj\u00f6tugt \u00feegar hann lag\u00f0i upp \u00ed fer\u00f0ina sem gert hefur nafn hans fr\u00e6gt um v\u00ed\u00f0a ver\u00f6ld. T\u00f3nverk, kvikmyndir, sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur og fj\u00f6ldi m\u00e1lverka tengjast honum og s\u00f6gu hans og \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi \u00fear sem hann var f\u00e6ddur seint \u00e1 fimmtu \u00f6ld er pers\u00f3na hans umvafin go\u00f0s\u00f6gnum og helgis\u00f6gum. Nafn hans var Naomh Br\u00e9anainn en kunnastur er hann undir nafninu Brendan s\u00e6fari.<\/p>\n
Brendan var samt\u00ed\u00f0arma\u00f0ur hins merka klerks og tr\u00fabo\u00f0a Kolumba og er \u00e6visaga hans, Vita Sancti Columbae, elsta heimild (679 EK) sem var\u00f0veist hefur um Brendan. Helsta heimildin er \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e6visaga hans sj\u00e1lfs Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis sem ekki er vita\u00f0 hver reit e\u00f0a hven\u00e6r. Elsta handrit hennar er fr\u00e1 12. \u00f6ld.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 gamals aldri, eftir a\u00f0 hafa \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0 sem \u00e1b\u00f3ti \u00ed fj\u00f6ldam\u00f6rg \u00e1r, \u00e1kva\u00f0 Brendan einhvern t\u00edmann \u00e1 milli \u00e1rana 512 og 530 EK, a\u00f0 leggja upp \u00ed fer\u00f0 \u00ed leit a\u00f0 \u201cEyju hinna blessu\u00f0u\u201d sem tali\u00f0 var a\u00f0 l\u00e6gi vestur af \u00cdrlandi. \u00cd fer\u00f0 me\u00f0 Brendan voru 14 munkar og 3 sk\u00f3sveinar (sem allir d\u00f3u \u00ed fer\u00f0inni) en farkosturinn var k\u00fa\u00f0i, h\u00fa\u00f0b\u00e1tur einn mikill sem Brendan l\u00e9t sm\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 Kerry str\u00f6nd og var greinilega hi\u00f0 traustasta fley \u00fev\u00ed fer\u00f0in var hin mesta sva\u00f0ilf\u00f6r sem var\u00f0i \u00ed 7 \u00e1r. Flj\u00f3tlega lentu gu\u00f0smennirnir \u00ed hafvillum og komu fyrst \u00e1 \u00f3bygg\u00f0a eyju \u00fear sem einn sk\u00f3sveinanna t\u00fdndi l\u00edfinu.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0an sigldu \u00feeir til Fj\u00e1reyja og eftir stutta vi\u00f0dv\u00f6l \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al sau\u00f0anna, str\u00f6ndu\u00f0u \u00feeir b\u00e1tnum \u00e1 baki st\u00f3rfisks sem h\u00e9t Jascon\u00edus og \u00feeir h\u00e9ldu a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eyja. \u00deeir \u00e1ttu f\u00f3tum s\u00ednum fj\u00f6r a\u00f0 launa eftir a\u00f0 hafa kveikt eld \u00e1 hnakka fisksins. \u00c1fram h\u00e9ldu \u00feeir til Eyju fuglanna, og lentu \u00fear \u00e1 eftir \u00ed mikill \u00feoku. Er \u00feeir komust \u00fat \u00far mistrinu bl\u00f6stu vi\u00f0 \u00feeim sv\u00edfandi kristalar. Nokkru seinna r\u00e1kust \u00feeir \u00e1 eyju sem var numin af \u00fe\u00f6glum munkum og svo a\u00f0ra \u00fear sem afar sterkir og st\u00f3rir menn h\u00f6f\u00f0ust vi\u00f0 og sem hentu a\u00f0 \u00feeim gl\u00f3andi grj\u00f3thnullungum. A\u00f0 lokum komust \u00feeir til \u201cEyju hinna blessu\u00f0u\u201d og fengu a\u00f0 vera \u00fear um stund og hv\u00edla l\u00fain bein, uns \u00feeir sn\u00e9ru heim aftur til \u00cdrlands fullir f\u00f6gnu\u00f0i.
\nOg \u00feannig f\u00f3r me\u00f0 sj\u00f3fer\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n
\u00cd \u00feeim m\u00f6rgu b\u00f3kum sem skrifa\u00f0ar hafa veri\u00f0 um Brendan leitast h\u00f6fundar oftast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu Brendans tr\u00faver\u00f0uga og t\u00falka hana \u00e1 \u00fdmsa vegu. Sumir halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 hann hafi ekki siglt \u00ed nor\u00f0ur e\u00f0a vestur, heldur haldi\u00f0 til Kanar\u00ed-eyja og Madeira. A\u00f0rir eru vissir um a\u00f0 Fj\u00e1reyjar s\u00e9u F\u00e6reyjar, kristalarnir sv\u00edfandi hafi veri\u00f0 \u00edsjakar og risarnir sem gr\u00fdttu \u00fe\u00e1 eldfj\u00f6ll \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.
\nEins og flestir vita var s\u00e6garpurinn Tim Severin svo sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 Brendan hef\u00f0i siglt um nor\u00f0urh\u00f6fin a\u00f0 hann sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00e1l\u00edka fley og tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 Brendan hef\u00f0i \u00feurft til a\u00f0 fara s\u00edna fer\u00f0 og sigldi \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00cdrlandi, til F\u00e6reyja, og \u00fea\u00f0an til \u00cdslands og s\u00ed\u00f0an vestur a\u00f0 str\u00f6ndum N-Amer\u00edku. Hann taldi a\u00f0 me\u00f0 fer\u00f0 sinni v\u00e6ri hann a\u00f0 renna sto\u00f0um undir arfs\u00f6gnina af Brendan.<\/p>\n
Texti : Svanur \u00deorkelsson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ef saga hans er s\u00f6nn var hann var kominn yfir sj\u00f6tugt \u00feegar hann lag\u00f0i upp \u00ed fer\u00f0ina sem gert hefur nafn hans fr\u00e6gt um v\u00ed\u00f0a ver\u00f6ld. T\u00f3nverk, kvikmyndir, sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur og fj\u00f6ldi m\u00e1lverka tengjast honum og s\u00f6gu hans og \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi \u00fear sem hann var f\u00e6ddur seint \u00e1 fimmtu \u00f6ld er pers\u00f3na hans umvafin go\u00f0s\u00f6gnum og helgis\u00f6gum. Nafn hans var Naomh Br\u00e9anainn en kunnastur er hann undir nafninu Brendan s\u00e6fari. Brendan var samt\u00ed\u00f0arma\u00f0ur hins merka klerks og tr\u00fabo\u00f0a Kolumba og er […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":414443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088,21310,1390,6],"tags":[21330],"class_list":["post-414441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greinar","category-land-og-saga-issue-48","category-myndasafn","category-sudurland","tag-brendan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n