{"id":422505,"date":"2025-12-10T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/?p=422505"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:10:23","slug":"is-land-floka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/is-land-floka\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00cds – land, Fl\u00f3ka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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N\u00e6st fyrstur norr\u00e6nna manna til a\u00f0 hafa vetursetu h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi var Nor\u00f0ma\u00f0urinn Fl\u00f3ki, sem nam land \u00ed Vatnsfir\u00f0i \u00e1 Bar\u00f0astr\u00f6nd. Vei\u00f0i var svo gj\u00f6ful \u00ed \u00ed Vatns- og Brei\u00f0afir\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann, og hans f\u00f3lk gleymdu alveg a\u00f0 heyja um sumari\u00f0 fyrir b\u00fastofninn sem \u00feau flutti me\u00f0 s\u00e9r, svo allar skepnurnar dr\u00e1pust. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i hann litlar m\u00e6tur \u00e1 landinu, sem hann kalla\u00f0i \u00cdsland, og sigldi brott me\u00f0 m\u00f6nnum s\u00ednum, aftur heim til Noregs. Fyrstur landnema var Sv\u00edinn Gar\u00f0ar Svavarsson, sem bj\u00f3 eitt \u00e1r vi\u00f0 Skj\u00e1lfanda, \u00ed H\u00fasav\u00edk, og \u00feegar hann f\u00f3r, nefndi hann landi\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 Gar\u00f0arsh\u00f3lmi, eftir s\u00e9r, og \u00ed st\u00edl vi\u00f0 annan h\u00f3lma, n\u00faverandi h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar, Stokkh\u00f3lm. En eftir Fl\u00f3ka, kom s\u00ed\u00f0an annar Nor\u00f0ma\u00f0ur, Ing\u00f3lfur Arnarsson \u00e1ri\u00f0 872, og settist h\u00e9r a\u00f0, og h\u00f3f landn\u00e1m \u00e1 eyju sem Fl\u00f3ki haf\u00f0i nefnt, \u00cdsland, enda er t\u00edundi hluti landsins \u00ed dag huli\u00f0 j\u00f6klum. J\u00f6klarnir geyma vel yfir tuttugufalda me\u00f0al\u00farkoma landsins, og setja sterkan svip \u00e1 allt landslagi\u00f0. H\u00e9r eru myndir af j\u00f6klum og \u00eds sem gefa landinu r\u00e9ttm\u00e6tt nafn. \u00cdsland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hofsj\u00f6kull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gr\u00e6nafellsj\u00f6kull og Fallj\u00f6kull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Langj\u00f6kull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Borgarfir\u00f0i Eystri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lj\u00f3smyndir \/ Texti : P\u00e1ll Stef\u00e1nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cdsland: 28\/11\/2025 – A7R IV, RX1R II : FE 1.2\/50mm GM, FE 2.8\/100mm GM, 2.0\/35mm Z<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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