{"id":88315,"date":"2016-11-22T11:54:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/?p=88315&lang=is"},"modified":"2024-04-23T20:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:28:40","slug":"vestmannaeyjar-heimaey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/vestmannaeyjar-heimaey\/","title":{"rendered":"Vestmannaeyjar – Heimaey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tveir eru \u00feeir atbur\u00f0ir \u00ed s\u00f6gu Vestmannaeyja, sem \u00f6rlagar\u00edkastir ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 teljast, allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed er land bygg\u00f0ist, en \u00feeir eru Tyrkjar\u00e1ni\u00f0 1627 og eldgosi\u00f0 \u00ed Heimaey 1973. B\u00e1\u00f0ir ollu \u00feessir atbur\u00f0ir mikilli r\u00f6skun \u00e1 \u00f6llu l\u00edfi og starfi \u00edb\u00faanna. N\u00fa er oft tala\u00f0 um eldgosi\u00f0 1973 sem t\u00edmatalsvi\u00f0mi\u00f0un, tala\u00f0 um atbur\u00f0i fyrir gos og eftir gos.\"vestmannaeyjar-25\"<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-1\"\u00c1 myndinni a\u00f0 ofan er horft fr\u00e1 Elli\u00f0aey til Heimaeyjar fyrir gos. Til vinstri er eldfjalli\u00f0 Helgafell, sem er um 5000 \u00e1ra gamalt. Milli \u00feess og strandlengjunnar n\u00e6st eru t\u00fanin ofan vi\u00f0 Ur\u00f0ir, \u00fear sem eldsprungan opna\u00f0ist a\u00f0 morgni 23. jan\u00faar 1973. \u00de\u00e1 blasir vi\u00f0 \u00e1 myndinni hverfi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6 og s\u00e1 hluti Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0ar, sem s\u00ed\u00f0ar hvarf undir hraun og \u00f6sku. Til h\u00e6gri er Ystiklettur.\u00a0 \u00c1 myndinni til vinstri er horft yfir Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0 eftir gos, en myndin er tekin 5. \u00e1g\u00fast 1978 ofan af Klifinu. N\u00e6st er h\u00f6fnin, \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00e6rinn, sem n\u00fa hefur veri\u00f0 hreinsa\u00f0ur af gos\u00f6skunni, sem yfir lag\u00f0ist, en vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 gamla Helgafells er n\u00fa risinn n\u00fdr granni, eldfjalli\u00f0 Eldfell, og hrauni\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hefur huli\u00f0 hluta kaupsta\u00f0arins. Aftur er \u00fe\u00f3 atvinnul\u00edfi\u00f0 komi\u00f0 \u00ed fullan gang og Herj\u00f3lfur, ferjan n\u00fdja milli lands og Eyja, er a\u00f0 koma til hafnar. En l\u00edtum n\u00fa \u00ed s\u00f6gu Vestmannaeyja fyrir gos. – Vestmannaeyjar koma vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu landsins strax vi\u00f0 landn\u00e1m. Kunn er sagan um \u00fer\u00e6la Hj\u00f6rleifs, f\u00f3stbr\u00f3\u00f0ur Ing\u00f3lfs Arnarsonar, sem Landn\u00e1mab\u00f3k\u00a0segir a\u00f0 hafi fl\u00fai\u00f0 til Vestmannaeyja, l\u00edklega um 875, en veri\u00f0 eltir \u00feanga\u00f0 af Ing\u00f3lfi og hans m\u00f6nnum og drepnir \u00fear. S\u00ed\u00f0an heiti eyjar \u00feessar Vestmannaeyjar, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6larnir hafi veri\u00f0 Vestmenn, \u00fe.e. fr\u00e1 \u00cdrlandi. Ekki telja fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn \u00feessa fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn sanns\u00f6gulega. Allt eins l\u00edklegt er tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 nafni\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00feannig til komi\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 Vestmenn, \u00fe.e.a.s. norr\u00e6nir menn, sem b\u00fai\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi, er fyrstir h\u00f3fu \u00fear fasta b\u00fasetu, og \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1tt vi\u00f0 Herj\u00f3lf B\u00e1r\u00f0arson, sem talinn er hafa numi\u00f0 land \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum um 900. V\u00edst er, a\u00f0 Vestmannaeyjar, \u00fe.e. Heimaey, hefur veri\u00f0 \u00ed bygg\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed seint \u00e1 landn\u00e1ms\u00f6ld. Um fyrstu aldir bygg\u00f0ar \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum er f\u00e1tt eitt vita\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 er tali\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en Herj\u00f3lfur B\u00e1r\u00f0arson bygg\u00f0i \u00fear b\u00e6, hafi b\u00e6ndur \u00far su\u00f0ursveitum landsins haft vetursetu \u00e1 Heimaey, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var verst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00feeirra. Vestmannaeyjar voru \u00ed b\u00e6ndaeign fram \u00e1 12. \u00f6ld, en \u00fe\u00e1 keypti \u00fe\u00e6r Magn\u00fas Einarsson biskup \u00ed Sk\u00e1lholti og hug\u00f0ist setja \u00fear \u00e1 stofn munkaklaustur. Svo var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 ekki, en Vestmannaeyjar voru eign Sk\u00e1lholtsst\u00f3ls \u00fear til um 1500 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r ur\u00f0u konungseign. \u00c1 15. \u00f6ld h\u00f3fu Englendingar a\u00f0 stunda fiskvei\u00f0ar og verslun vi\u00f0 \u00cdsland, og \u00fe\u00e1 ur\u00f0u Vestmannaeyjar eitt helsta athafnasv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00feeirra, og svo var allt fram \u00e1 mi\u00f0ja 16. \u00d6ld.\u00a0 Einn raunalegasti atbur\u00f0ur \u00ed s\u00f6gu Vestmannaeyja var Tyrkjar\u00e1ni\u00f0 svonefnda \u00e1ri\u00f0 1627. \u00dear voru \u00fe\u00f3 ekki Tyrkir a\u00f0 verki, heldur sj\u00f3r\u00e6ningjar fr\u00e1 Marokk\u00f3. \u00deeir r\u00e9\u00f0ust \u00e1 land me\u00f0 um 300 manna li\u00f0, dr\u00e1pu 36 \u00edb\u00faanna, en t\u00f3ku me\u00f0 s\u00e9r 242 karla, konur og b\u00f6rn til a\u00f0 selja sem \u00fer\u00e6la. \u201eTyrkir\u201c dr\u00e1pu annan prestinn, J\u00f3n p\u00edslarvott \u00deorsteinsson, en h\u00f6f\u00f0u hinn me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fer\u00e6ld\u00f3m. \u00deeir f\u00e1u tugir \u00edb\u00faanna, sem eftir lif\u00f0u, h\u00f6f\u00f0u bjargast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fl\u00fdja \u00ed hamrask\u00fata og hella. \u00a0Eftir \u00feennan atbur\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00ed h\u00f6nd erfltt t\u00edmabil \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, me\u00f0 mikilli \u00f6rbirg\u00f0, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir n\u00e1l\u00e6g og fengs\u00e6l fiskimi\u00f0 og fuglatekju, og st\u00f3\u00f0 svo lengi.\u00a0 Me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum og betri skipum og vei\u00f0arf\u00e6rum fer \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 rofa til um s\u00ed\u00f0ir, og \u00feegar v\u00e9lb\u00e1ta\u00fatger\u00f0in t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 af \u00e1raskipunum upp \u00far 1905, j\u00f3kst aflinn, afkoma manna batna\u00f0i og f\u00f3lki fj\u00f6lga\u00f0i. Me\u00f0 aukinni \u00fatger\u00f0 og saltflskverkun j\u00f3kst l\u00edka \u00fdmiss i\u00f0na\u00f0ur tengdur sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegi. \u00de\u00e1 var og unni\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafnarb\u00f3tum fyrir aukinn b\u00e1taflota. Kreppu\u00e1rin kring um 1930 ur\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3 m\u00f6rgum erfi\u00f0. \u00ed byrjun s\u00ed\u00f0ari heimsstyrjaldarinnar f\u00f3r fiskver\u00f0 aftur l\u00e6kkandi, saltfiskverkun lag\u00f0ist ni\u00f0ur, \u00edsa\u00f0ur fiskur var fluttur \u00fat og hra\u00f0frysting h\u00f3fst. Vestmannaeyjar ur\u00f0u s\u00e9rst\u00f6k s\u00fdsla \u00e1ri\u00f0 1609. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1787 fengu Vestmannaeyjar kaupsta\u00f0ar\u00e9ttindi, en \u00feau f\u00e9llu ni\u00f0ur 1807. Aftur ur\u00f0u Vestmannaeyjar kaupsta\u00f0ur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1918, og \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00fear b\u00fasettir um 2000 manns. \u00edb\u00faar Vestmannaeyja voru um 5200 og allt atvinnul\u00edf st\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 miklum bl\u00f3ma, \u00feegar j\u00f6r\u00f0in rifna\u00f0i og eldgos h\u00f3fst \u00fear a\u00f0faran\u00f3tt 23. jan\u00faar 1973.<\/p>\n

\"carl-baagoe-drawing-helgafell\"<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ofan er teikning<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>sem danskur listama\u00f0ur, Carl Baag\u00f6e, ger\u00f0i af Helgafelli \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum l\u00edklega \u00e1ri\u00f0 1878. Ekki hefur Heimaey veri\u00f0 \u00fee’tt setin \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1rum. – Myndin a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an er fr\u00e1 t\u00edmabili \u00e1raskipanna \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. Hr\u00f3fin heitir v\u00f6r s\u00fa, \u00fear sem \u00e1raskipin eru dregin \u00e1 land, en Nausthamar heitir klettatanginn utan vi\u00f0 Hr\u00f3fin. Lengst til vinstri \u00e1 myndinni er \u00e1tt\u0153ringurinn Gideon. I baks\u00fdn er Ei\u00f0i\u00f0 og Heimaklettur.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-2\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00de<\/span>essi teikning eftir Carl Baag\u00f6e af verslunarsta\u00f0num \u00e1 Heimaey er l\u00edklega fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1878. Myndin s\u00fdnir vesturhluta bygg\u00f0arinnar vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fnina, en \u00ed baks\u00fdn er Klifi\u00f0. Langa h\u00fasi\u00f0 h\u0153gra megin vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0ja mynd er ,,Frydendal, \u201c e\u00f0a Vertsh\u00fasi\u00f0, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 var kalla\u00f0 eftir 1850. \u00dear ger\u00f0ist \u00fe\u00e1 d\u00f6nsk fr\u00fa Ane Johanne Ericksen veitinga- kona, en ma\u00f0ur hennar haf\u00f0i drukkna\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1karlalegu 1847. S\u00ed\u00f0ar giftist h\u00fan C. V. Roed beyki, og h\u00fan var eftir \u00fea\u00f0 kunn sem madame Roed. H\u00fan vann brautry\u00f0jendastarf \u00ed gar\u00f0rcekt, og kenndi m.a. Vestmannaeyingum a\u00f0 rakta kart\u00f6flur.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-3\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-4\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ofan er hringmynd (panorama) fr\u00e1 Heimaey eftir gos. Myndin er tekin \u00ed hl\u00ed\u00f0um Eldfells, n\u00fdja eldfjallsins, re’tt ofan vi\u00f0 minningarsteininn um s\u00e9ra J\u00f3n p\u00edslarvotl \u00deorsteinsson. H\u00e9r er Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0ur a\u00f0 mestu risinn \u00far \u00f6skunni eftir a\u00f0 barinn hefur veri\u00f0 hreinsa\u00f0ur og \u00f6skunni eki\u00f0 \u00ed burtu. En hluti b\u0153jarins hvarf undir hrauni\u00f0, sem er fyrir mi\u00f0ri myndinni. A\u00f0 baki b\u00e6jarins fyrir mi\u00f0ju er Herj\u00f3lfsdalur, stultur dalur, sem skerst inn \u00ed Dalfjall. Herj\u00f3lfsdalur er reyndar um 10.000 \u00e1ra gamall eldg\u00edgur, sem sj\u00f3r hefur broti\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hluta. Ofan vi\u00f0 Fri\u00f0arh\u00f6fn, innst \u00ed Vestmannaeyjah\u00f6fn, er Klifi\u00f0. Milli \u00feess og Heimakletts er Ei\u00f0i\u00f0. Utan vi\u00f0 Heimaklett og Mi\u00f0klett er Ystiklettur, en inn \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra skerst V\u00edkin. Allt fr\u00e1 gamla hafnarmynninu og alveg til h\u00e6gri \u00e1 myndinni er n\u00fdja hrauni\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Eldfelli. I baks\u00fdn s\u00e9r til lands, en Elli\u00f0aey og Bjarnarey eru lengst til h\u00e6gri.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-5\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Fyrir mi\u00f0ju myndarinnar a\u00f0 ofan og \u00e1 myndinni til vinstri er minningarsleinn s\u00e9raj\u00f3ns \u00deorsleinssonar p\u00edslarvotts, en hann var veginn af Tyrkjum 17. j\u00fal\u00ed 1627.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 var sumari\u00f0 1924 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur var a\u00f0 p\u00e6la \u00ed k\u00e1lgar\u00f0i \u00ed Kirkjub\u00e6, \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 b\u00e6nah\u00fas. \u00dear kom hann \u00fe\u00e1 ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 tilh\u00f6ggvinn stein me\u00f0 \u00e1letrun \u00e1.\u00a0 Eftir \u00feessum steini var ger\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6m eftirmynd, sem minningarsteinn um s\u00e9ra J\u00f3n p\u00edslarvott, og reistur a\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6 \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, \u00fear sem hann varprestur, og legsteinninn fannst. \u00deegar hraunstraumurinn n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist Kirkjub\u00e6, var minningarsteininum bjarga\u00f0 \u00far eldfl\u00f3\u00f0inu. Hann var s\u00ed\u00f0an reistur \u00e1 n\u00fdjum stalli \u00e1 hrauninu fr\u00e1 Eldfelli yfir sta\u00f0num, sem hann st\u00f0\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1\u00f0ur, a\u00f0eins \u00feykkt hraunsins h\u00e6rra.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an eru myndir fr\u00e1 kjarnaborunum \u00ed n\u00fdja hrauninu fr\u00e1 Eldfelli, me\u00f0an gosi\u00f0 enn\u00fe\u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir, borturninn er til vinstri og borkjarnar \u00ed kassa til h\u00e6gri. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bora ni\u00f0ur \u00ed hrauni\u00f0 var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kanna \u00e1hrif sj\u00f3k\u00e6lingarinnar \u00e1 stir\u00f0nun hraunsins. I lj\u00f3s kom, a\u00f0 \u00e1 tilt\u00f6lulega litlu d\u00fdpi var hrauni\u00f0 enn\u00fe\u00e1 rau\u00f0gl\u00f3andi, en verulegur munur var \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, hvort dalt haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 sj\u00f3 til k\u00e6lingar \u00e1 sta\u00f0num e\u00f0a ekki. Vegir voru lag\u00f0ir um gl\u00f3andi hrauni\u00f0 me\u00f0 jar\u00f0\u00fdtum til a\u00f0 gera flutninga me\u00f0 v\u00f6rub\u00edlum m\u00f6gulega, og \u00feeim var haldi\u00f0 vi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3tt hrauni\u00f0 skri\u00f0i \u00e1fram. Gosaska var notu\u00f0 sem einangrandi efsta lag \u00e1 hraunvegunum.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-7\" \"vestmannaeyjar-8\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-9\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00cd Vestmannaeyjum hefur eftir gos veri\u00f0 reist myndarlegt safnah\u00fas, sem auk b\u00f3kasafns og listasafns geymir hi\u00f0 st\u00f3rmerka Bygg\u00f0arsafn Vestmannaeyja.\u00a0 Upphafsma\u00f0ur \u00feessa safns er \u00deorsteinn \u00de. V\u00edglundsson, fyrrum sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ri Gagnfrce\u00f0ask\u00f3lans og sparisj\u00f3\u00f0sstj\u00f3ri \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. \u00a0Hann h\u00f3f \u00fear s\u00f6fnun gamalla minja og muna \u00ed kring um 1932, og h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed starfi \u00e1fram \u00ed um 46 \u00e1r. N\u00fa hafa \u00feessir munir fengi\u00f0 varanlegan s\u00fdningarsta\u00f0 \u00ed safnabyggingunni \u00ed Stakkager\u00f0ist\u00fani, en s\u00fdningarsalur Bygg\u00f0arsafns Vestmannaeyja, sem horft er yfir \u00e1 myndinni til h\u00e6gri, var v\u00edg\u00f0ur 15. apr\u00edl 1978.\u00a0 A\u00f0 ofan er l\u00edkan af Skansinum \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1844. Virki\u00f0 er til vinstri, en verslunarh\u00fasin til h\u00e6gri. A 15. \u00f6ld og fram \u00e1 mi\u00f0ja 16. \u00f6ld stundu\u00f0u Englendingar verslun og fiskvei\u00f0ar \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. Ari\u00f0 1552 h\u00f3fst d\u00f6nsk einokunarverslun \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, og h\u00f3fst \u00fe\u00e1 50 \u00e1ra t\u00edmabil me\u00f0 linnulausum \u00f3fri\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Englendinga. Vori\u00f0 1586 sendi danska konungsvaldi\u00f0 til Vestmannaeyja li\u00f0sforingja \u00ed danska hernum til a\u00f0 byggja virki vi\u00f0 utanver\u00f0a h\u00f6fnina og koma \u00fear fyrir 6 fallbyssum til a\u00f0 verjast \u00e1s\u00f3kn Englendinga til verslunar og a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u til fiskvei\u00f0a. Virki\u00f0 kom ekki a\u00f0 gagni \u00ed ,, Tyrkjar\u00e1ninu, \u201c \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir sj\u00f3r\u00e6ningjar gengu fyrst \u00e1 land \u00e1 sunnanver\u00f0ri Heimaey. Virki\u00f0 var endurbyggt \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1630- 1638.\u00a0 A\u00f0ne\u00f0an er byssafr\u00e1 ,,Tyrkja\u201c-r\u00e1ninu, sem fannst \u00ed Vestmannaeyjah\u00f6fn, en nor\u00f0ur-afr\u00edsk sj\u00f3rceningjaskip notu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 byssur sem \u00feessa.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-10\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ofan er loftlj\u00f3smvnd, sem Landm\u00e6lingar \u00cdslands t\u00f3ku 31.3. 1973 af n\u00fdja hrauninu, sem kom fr\u00e1 Eldfelli \u00e1 Heimaey. \u00dear eru merkt nokkur \u00f6rnefni, m.a. Skansinn, \u00fear sem virki\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur (sj\u00e1 bls. 384) en s\u00e1 sta\u00f0ur er n\u00fa a\u00f0 mestu horfinn undir hraun. A myndinni eru m\u00f6rg h\u00fas \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum enn\u00fe\u00e1 undir gos\u00f6sku, en voru s\u00ed\u00f0ar grafin upp og endurreist. Me\u00f0 hraunk\u00e6lingu t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 hindra, a\u00f0 innsiglingin inn \u00ed Vestmannaeyjah\u00f6fn loka\u00f0ist, en h\u00f6fnin ern\u00fa verulega betri en \u00e1\u00f0ur var, \u00fev\u00eda\u00f0 langurfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur er kominn utan vi\u00f0 hafnarmynni\u00f0, \u00fear sem \u00e1\u00f0ur gat veri\u00f0 brimasamt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eldgosi\u00f0 \u00e1 austanver\u00f0ri Heimaey, sem h\u00f3fst um kl. 1:55 a\u00f0faran\u00f3tt 23. jan\u00faar 1973, kom \u00f6llum mj\u00f6g \u00e1 \u00f3vart og fyrirvaralaust. \u00a0Reyndar h\u00f6f\u00f0u menn or\u00f0i\u00f0 varir vi\u00f0 v\u00e6ga jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftakippi \u00e1 Heimaey fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed kl. 10 kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur, en snarpur kippur kom ekki fyrr en kl. 1:40, r\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en eldgosi\u00f0 h\u00f3fst. \u00de\u00e1 rifna\u00f0i j\u00f6r\u00f0in \u00ed a\u00f0eins 200 metra fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Kirkjub\u00e6junum og austustu bygg\u00f0 Heimaeyjar. \u00a0Sj\u00f3narvottar \u00ed \u00feessum h\u00fasum s\u00f6g\u00f0u upphafi\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 einna l\u00edkast sinubruna, \u00feegar eldurinn kom fyrst upp \u00e1 litlu sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed t\u00faninu, en svo rifna\u00f0i j\u00f6r\u00f0in \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00e1ttir fr\u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0, og br\u00e1tt haf\u00f0i opnast 1600 m l\u00f6ng gossprunga, fr\u00e1 flugvallarenda \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri h\u00e1eynni og nor\u00f0ur gegn um Ur\u00f0ir og \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram \u00ed \u00e1tt til innsiglingarinnar vi\u00f0 Ystaklett. Aldrei \u00ed Islandss\u00f6gunni hefur eldgos hafist svo n\u00e6rri \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdli eins og \u00ed \u00feessu gosi. – Myndin til h\u00e6gri a\u00f0 ofan er tekin vi\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6ina a\u00f0 morgni dags 23. jan\u00faar 1973, sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 gosi\u00f0 h\u00f3fst, og \u00e1\u00f0ur en birti af degi. Framan vi\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6inn er minningarsteinn J\u00f3ns p\u00edslarvotts, en \u00ed baks\u00fdn eldsprungan, ein s\u00edgj\u00f3sandi samfelld g\u00edgar\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed t\u00fanf\u00e6tinum.\u00a0 Myndin a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an er l\u00edka tekin a\u00f0 morgni 23. jan\u00faar 1973 \u00e1\u00f0ur en birti. \u00dear er eldsprungan a\u00f0bakih\u00fasahverfisins vi\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6ina, s\u00e9\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Skansinum. H\u00e9r er gosi\u00f0 or\u00f0in \u00f3rofin r\u00f6\u00f0 kvikustr\u00f3ka eftir endilangri 1600 m langri sprungunni, einn samfelldur eldveggur. Strax f\u00f3r hraun a\u00f0 renna undan hallanum og mynda\u00f0i hraun\u00e1 \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram. F\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed austurhluta b\u00e6jarins vakna\u00f0i vi\u00f0 gosdrunurnar, og br\u00e1 skj\u00f0tt vi\u00f0, er \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1 eldgosi\u00f0, kl\u00e6ddist og tilkynnti l\u00f6greglu og n\u00e6stu n\u00e1gr\u00f6nnum.\u00a0 Svo vel vildi til, a\u00f0 fiskiskipafloti Vestmannaeyja var allur \u00ed h\u00f6fn. Landlega var vegna \u00f3ve\u00f0urs daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur. F\u00f3lk f\u00f3r ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 h\u00f6fn, og var flest flutt \u00fea\u00f0an me\u00f0 fiskiskipunum til \u00deorl\u00e1kshafnar, en um 300 manns f\u00f3ru me\u00f0 flugv\u00e9lum til Reykjav\u00edkur. \u00deessir miklu f\u00f3lksflutningar um 5000 manna gengu s\u00e9rlega vel, og a\u00f0 morgni sama dags m\u00e1tti heita a\u00f0 \u00feeim v\u00e6ri loki\u00f0. Eftir \u00ed Heimaey voru a\u00f0eins \u00feeir, sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u skyldust\u00f6rfum a\u00f0 gegna \u00fear, alls um 200-300 manns. Ve\u00f0ur vargott a\u00f0 morgni fyrsta gosdagsins, en \u00feungur sj\u00f3r og margir sj\u00f3veikir \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til lands. Fr\u00e1 \u00deorl\u00e1ksh\u00f6fn var eki\u00f0 me\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 til Reykjav\u00edkur \u00ed langfer\u00f0ab\u00edlum.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-11\" \"vestmannaeyjar-12\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ofan til vinstri er horft \u00far hl\u00ed\u00f0um Helgafells fyrir gos yfir Kirkjuhajarhverfi\u00f0, austasta hluta hygg\u00f0arinnar \u00e1 Heimaey, og t\u00fanin \u00fear sem eldsprungan opna\u00f0ist a\u00f0 morgni 23. jan\u00faar 1973. Strandlengjan austan og ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 Kirkjub\u00e6 heitir Ur\u00f0ir, og \u00fear st\u00f3\u00f0 Ur\u00f0arvitinn. Til vinstri \u00e1 myndinni er Ystiklettur, og innsiglingin inn \u00ed Veslmannaeyjah\u00f6fn. Til h\u00e6gri \u00e1 myndinni er Elli\u00f0aey og \u00ed haks\u00fdn er su\u00f0urstr\u00f6nd \u00cdslands, Hekla og Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull.\u00a0 Myndin a\u00f0 ofan til h\u00e6gri er tekin \u00e1 fyrsta degi gossins fr\u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 og hin myndin. H\u00e9r eru l\u00fanin or\u00f0in sv\u00f6rt af gos\u00f6sku, og eldsprungan n\u00e6r \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram. Elli\u00f0aey s\u00e9st bak vi\u00f0 gosm\u00f6kkinn til h\u00e6gri. \u00d6ll \u00feau h\u00fas, sem sj\u00e1st \u00e1 \u00feessari mynd hurfu s\u00ed\u00f0an undir hraun, og \u00feykkt \u00feess yfir Kirkjub\u00e6 er n\u00fa um 100 m (sj\u00e1 bls. 382).\u00a0 Myndin a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til vinstri er tekin fyrsta gosdaginn vi\u00f0\u00a0Kirkjub\u00e6jarhverfi\u00f0. H\u00e9r erfarin a\u00f0 hla\u00f0ast upp g\u00edgar\u00f6\u00f0 eftir sprungunni endilangri. \u00cd\u00a0baks\u00fdn eru Elli\u00f0aey og Bjarnarey, bak vi\u00f0 gosm\u00f6kkinn til h\u00e6gri. \u00a0A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til h\u00e6gri s\u00e9st hvernig gossprungan n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fat \u00ed sj\u00f3 vi\u00f0 Ur\u00f0ir. Eldur er \u00ed sprungunni allri, en \u00fear sem sj\u00f3rinn n\u00e6r a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 kvikunni, splundrast h\u00fan og ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gjalli. Bak vi\u00f0 gosgufum\u00f6kkinn m\u00f3tar fyrir Bjarnarey. \u00a0\u00c1 myndinni \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0unni til h\u00e6gri er horft ni\u00f0ur eftir eldsprungunni a\u00f0 morgni fyrsta gosdagsins, eftir a\u00f0 birti af degi, og s\u00f3l sk\u00edn \u00e1 efri hluta gosmakkarins, en eldg\u00edgar\u00f6\u00f0in er \u00ed skugga. G\u00edgbarmurinn \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri sprungunni er h\u00e9r a\u00f0 skr\u00ed\u00f0a til hli\u00f0ar, undan \u00fer\u00fdstingi fr\u00e1 gl\u00f3andi hraunkvikunni \u00ed g\u00edgsk\u00e1linni. Elli\u00f0aey er \u00ed baks\u00fdn.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-13\" \"vestmannaeyjar-14\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-15\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Miki\u00f0 annr\u00edki var \u00ed h\u00f6fninni \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum \u00ed upphafi eldgossins. H\u00fasg\u00f6gn, heimilist\u00e6ki og munir var flutt me\u00f0 fiskiskipum og flutningaskipum til meginlandsins til geymslu me\u00f0an gosi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 (myndin til vinstri). \u00a0A\u00f0 ofan er horft af Helgafelli yfir hafnarmynni\u00f0, Heimaklett og Ystaklett, 19. febr\u00faar 1973. \u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i hrauni\u00f0 \u00feegar fari\u00f0 yfir austari hluta b\u00e6jarins, en fr\u00e1 18. mars til 4. apr\u00edl runnu hrauntungur til NV yfir b\u00e6inn og st\u00f6\u00f0vu\u00f0ust \u00fe\u00e1 loks vi\u00f0 Fiski\u00f0juna vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fnina. A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til vinstri er Ur\u00f0avitinn, sem f\u00f3r undir hraun strax \u00ed upphafi gossins, og a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an rennur hraun til sj\u00e1varyfir Ur\u00f0ir. \u00a0\u00c1 myndinni \u00e1 h\u00e6gri s\u00ed\u00f0u er hraunelfa \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til sj\u00e1var. \u00deama var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 stirna\u00f0ri hraunbr\u00fa yfir eld\u00e1na og taka mynd \u00fear sem ncer 1200\u00b0 C heitt hrauni\u00f0 kom \u00fat undan f\u00f3tum manns.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"vestmannaeyjar-16\" \"vestmannaeyjar-17\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"vestmannaeyjar-18\"\u00deegar eldgosi\u00f0 var mest, \u00feeyttust gl\u00f3andi hraunslettur langar lei\u00f0ir yfir b\u00e6inn. \u00de\u00e1 kvikna\u00f0i eldur \u00ed h\u00fasum, ef sl\u00edkar eldsprengjur f\u00f3ru inn um glugga h\u00fasanna. H\u00e9r til vinstri er veglegt gamalt h\u00fas a\u00f0 brenna 28. jan\u00faar 1973. Gl\u00f3andi hraunsletturnar flj\u00faga h\u00e1tt \u00ed loft upp, og rigndi einnig yfir \u00feann sta\u00f0, \u00fear sem \u00feessi mynd var tekin. \u00deegar verst l\u00e9t, var ekki um anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera en a\u00f0 for\u00f0a s\u00e9r og myndav\u00e9linni \u00ed skj\u00f3l bak vi\u00f0 h\u00fasvegg. \u00deegar hnefast\u00f3rir hnullungar lentu \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0- hj\u00e1lmi splundru\u00f0ust \u00feeir, og \u00fe\u00e1 kom gl\u00f3\u00f0in \u00ed lj\u00f3s innan\u00ed, \u00fe\u00f3tt steinninn v\u00e6ri or\u00f0inn svartur a\u00f0 utan eftir langa lei\u00f0 \u00ed lofti.<\/p>\n

\u00dear sem lj\u00f3s er \u00ed gluggum h\u00fasa, eru \u00edb\u00faar v\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 taka saman ver\u00f0m\u00e6tustu eigur s\u00ednar til a\u00f0 bjarga \u00feeim og flytja \u00ed land. \u00a0Myndin a\u00f0 ofan er tekin 23. mars 1973 a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi dags, \u00far hl\u00ed\u00f0um Klifsins, yfir h\u00f6fnina, \u00fear sem fiskiskip landa lo\u00f0nu, og lo\u00f0nubr\u00e6\u00f0slan er \u00ed fullum gangi a\u00f0 skapa ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti, \u00fe\u00f3tt Eldfell sp\u00fai eldi yfir umhverfi\u00f0. H\u00e9r hefur sprungugosi\u00f0 dregist saman og eldgosi\u00f0 er n\u00fa fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a upp eldfjall (Eldfell) \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00e6st mi\u00f0ri sprungunni.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-19\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-20\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-21\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-22\" <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-23\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-24\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi 22. mars skrei\u00f0 um 300 m brei\u00f0 hrauntunga n\u00e6r 150 m lei\u00f0 inn yfir b\u00e6inn. \u00de\u00e1 og n\u00e6stu daga fram til 4. apr\u00edl f\u00f3ru um 200 h\u00fas undir hraun. Hrauni\u00f0 braut \u00e1 lei\u00f0 sinni ni\u00f0ur rammger steinh\u00fas, og kveikti \u00ed timburh\u00fasum, sem \u00fea\u00f0 stundum \u00fdtti \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r. H\u00e9r efst \u00e1 \u00feessari opnu eru fj\u00f3rar myndir teknar af sama h\u00fasinu, fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hraunja\u00f0arinn kveikti \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, og \u00fear til \u00fea\u00f0 var or\u00f0i\u00f0 brunar\u00fast. Til vinstri eru h\u00fasar\u00fastir vi\u00f0 hraunja\u00f0arinn og lengst til h\u00e6gri hefur hrauni\u00f0 kveikt \u00ed enn\u00fe\u00e1 einu h\u00fasinu vi\u00f0 hraunbr\u00fan. Allan \u00feann r\u00edma, sem eldgosi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00edHeimaey, var rafmagn til nau\u00f0synlegra nota \u00ed b\u0153num. S\u0153rafstrengurinn, sem flutti rafmagn \u00far landi, slitna\u00f0i reyndar vi\u00f0 eldsumbrot \u00e1 botni sj\u00e1var vi\u00f0 Ystaklett 6. febr\u00faar 1973, en 4000 KW d\u00edselrafst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e6num t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 raforkuframlei\u00f0slu, \u00fear til rafsl\u00f6\u00f0in sj\u00e1lf f\u00f3r undir hraun 25. mars. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1 l\u00edtil rafst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00edfiskimj\u00f6lsverksmi\u00f0junni vi\u00f0 vesturh\u00f6fnina fyrir rafmagni. St\u00e6rri vatnslei\u00f0slan, sem flutti vatn \u00far landi, slilna\u00f0i l\u00edka um lei\u00f0 og rafstrengurinn fr\u00e1 landi, en grennri vatnslei\u00f0slan rofna\u00f0i ekki, og flutti \u00fev\u00ed vatn \u00e1fram til Heimaeyjar.<\/p>\n

\"westman-island-stamp\"<\/p>\n

Myndir \u00e1 \u00edslenskum fr\u00edmerkjum eru oft landkynning e\u00f0a til minningar um atbur\u00f0i \u00ed s\u00f6gu lands og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00deetta fr\u00edmerkifr\u00e1 jar\u00f0eldunum \u00e1 Heimaey 1973 er me\u00f0 Ij\u00f3smynd b\u00f3karh\u00f6fundar, sem tekin var \u00far hl\u00ed\u00f0um Klifsins 23. mars 1973. Horft er yfir h\u00f6fnina til Eldfells og Helgafells.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-25\" \"vestmannaeyjar-26\" \"vestmannaeyjar-27\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A myndinni til vinstri gn\u00e6fir Eldfelli\u00f0 n\u00fdja yfir h\u00fasum Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0ar. \u00de\u00f3tt gosaskan hafi h\u00e9r 17. febr\u00faar 1973 huli\u00f0 hluta b\u0153jarins \u00fe\u00e1 standa \u00feessi reisulegu \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00f3skemmd. \u00c1 ne\u00f0ri myndini, sem tekin er af s\u00f6mu h\u00fasum 23. mars 1973, er hraunja\u00f0arinn farinn a\u00f0 ry\u00f0ja \u00feeim \u00ed r\u00fast. \u00deannig \u00fdtti hraunskri\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00fasunum \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r, en braut \u00feau s\u00ed\u00f0an og stundum kveikti hraunhitinn \u00ed\u00feeim.\u00a0 A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an eru si\u00f0ustu h\u00fas \u00feeirrar bygg\u00f0ar, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Skansinn, a\u00f0 hverfa undir hrauni\u00f0, sem ry\u00f0st fram og \u00fdtir h\u00fasunum \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r. \u00c1 myndinni til h\u00e6gri er horft \u00far b\u00e6num til Eldfells 28. jan\u00faar 1973.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \"vestmannaeyjar-31\" \"vestmannaeyjar-28\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Flugmyndin til vinstri er tekin yfir Heimaey 7. apr\u00edl 1973. Hraun haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 runni\u00f0 yfir austasta hluta b\u00e6jarins. Snemma \u00ed gosinu var reynt a\u00f0 verja b\u00e6inn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ry\u00f0ja upp varnarg\u00f6r\u00f0um \u00far gjalli, og d\u00e6la sj\u00f3 me\u00f0 brunadtelum \u00e1 hraunja\u00f0arinn vi\u00f0 varnargar\u00f0ana til a\u00f0 k\u00e6la hrauni\u00f0 og hindra me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed framr\u00e1s \u00feess. \u00deetta virtist hafa nokkur \u00e1hrif, en vatnsmagni\u00f0 var of l\u00edti\u00f0 og ekki var \u00fe\u00e1 hcegt a\u00f0 lei\u00f0a kcelivatni\u00f0 inn \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0. \u00deegar hrauni\u00f0 \u00ed lok febr\u00faar lag\u00f0ist upp a\u00f0 hafnargar\u00f0inum vi\u00f0 innsiglinguna, var d\u00e6luskipi\u00f0 Sandey fengi\u00f0 1. mars til a\u00f0 d\u00e6la sj\u00f3 upp \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0. \u00cd lok mars voru svo settar upp 43 d\u00e6lur, sem fengnar h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum. Afk\u00f6st \u00feeirra voru 800-1000 l\/sek, og lyftih\u00e6\u00f0in um 100 m \u00ed 1000 m l\u00f6ngum r\u00f6rum. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 k\u00e6la me\u00f0 sj\u00f0 inn \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0. Alls var \u00ed eldgosinu d\u00e6lt um 6,2 millj\u00f3num tonna af sj\u00f3 inn \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0 til k\u00e6lingar, og boranir \u00e1 fimm holum s\u00fdndu, a\u00f0 k\u00e6lingin haf\u00f0i haft veruleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 stir\u00f0nun hraunsins og \u00fear me\u00f0 framr\u00e1s \u00feess. Um 220 \u00fe\u00fasund tonn af salti voru \u00ed \u00feeim sj\u00f3, sem d\u00e6lt var \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0. A\u00f0 ofan eru d\u00e6lurnar \u00e1 B\u00e1saskersbryggju \u00ed Vestmannaeyjah\u00f6fn, og a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an dregur jar\u00f0\u00fdta tv\u00e6r lengjur af plastr\u00f6rum, sem reyndust best vi\u00f0 d\u00e6linguna, inn \u00e1 skr\u00ed\u00f0andi hrauni\u00f0. A\u00f0 ofan til h\u00e6gri er d\u00e6lt sj\u00f3 \u00e1 hraunbr\u00fanina vi\u00f0 innsiglinguna, og a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til h\u00e6gri sj\u00e1st nokkrar lei\u00f0slur \u00ed hrauninu og gufumekkirnir fr\u00e1 hraunk\u00e6lingunni.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-30\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-29\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"crane\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-32\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Fyrir gos gn\u00e6f\u00f0i \u00feessi f\u00e1nastangarh\u00fann yfir einb\u00fdlish\u00fasi, en h\u00e9r stendur hann einn upp \u00far svarlri gos\u00f6skunni. Undir \u00feessum h\u00e6\u00f0um og h\u00f3lum eru \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas grafin undir margra metra \u00feykku \u00f6skulagi. – Strax a\u00f0 gosi loknu var hafist handa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0grafa Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0 \u00far \u00f6skunni og hreinsa b\u00e6inn, nema \u00fear sem h\u00fas h\u00f6f\u00f0u fari\u00f0 undir hraun. A\u00f0 ofan er unni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 grafa upp kirkjugar\u00f0inn. Til h\u00e6gri er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 grafa upp \u00far \u00f6skunni h\u00fasin vi\u00f0 Helgafellsbraut. A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til h\u00e6gri kemur Helgafellsbraut 21 undan sj\u00f3\u00f0heitri \u00f6skunni, og a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an vinnur \u00f6ll fj\u00f6lskyldan vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hreinsa \u00f6skuna af grasfl\u00f6t heimilisins. Enn r\u00fdkur \u00far Eldfelli \u00ed baks\u00fdn, og ekki er b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja b\u00e1ruj\u00e1mspl\u00f6tur fr\u00e1 \u00feeim gluggum h\u00fassins, sem vita a\u00f0 eldfjallinu. \u00deannig voru gluggar var\u00f0ir gegn gl\u00f3andi loflsteinum fr\u00e1 eldgosinu, en \u00feeir kveiktu \u00ed m\u00f6rgum h\u00fasum, \u00feegar \u00feeir \u00feeyttust inn um glugga.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-34\"\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-33\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-35\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-36\"<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00f0 ofan til vinstri m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 hvernig hrauni\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0ist og lag\u00f0ist upp a\u00f0 Fiski\u00f0junni vi\u00f0 Strandveg ni\u00f0ri vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fnina, og braut hluta h\u00fassins. S\u00ed\u00f0ar var \u00feessi hraunja\u00f0ar fjarlag\u00f0ur af Strandvegi. A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til vinstri er hluti h\u00fass, sem hrauni\u00f0 hefur broti\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur og \u00fdtt \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r.\u00a0 Til h\u00e6gri er horft yfir gos\u00f6skuhuli\u00f0 b\u00e6jarhverfi \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. A\u00f0eins reykh\u00e1far h\u00fasanna standa upp \u00far \u00f6skunni. A\u00f0ofan er mynd af h\u00fasinu, sem n\u00e6st er \u00e1 myndinni til hagri, eftir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur a\u00f0 mestu leyti veri\u00f0grafi\u00f0 \u00far \u00f6skunni.\u00a0 A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an s\u00e9st hlutiafhraun- hitaveituframkv\u00e6mdum. \u00deessi hitaveita n\u00fdtir hita n\u00fdja hraunsins me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 d\u00e6la vatni \u00ed hringr\u00e1s um b\u00e6inn og \u00ed gegn um r\u00f6r, sem grafin eru ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 hrauni\u00f0, en einangru\u00f0 ofan fr\u00e1. A\u00e6tla\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hitinn \u00ed hrauninu rnuni endast \u00ed 15-20 \u00e1r til a\u00f0 hita Vestmannaeyjakaupsta\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-37\" \"vestmannaeyjar-38\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-40\"<\/span><\/p>\n

,,\u00c9g lifi og \u00fe\u00e9r munu\u00f0 lifa\u201c stendur \u00e1 kirkjugar\u00f0shli\u00f0inu \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. \u00deetta voru m\u00f6rgum hugst\u00e6\u00f0 or\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an Eldfell sp\u00fa\u00f0i \u00f6sku og gl\u00f3andi hrauni yfir bygg\u00f0ina, eins og sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 \u00e1 myndinni til vinstri. \u00dear er Eldfelli\u00f0 gj\u00f3sandi i baks\u00fdn, og grafreitir kirkjugar\u00f0sins huldir svartri gj\u00f3sku.\u00a0 En or\u00f0in \u00e1 kirkjugar\u00f0sboganum ur\u00f0u sannm\u00e6li. A\u00f0ofan hefur kirkjugar\u00f0urinn veri\u00f0 hreinsa\u00f0ur, og h\u00f6gg- mynd Einars J\u00f3nssonar: ,,Alda aldanna“ er risin vestan vi\u00f0 kirkju- gar\u00f0inn. A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an er n\u00fd sundh\u00f6ll Vestmannaeyja, sem reist var eftir gos fyrir gjafaf\u00e9, \u00ed sta\u00f0 sundlaugarinnar vi\u00f0 Skansinn, sem f\u00f3r undir hraun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-41\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-39\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Vissulega er \u00feessi mynd fjarst\u00e6\u00f0ukennd, en \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00f6nn. Hraunja\u00f0arinn hefur st\u00f6\u00f0vast vi\u00f0 gangst\u00e9ttarbr\u00fan. H\u00fasin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna eru horfin undir hraun, en Ij\u00f3sastaurinn stendur enn vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tubr\u00fan, einmana og a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er vir\u00f0ist \u00ed algeru tilgangsleysi, nema \u00fe\u00e1 sem minnisvar\u00f0i um \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 h\u00e9r voru eitt sinn bygg\u00f0 b\u00f3l, heimili athafnasamra Vestmannaeyinga, \u00fear til j\u00f6r\u00f0in rifna\u00f0i og t\u00f3k a\u00f0 sp\u00faa eldi og \u00f6sku.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-42\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00de<\/span>essi engilmynd stendur \u00e1 lei\u00f0i \u00ed kirkjugar\u00f0inum \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum. \u00dear n\u00e1\u00f0i gosaskan \u00ed hn\u00e9 \u00e1 likneskinu \u00e1\u00f0ur en hreinsun b\u00e6jarins h\u00f0fst. A myndinni til hagri, sem tekin er a\u00f0 lokinni hreinsun kirkjugar\u00f0sins, m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 hve \u00feykkt \u00f6skulagi\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0. Engillinn stendur \u00e1 lei\u00f0i Theod\u00f3ru \u00de. J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur fr\u00e1 Gar\u00f0i \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, sem anda\u00f0ist 22 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul (f. 26. des. 1906, d. 16. ma\u00ed 1928) d\u00f3ttir hj\u00f3nanna J\u00f3ns Hinrikssonar og Ingibjargar M. Theod\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttur a\u00f0 Gar\u00f0i, sem einnig hv\u00edla \u00ed sama reit. \u00cd baks\u00fdn er Landakirkja.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-43\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Vestmannaeyjah\u00f6fn breyttist miki\u00f0 og batna\u00f0i raunar vi\u00f0 eldgosi\u00f0 \u00ed Heimaey. Innsiglingin n\u00fa er eins og fj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, og hafnargar\u00f0arnir, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur v\u00f6r\u00f0u h\u00f6fnina verstu brimum, eru n\u00fa komnir \u00ed var \u00ed \u00f6llum \u00e1ttum. Tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hraunk\u00e6lingin hafi \u00e1tt verulegan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 hrauni\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 loka h\u00f6fn- inni alveg. Myndin til vinstri er tekin \u00ed n\u00fdja hrauninu gegnt Heimakletti. Herj\u00f3lfur, ferjan milli \u00deorl\u00e1kshafnar og Veslmannaeyja, er \u00e1 \u00fatlei\u00f0, en \u00ed baks\u00fdn er h\u00f6fnin og Klifi\u00f0. I n\u00fdja hrauninu hafa myndast sendnar v\u00edkur og vogar \u00e1 milli hraunnesja. A\u00f0 ofan til h\u0153gri siglir Herj\u00f3lfur \u00fat um n\u00fdja hafnarmynni\u00f0, \u00e1 milli Ystakletts og hraunsins, en \u00ed baks\u00fdn er Elli\u00f0aey. A\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til h\u00e6gri er \u00de\u00f3rsminnismerki\u00f0, sem reist var eftir gos til minningar um fyrsta bj\u00f6rgunar- og var\u00f0skip Vestmannaeyja, innan vi\u00f0 Fri\u00f0arh\u00f6fn ne\u00f0an Klifsins. \u00cd baks\u00fdn eru fiskiskip \u00ed Fri\u00f0arh\u00f6fn, og Heimaklettur.<\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-44\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\"vestmannaeyjar-45\"<\/p>\n

H\u00e9r er \u00fats\u00fdni ofan af Klifi. N\u0153st er Ei\u00f0i\u00f0, sj\u00e1varkambur, sem tengir saman Klifi\u00f0 og Heimaklett, fyrir mi\u00f0ri mynd. Til vinstri er Faxasker og \u00ed baks\u00fdn Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull. Til h\u00e6gri er n\u00fdja hrauni\u00f0 og hafnarmynni\u00f0, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir gos. Bak vi\u00f0 Heimaklett s\u00e9st hluti af Elli\u00f0aey og Bjarnarey.<\/p>\n

\"westmanislands-arise-out-of-ocean\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Vestmannaeyjar r\u00edsa sabrattar \u00far hafi. Austast (h\u00e9r til vinstri) eru Elli\u00f0aey og Bjarnarey. \u00de\u00e1 er Ystiklettur og Heimaklettur. Yfir Ei\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9st Helgafell, en til hagri vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er Klifi\u00f0 og nokkrar \u00fateyjar.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-46\"\u00a0 \u00a0\"vestmannaeyjar-47\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Heimaey er eina eyjan af 15 \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, sem veri\u00f0 hefur \u00ed bygg\u00f0. Sker og drangar eru auk \u00feess taldir vera \u00fear um \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu. Uteyjar, eins og allar eyjamar a\u00f0rar en Heimaey eru nefndar, eru heill heimur \u00fat af fyrir sig. \u00de\u00e6r eru flestar e\u00f0a allar snarbratlar \u00ed sj\u00f3 fram, ger\u00f0ar \u00far m\u00f3bergi \u00ed m\u00f6rgum eldgosum. Uteyjar eru flestar grasi gr\u00f3nar a\u00f0 ofan, \u00fe\u00f3tt sumar s\u00e9u allbrattar efra. Eggjataka og fuglavei\u00f0ar hafa alla t\u00ed\u00f0 veri\u00f0 stunda\u00f0ar \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum, einkan- lega lundavei\u00f0i og er svo enn. I st\u00e6rri \u00fateyjum eru v\u00ed\u00f0a h\u00fas e\u00f0a kofar (b\u00f3l) vei\u00f0imanna, og oft er \u00fear fj\u00f6lmennt \u00e1 sumrum ogglatt \u00e1 hjalla. I sumum \u00fateyjum \u00fearf a\u00f0 velja daga til lendingar, \u00feegar kyrrt er \u00ed sj\u00f3inn, og eftir a\u00f0 komi\u00f0 er \u00ed land \u00e1 ste\u00f0ja e\u00f0a stalli, \u00fearf v\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 klifra snarbratt m\u00f3bergi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 kornast upp \u00e1 eyna. \u00cd m\u00f6rgum \u00feeirra eru \u00fe\u00f3 handfestar, t\u00f3 e\u00f0a ke\u00f0jur, og boltar \u00ed m\u00f3berginu, sem au\u00f0velda mj\u00f6g uppg\u00f6ngu. Til vinstri er mynd \u00far Hellisey. Lendingarsta\u00f0ur er ne\u00f0st til vinstri, og \u00fea\u00f0an liggur g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0in eftir hallandi m\u00f3bergssl\u00f6gum upp a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu, sem er ofarlega til h\u00e6gri. Tveir menn erti \u00e1 \u00feessari g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0 \u00e1 myndinni. \u00cd baks\u00fdn er Brandur og \u00c1lfsey.\u00a0 A\u00f0 ofan er horftfr\u00e1 Hellisey til S\u00falnaskers (til vinstri) og Geldungs. G\u00famm\u00edb\u00e1tur kemur \u00ed heims\u00f3kn til Helliseyjar, en sj\u00e1varkletturinn undir nefinu er annar lendingarsta\u00f0ur i Hellisey. Fr\u00e1 \u00feessum ste\u00f0ja er uppg\u00f6ngulei\u00f0in bak vi\u00f0 nqfi\u00f0 sem n\u00e6st er. Myndin til h\u00e6gri er tekin \u00ed Elli\u00f0aey. \u00dear eru sigmenn vi\u00f0 eggjat\u00f6ku \u00ed bjarginu.<\/p>\n

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\u00de<\/span>essi mynd er tekin af langv\u00edubygg\u00f0 uppi \u00e1 Geldungi. \u00dear situr langv\u00eda og hringv\u00eda (afbrig\u00f0i af langv\u00edu) svo \u00fe\u00e9tt, a\u00f0 varla ver\u00f0ur \u00feverf\u00f3ta\u00f0 fyrir fugli, sem er \u00fearna s\u00e9rlega spakur, enda f\u00e6r hann sjaldan heims\u00f3knir afm\u00f6nnum vegna \u00feess, hve erfi\u00f0 uppg\u00f6ngulei\u00f0in er. (Sj\u00e1 efst \u00e1 n\u00e6stu s\u00ed\u00f0u). \u00cd baks\u00fdn eru \u00c1lfsey og Brandur til vinstri, \u00fe\u00e1 Heimaey og Hellisey, og \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 hana Su\u00f0urey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tveir eru \u00feeir atbur\u00f0ir \u00ed s\u00f6gu Vestmannaeyja, sem \u00f6rlagar\u00edkastir ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 teljast, allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed er land bygg\u00f0ist, en \u00feeir eru Tyrkjar\u00e1ni\u00f0 1627 og eldgosi\u00f0 \u00ed Heimaey 1973. B\u00e1\u00f0ir ollu \u00feessir atbur\u00f0ir mikilli r\u00f6skun \u00e1 \u00f6llu l\u00edfi og starfi \u00edb\u00faanna. N\u00fa er oft tala\u00f0 um eldgosi\u00f0 1973 sem t\u00edmatalsvi\u00f0mi\u00f0un, tala\u00f0 um atbur\u00f0i fyrir gos og eftir gos. \u00c1 myndinni a\u00f0 ofan er horft fr\u00e1 Elli\u00f0aey til Heimaeyjar fyrir gos. Til vinstri er eldfjalli\u00f0 Helgafell, sem er um 5000 \u00e1ra gamalt. 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