S\u00e9ra J\u00f3n Steingr\u00edmsson var\u00f0 prestur \u00e1 Prestsbakka \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u \u00e1ri\u00f0 1778 og \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i kirkjunni \u00e1 Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustri \u00ed M\u00f3\u00f0uhar\u00f0indunum. Hann var mikill tr\u00fama\u00f0ur, en haf\u00f0i einnig mikinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00faru-\u00a0\u00a0og l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0i, s\u00e9rstaklega notkun jurta til l\u00e6kninga, en \u00feeirrar \u00feekkingar haf\u00f0i hann afla\u00f0 s\u00e9r me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu \u00e1 n\u00fdjum \u00fe\u00fdskum fr\u00e6\u00f0iritum. Hann var \u00f3\u00fereytandi a\u00f0 l\u00e6kna og l\u00edkna \u00ed M\u00f3\u00f0uhar\u00f0indunum.\u00a0Sj\u00e1lfs\u00e6visaga hans er ein af \u00feeim merkustu, sem hefur veri\u00f0 ritu\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.\u00a0\u00a0Sama m\u00e1 segja um Eldriti\u00f0, sem er einst\u00f6k fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn af hamf\u00f6rum Skaft\u00e1relda, \u00dear segir hann fr\u00e1 athugunum s\u00ednum og ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um, sem \u00f6\u00f0rum v\u00edsindam\u00f6nnum ur\u00f0u ekki lj\u00f3sar fyrr en l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n
S\u00e9ra J\u00f3n var \u00e1litinn hafa gert kraftaverk sunnudaginn 20. j\u00fal\u00ed 1783.\u00a0\u00a0Kv\u00edsl \u00far hraunfl\u00f3\u00f0inu haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 stefnt \u00e1 kirkjuna \u00e1 Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustri.\u00a0Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur kom s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn til messu hj\u00e1 honum \u00ed kirkjuna \u00feann dag, \u00fear sem hann ba\u00f0 heitt um hj\u00e1lp gu\u00f0s.\u00a0\u00a0A\u00f0 messu lokinni f\u00f3r s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn me\u00f0 honum a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a eldfl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed farvegi Skaft\u00e1r og var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 og fyrir messuna. A\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00feakka\u00f0i hann gu\u00f0i fyrir, en l\u00fdsti \u00fev\u00ed engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur me\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni v\u00edsindamannsins hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist.\u00a0\u00a0Hrauni\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur st\u00edfla\u00f0 \u00e1rnar \u00far S\u00ed\u00f0uhei\u00f0unum og mynda\u00f0 st\u00f3r l\u00f3n vi\u00f0 hraunja\u00f0arinn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00c1 me\u00f0an messan st\u00f3\u00f0 haf\u00f0i vatni\u00f0 ru\u00f0st fram og yfir hrauntangann og \u00feannig k\u00e6lt hrauni\u00f0, svo a\u00f0 rennsli \u00feess st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0ist.\u00a0\u00a0S\u00ed\u00f0an hefur messan veri\u00f0 k\u00f6llu\u00f0 Eldmessa og sr. J\u00f3n Eldprestur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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