{"id":169025,"date":"2026-09-05T14:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169025"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:30:19","slug":"aos-si-thjod-holanna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/aos-si-thjod-holanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Aos S\u00ed \u2013 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3lanna \u00ed \u00edrskri handanheimsmynd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Aos S\u00ed \u2013 \u00e1lfaverur og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3lanna<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Aos S\u00ed er \u00edrskt safnheiti yfir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3lanna, \u00e1lfaverur keltneska handanheimsins. \u00de\u00e6r eru taldar b\u00faa \u00ed fornum grafh\u00f3lum og vera afkomendur go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegrar frumbyggja \u00cdrlands. \u00deessi grein fjallar um Aos S\u00ed fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu sj\u00f3narhorni og tekur fyrir nafn, go\u00f0s\u00f6gn<\/span>, si\u00f0<\/span> og ranns\u00f3knir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Aos S\u00ed, \u00ed eldri stafsetningu einnig skrifa\u00f0 Aes S\u00eddhe, er \u00edrskt heiti yfir flokk yfirn\u00e1tt\u00farulegra vera sem gegna mikilv\u00e6gu hlutverki \u00ed hef\u00f0 \u00cdrlands<\/a> og \u00ed hinum gel\u00edska hluta Skotlands.<\/p>

Or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir b\u00f3kstaflega ‘\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3lanna’ e\u00f0a ‘f\u00f3lk grafh\u00f3lanna’. \u00c1tt er vi\u00f0 \u00edb\u00faa \u00f3s\u00fdnilegs sams\u00ed\u00f0a heims, hins svokalla\u00f0a handanheims, sem tali\u00f0 var a\u00f0 hef\u00f0u inngang \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed landslaginu, fyrst og fremst vi\u00f0 fors\u00f6gulega grafh\u00f3la og jar\u00f0virki.<\/p>

Fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu sj\u00f3narmi\u00f0i er erfitt a\u00f0 heimf\u00e6ra Aos S\u00ed undir eitt hugtak. \u00de\u00e6r eru hvorki hreinir gu\u00f0ir n\u00e9 hreinlega hinir framli\u00f0nu, hvorki einfaldir n\u00e1tt\u00faruandar n\u00e9 bara dj\u00f6flar. \u00de\u00e6r myndast frekar eigin flokk vera sem stendur milli \u00feessara flokka.<\/p>

\u00cd eldri mi\u00f0aldalegri munnm\u00e6las\u00f6gn<\/span> eru \u00fe\u00e6r n\u00e1tengdar Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann, go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegri go\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 sem samkv\u00e6mt \u00edrskum sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum sk\u00e1ldskap eitt sinn r\u00edkti yfir \u00cdrlandi og dr\u00f3 sig, eftir \u00f3sigur sinn, inn \u00ed h\u00f3lana og undir j\u00f6r\u00f0ina. \u00cd \u00feessari mynd eru Aos S\u00ed eins konar ni\u00f0urhrapa\u00f0ir gu\u00f0ir sem lifa \u00e1fram \u00ed handanheiminum.<\/p>

\u00cd s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gum, eins og \u00fe\u00e6r voru skr\u00e1\u00f0ar af s\u00f6fnurum fr\u00e1 18. til 20. aldar, koma Aos S\u00ed fram sterkar sem \u00e1lfaverur \u00ed \u00ferengri merkingu, sem eigin \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 eigin samf\u00e9lagi sem b\u00fdr \u00ed n\u00e1nu n\u00e1grenni vi\u00f0 mannf\u00f3lki\u00f0 og kemst st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00ed snertingu vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>

\u00deessi tv\u00f6 l\u00f6g, hi\u00f0 go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0ilega og hi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega, ver\u00f0a ekki skarplega a\u00f0skilin heldur renna saman.<\/p>

Hugmyndin um Aos S\u00ed er dj\u00fapt rist \u00ed \u00edrska og skoska menningu og hefur m\u00f3ta\u00f0 samband f\u00f3lks vi\u00f0 landslag sitt, \u00e1kve\u00f0na sta\u00f0i, veikindi, dau\u00f0a og heppni um aldir. H\u00fan telst me\u00f0al \u00e1hrifamestu \u00fe\u00e1tta \u00ed hinni keltnesku munnm\u00e6las\u00f6gn<\/span> yfirleitt og er meginvi\u00f0fangsefni ranns\u00f3kna \u00e1 keltneskri arfleif\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Or\u00f0i\u00f0 Aos S\u00ed samanstendur af tveimur hlutum. Aos<\/em> \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ‘f\u00f3lk’ e\u00f0a ‘\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0’, s\u00ed<\/em> v\u00edsar til h\u00f3lsins, n\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 fors\u00f6gulega grafh\u00f3lsins e\u00f0a jar\u00f0virkisins. Or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00ed<\/em> merkir b\u00e6\u00f0i hinn s\u00fdnilega h\u00f3l \u00ed landslaginu og handanheiminn sem talinn var b\u00faa \u00ed honum.<\/p>

Af \u00feessu or\u00f0i er einnig dregi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 \u00fatbreidda heiti shee<\/em> \u00ed hinni ensku munnm\u00e6las\u00f6gn<\/span>, og s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is hi\u00f0 fr\u00e6ga heiti Banshee, ‘kona h\u00f3lanna’, sem fjalla\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur um h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an.<\/p>

Auk Aos S\u00ed eru fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg \u00f6nnur heiti \u00ed notkun. Algeng er s\u00fa venja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a heiti\u00f0 sem ‘gott f\u00f3lk’ e\u00f0a ‘g\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00e1granna\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in’. \u00deessi fegrandi \u00e1v\u00f6rpun er engin tilviljun.<\/p>

H\u00fan fylgir \u00fatbreiddri hugmynd um a\u00f0 ekki megi kalla \u00e1lfaverurnar r\u00e9ttu nafni s\u00ednu, og allra s\u00edst m\u00f3\u00f0ga \u00fe\u00e6r, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e6r g\u00e6tu hlusta\u00f0 og hefnt s\u00edn. Hin vinsamlega umskrifun er \u00feannig \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r verndarath\u00f6fn.<\/p>

\u00cd Skotlandi svarar hinu \u00edra Aos S\u00ed gel\u00edska heiti\u00f0 ‘\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 fri\u00f0arins’ e\u00f0a ‘Daoine S\u00ecth’. H\u00e9r birtist einnig s\u00fa tilhneiging a\u00f0 \u00e1varpa verurnar me\u00f0 s\u00e1ttf\u00fasu, fri\u00f0samlegu nafni. \u00cd enskum\u00e6landi notkun voru Aos S\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ar felldar undir safnheiti\u00f0 \u00e1lfar e\u00f0a \u00e1lfa\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in, sem hins vegar dregur \u00far hinni s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku keltnesku \u00e1herslu.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 or\u00f0sifjafr\u00e6\u00f0in s\u00fdnir n\u00e1in tengsl veranna vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0inn sta\u00f0 \u00ed landslaginu. Nafni\u00f0 v\u00edsar ekki til \u00e1kve\u00f0innar myndar e\u00f0a eiginleika, heldur til b\u00fasetusta\u00f0arins, h\u00f3lsins.<\/p>

\u00dear me\u00f0 er strax nefnt meginatri\u00f0i: Aos S\u00ed eru sta\u00f0bundnar verur, og samband f\u00f3lks vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r er alltaf einnig samband vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0na sta\u00f0i \u00ed eigin umhverfi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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L\u00fdsing og myndm\u00e1l<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Aos S\u00ed ver\u00f0a ekki felld undir eina samr\u00e6mda l\u00fdsingu \u00fev\u00ed munnleg hef\u00f0<\/span> l\u00fdsir \u00feeim \u00e1 mj\u00f6g \u00f3l\u00edkan h\u00e1tt. \u00cd eldri go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegum b\u00f3kmenntum birtast \u00feau sem fagur og tignarlegur \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokkur, sem l\u00edkist m\u00f6nnum \u00ed \u00fatliti en yfirgn\u00e6fir \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed \u00feokka, m\u00e6tti og langl\u00edfi.<\/p>

\u00deau b\u00faa \u00ed gl\u00e6stum h\u00f6llum undir h\u00e6\u00f0unum, halda veislur, r\u00ed\u00f0a hestum og kl\u00e6\u00f0ast d\u00fdrm\u00e6tum kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0i. \u00cd \u00feessari mynd eru \u00feau s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00f3gnvekjandi en fremur yfirjar\u00f0nesk og h\u00e1leit.<\/p>

\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg munnleg hef\u00f0<\/span> dregur upp fj\u00f6lbreyttari mynd. H\u00e9r geta Aos S\u00ed veri\u00f0 st\u00f3r e\u00f0a sm\u00e1, f\u00f6gur e\u00f0a fr\u00e1hrindandi, komi\u00f0 fram ein e\u00f0a \u00ed h\u00f3pum.<\/p>

Sumar fr\u00e1sagnir l\u00fdsa \u00feeim sem \u00f6rsm\u00e1um verum, a\u00f0rar sem mannlegum a\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0. Oft er liturinn gr\u00e6nn tengdur \u00feeim, stundum rau\u00f0ur. \u00deau geta gert sig \u00f3s\u00fdnileg, breytt um gervi og birst \u00ed d\u00fdrsl\u00edki.<\/p>

Aos S\u00ed hafa ekki \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r fastm\u00f3ta\u00f0a myndhef\u00f0 \u00ed skilningi vi\u00f0urkenndrar myndger\u00f0ar, \u00fev\u00ed munnleg hef\u00f0<\/span> \u00feeirra er fyrst og fremst fr\u00e1sagnarleg og munnleg. \u00dear sem \u00feau eru s\u00fdnd myndr\u00e6nt, gerist \u00fea\u00f0 oftast \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ari b\u00f3kmenntalegri og listr\u00e6nni \u00farvinnslu.<\/p>

\u00c1kve\u00f0in birtingarform eru \u00fe\u00f3 fastm\u00f3tu\u00f0. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al er villta vei\u00f0in e\u00f0a \u00e1lfagangan, h\u00f3pur riddara sem fer yfir landi\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f6kkrinu. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al er einnig hin eina kveinandi kvenvera, banshee-in, en kveinstafir hennar bo\u00f0a yfirvofandi dau\u00f0a manns.<\/p>

Einkennandi er ennfremur tengslin vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nlist og dans. Aos S\u00ed eru talin meistarar heillandi, fagurrar t\u00f3nlistar, og fr\u00e1sagnir greina fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum sem hlustu\u00f0u \u00e1 lagl\u00ednur \u00feeirra \u00ed leyni e\u00f0a voru t\u00f6fru\u00f0 til dans \u00ed \u00e1lfahringjunum.<\/p>

\u00c1 heildina liti\u00f0 einkennist \u00e1s\u00fdnd Aos S\u00ed af grundvallar tv\u00ede\u00f0li: \u00feau eru \u00ed senn heillandi f\u00f6gur og h\u00e6ttuleg, a\u00f0la\u00f0andi og \u00f3gnandi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Go\u00f0sagnakenndar fr\u00e1sagnir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Go\u00f0sagnalegur grundv\u00f6llur Aos S\u00ed liggur \u00ed fr\u00e1sagnarhef\u00f0inni um Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann, go\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00edrskrar munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0ar<\/span>.<\/p>

Samkv\u00e6mt mi\u00f0aldalegum gervihistor\u00edskum ritum, fyrst og fremst hinu svokalla\u00f0a B\u00f3k landt\u00f6kunna, komu Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann sem ein af \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0abylgjunum til \u00cdrlands og r\u00edktu \u00fear \u00fear til \u00feau voru yfirbugu\u00f0 af hinum s\u00ed\u00f0ar komnu sonum M\u00edl, hinum go\u00f0sagnakenndu forfe\u00f0rum \u00cdra.<\/p>

Eftir \u00f3sigur sinn hurfu \u00feau ekki \u00far landinu heldur inn \u00ed landi\u00f0, undir h\u00f3lana og inn \u00ed Undirheiminn (Anderswelt). \u00deessi fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn sk\u00fdrir hvers vegna Aos S\u00ed voru \u00e1litin ni\u00f0urfallin go\u00f0.<\/p>

\u00dar \u00feessum go\u00f0sagnaarfi eru sprottnar margar af hinum \u00feekktu s\u00f6gnum. \u00de\u00e6r greina fr\u00e1 gl\u00e6stum h\u00f3lab\u00fast\u00f6\u00f0um einstakra lei\u00f0toga Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann, fr\u00e1 veislum \u00ed Undirheiminum, fr\u00e1 \u00e1starsamb\u00f6ndum milli undirheimavera og manna og fr\u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingu hetja sem eiga undirheimalegt foreldri.<\/p>

Endurteki\u00f0 minni<\/span> er bo\u00f0 e\u00f0a brottn\u00e1m manns inn \u00ed Undirheiminn, \u00fear sem t\u00edminn gengur \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi. S\u00e1 sem sn\u00fdr aftur \u00far Undirheiminum kemst oft a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 aldir hafa li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed mannheimum.<\/p>

S\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0sagnahef\u00f0 \u00fatv\u00edkka\u00f0i \u00feennan arf og f\u00e6r\u00f0i hann inn \u00ed hversdagslegt samhengi.<\/p>

H\u00e9r finnast s\u00f6gur af lj\u00f3sm\u00e6\u00f0rum sem kalla\u00f0ar eru til \u00e1lfaf\u00e6\u00f0ingar. A\u00f0rar segja fr\u00e1 umskiptingum, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1lfab\u00f6rnum sem sett eru \u00ed leyni \u00ed sta\u00f0 mannsbarns. Enn a\u00f0rar greina fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum sem \u00e1netjast \u00ed \u00e1lfah\u00f3lnum og komast varla \u00fat aftur. A\u00f0 lokum eru b\u00e6ndur sem kalla yfir sig rei\u00f0i Aos S\u00ed fyrir a\u00f0 hafa fellt \u00e1lfatr\u00e9 e\u00f0a byggt yfir \u00e1lfast\u00edg.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gur fr\u00e1sagnar\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0ur snertir banshee-veruna. \u00deessi eina kvenlega undirheimavera er tengd tilteknum fj\u00f6lskyldum og bo\u00f0ar me\u00f0 vein s\u00ednu dau\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0lims. H\u00fan er ekki illkvittin vera, heldur bo\u00f0beri \u00f3umfl\u00fdjanlegra \u00f6rlaga.<\/p>

\u00c1 heildina liti\u00f0 s\u00fdna sagnirnar Aos S\u00ed sem verur sem ma\u00f0urinn stendur st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00ed vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mu sambandi vi\u00f0, m\u00f3tu\u00f0u af gagnkv\u00e6mum skyldum og h\u00e6ttum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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D\u00fdrkun og tilbei\u00f0sla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00d3l\u00edkt gu\u00f0um st\u00f3rra hofstr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a er ekki unnt a\u00f0 tala um d\u00fdrkun<\/span> \u00e1 Aos S\u00ed \u00ed str\u00f6ngum skilningi, me\u00f0 prestast\u00e9tt, hofum og f\u00f6stum helgisi\u00f0aformum.<\/p>

Samband manna vi\u00f0 Aos S\u00ed var \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 fellt inn \u00ed hversdaginn og b\u00e6nda\u00e1rshringinn, og samanst\u00f3\u00f0 af fj\u00f6lda g\u00e6tni- og for\u00f0unarreglna auk reglulegra sm\u00e1gjafa.<\/p>

\u00datbreidd venja var a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra f\u00f3rnargjafir, fyrst og fremst f\u00e6\u00f0u. \u00c1 m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6\u00f0um var si\u00f0ur<\/span> a\u00f0 leggja til hli\u00f0ar hluta af m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0inni, sopa af mj\u00f3lk e\u00f0a fyrsta bj\u00f3rinn \u00far bruggun handa g\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00f3lkinu, e\u00f0a hella \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina.<\/p>

\u00c1 tilteknum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed landslaginu, svo sem vi\u00f0 lindir, \u00e1kve\u00f0in tr\u00e9 e\u00f0a h\u00f3lana sj\u00e1lfa, voru gjafir lag\u00f0ar ni\u00f0ur. \u00deessar athafnir voru fremur til a\u00f0 bl\u00ed\u00f0ka en d\u00fdrka. F\u00f3lk vildi var\u00f0veita velvild Aos S\u00ed og for\u00f0ast rei\u00f0i \u00feeirra.<\/p>

S\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing var tengd umskiptat\u00edmum \u00ed \u00e1rshringnum, fyrst og fremst hinum fornu h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um Samhain s\u00ed\u00f0la hausts og Bealtaine \u00ed upphafi sumars.<\/p>

\u00c1 \u00feessum d\u00f6gum var tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin milli mannheims og Undirheimsins v\u00e6ru s\u00e9rlega gagns\u00e6, og \u00fev\u00ed voru Aos S\u00ed talin s\u00e9rlega virk og h\u00e6ttuleg \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma. \u00cd samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fj\u00f6lga\u00f0i verndandi og bl\u00ed\u00f0kandi si\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmam\u00f6rkum.<\/p>

Einnig voru tilteknir sta\u00f0ir undir s\u00e9rstakri vernd. \u00c1lfah\u00f3la, \u00e1lfatr\u00e9, oft st\u00f6k \u00feyrnitr\u00e9, og meintir \u00e1lfast\u00edgar m\u00e1ttu ekki skemma, byggja \u00e1 e\u00f0a pl\u00e6gja yfir.<\/p>

A\u00f0 fylgja \u00feessum reglum var vi\u00f0varandi einkenni sveital\u00edfsh\u00e1tta og hefur a\u00f0 hluta var\u00f0veist fram \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ari t\u00edma. Samband manna vi\u00f0 Aos S\u00ed var \u00feannig s\u00ed\u00f0ur tr\u00fa d\u00fdrkunar en tr\u00fa varf\u00e6rinnar n\u00e1b\u00fdlis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og fr\u00e1hrindandi t\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00cd umgengni vi\u00f0 Aos S\u00ed hefur myndast einkar r\u00edk vernindarhef\u00f0. Um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a si\u00f0i sem eru vel skjalfestir \u00ed sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1ttafr\u00e6\u00f0i, en framsetning \u00feeirra felur ekki \u00ed s\u00e9r neina fullyr\u00f0ingu um virkni \u00feeirra.<\/p>

Grundvallarregla verndar sneri a\u00f0 tungum\u00e1linu. Menn for\u00f0u\u00f0ust a\u00f0 nefna Aos S\u00ed beint me\u00f0 nafni og notu\u00f0u \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 vinsamlegar umritanir eins og \u201eg\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00f3lki\u00f0“ e\u00f0a \u201eg\u00f3\u00f0ir n\u00e1grannar“. Menn g\u00e6ttu \u00feess a\u00f0 tala ekki illa um \u00feau, \u00feakka \u00feeim e\u00f0a m\u00f3\u00f0ga \u00feau. \u00deessi tungum\u00e1lalega vark\u00e1rni var ein af mikilv\u00e6gustu tegundum verndar.<\/p>

Annar h\u00f3pur si\u00f0a sneri a\u00f0 tilteknum efnum og hlutum sem talin voru hafa fr\u00e1hrindandi m\u00e1tt. J\u00e1rn, s\u00e9rstaklega kaldsm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0 j\u00e1rn, \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f6flugt vopn gegn Aos S\u00ed. J\u00e1rnnagli, sk\u00e6ri e\u00f0a hestaskeifa voru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 verja h\u00fas, v\u00f6ggur og \u00fer\u00f6skulda.<\/p>

\u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt \u00fe\u00f3ttu \u00e1kve\u00f0nar pl\u00f6ntur verndandi, fyrst og fremst reynivi\u00f0ur, \u00e1samt j\u00f3hannesarjurt og \u00f6\u00f0rum jurtum. Salt, eldur og, \u00ed kristnu samhengi, v\u00edgt vatn og krossmark voru einnig notu\u00f0 til varnar.<\/p>

S\u00e9rstakri athygli var veitt vernd s\u00e6ngurkvenna og n\u00fdf\u00e6ddra barna, \u00fev\u00ed ungab\u00f6rn sem ekki h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 sk\u00edr\u00f0 og konur \u00ed s\u00e6ngurlegu voru samkv\u00e6mt \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa talin s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a numin af Aos S\u00ed og skipt \u00fat fyrir umskiptinga. H\u00e9r s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust varnarr\u00e1\u00f0stafanirnir upp, allt fr\u00e1 j\u00e1rni \u00ed v\u00f6ggunni til n\u00e1tta sem vaka\u00f0 var yfir.<\/p>

Auk \u00feess taldist strangt tillit til sta\u00f0a \u00e1lfa til ap\u00f3tr\u00f3p\u00edsks (fr\u00e1hrindandi) h\u00e1tternis. S\u00e1 sem hl\u00edf\u00f0i \u00e1lfatr\u00e9 og h\u00e9lt \u00e1lfag\u00f6tu opinni for\u00f0a\u00f0ist a\u00f0 vekja rei\u00f0i Aos S\u00ed yfirleitt. \u00cd heild sinni s\u00fdnir \u00feetta a\u00f0 verndarhef\u00f0in mi\u00f0a\u00f0i fyrst og fremst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera hi\u00f0 vi\u00f0kv\u00e6ma n\u00e1grenni vi\u00f0 hina ver\u00f6ldina b\u00e6rilegt me\u00f0 tillitssemi, vark\u00e1rni og \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda fornar reglur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Aos S\u00ed tilheyra st\u00f3rum tr\u00faars\u00f6gulegum h\u00f3pi vera sem l\u00fdst er sem n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e6ttum, land- e\u00f0a sta\u00f0ar\u00f6ndum, og sem finnast \u00ed m\u00f6rgum menningarheimum Evr\u00f3pu og v\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00deeim er sameiginleg hugmyndin um a\u00f0 landslagi\u00f0 sem menn b\u00faa \u00e1 s\u00e9 jafnframt deilt me\u00f0 \u00f3s\u00fdnilegu f\u00f3lki, sem bera skal tillit til.<\/p>

\u00c1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndum samsvara Aos S\u00ed verur norr\u00e6nnar munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0ar<\/span>, svo sem \u00e1lfar auk \u00feeirra vera sem hugsa\u00f0ar eru b\u00faa ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar e\u00f0a \u00ed h\u00f3lum, hulduf\u00f3lk, sem svipa\u00f0ar gjafir voru f\u00e6r\u00f0ar og svipa\u00f0ar varna\u00f0arreglur gilti um.<\/p>

\u00c1 \u00cdslandi eru hugmyndir um hulduf\u00f3lki\u00f0 enn lifandi allt til n\u00fat\u00edmans. \u00c1 \u00fe\u00fdskum\u00e6landi sv\u00e6\u00f0um m\u00e1 bera saman vi\u00f0 dverga, jar\u00f0anda og h\u00fasanda, \u00ed slavneskum hef\u00f0um \u00fdmsa h\u00fas-, akur- og sk\u00f3garanda.<\/p>

S\u00e9rlega n\u00e1in er tengingin innan hins keltneskum\u00e6landi heims sj\u00e1lfs.<\/p>

Skoskir Daoine S\u00ecth, velskar og korniskar \u00e1lfahugmyndir auk munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0ar<\/span> Bretagne og M\u00f6n myndar me\u00f0 \u00edrskum Aos S\u00ed samfellt hef\u00f0arsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear sem m\u00f6rg minni koma aftur fyrir, allt fr\u00e1 umskiptingnum yfir hinn \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi t\u00edma \u00ed hinni ver\u00f6ldinni til varnargripsins j\u00e1rns.<\/p>

Yfirgripsmiki\u00f0 minni<\/span> sem tengir Aos S\u00ed vi\u00f0 a\u00f0rar hef\u00f0ir er hugmyndin um hina ver\u00f6ldina sem samhli\u00f0a tilverandi r\u00edki, \u00fear sem inngangar liggja \u00e1 tilteknum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed landslaginu og standa opnir \u00e1 tilteknum t\u00edmum.<\/p>

Minni\u00f0<\/span> um hinn mismunandi framvindut\u00edma, minni\u00f0<\/span> um hina h\u00e6ttulegu gestrisni og banni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9ta \u00ed hinni ver\u00f6ldinni finnast einnig \u00ed fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0um. Samanbur\u00f0urinn s\u00fdnir gl\u00f6gglega a\u00f0 Aos S\u00ed eru menningarbundin, \u00f3tv\u00edr\u00e6tt \u00edrsk \u00fatg\u00e1fa af v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kri tr\u00faarlegri grunnhugmynd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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N\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0t\u00f6kur og ranns\u00f3knir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hugmyndin um Aos S\u00ed er menningarlega virk allt til n\u00fat\u00edmans \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi<\/a> og \u00ed Skotlandi. Tr\u00fain \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed str\u00f6ngum skilningi hefur a\u00f0 miklu leyti dv\u00edna\u00f0, en si\u00f0irnir, sagnirnir og sta\u00f0bundnu tengslin sem henni fylgja lifa enn v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1fram.<\/p>

\u00deekkt eru d\u00e6mi \u00feess a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdir hafi veri\u00f0 breyttar e\u00f0a taf\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 for\u00f0a \u00feyrnitr\u00e9 sem tali\u00f0 er tilheyra \u00e1lfum. Sl\u00edk atvik s\u00fdna hversu dj\u00fapt hef\u00f0in er enn greypt \u00ed skynjun f\u00f3lks \u00e1 landslaginu.<\/p>

\u00cd b\u00f3kmenntum og listum hafa Aos S\u00ed fengi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ka umfj\u00f6llun. \u00cdrska b\u00f3kmenntavakningin s\u00ed\u00f0la \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld og \u00ed upphafi 20. aldar, me\u00f0 h\u00f6fundum eins og William Butler Yeats og Lady Augusta Gregory, ger\u00f0i \u00e1lfa\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina a\u00f0 einu af meginefnum n\u00fat\u00edma \u00edrskra b\u00f3kmennta.<\/p>

Yeats safna\u00f0i \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gum og nota\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed verkum s\u00ednum. Allt til fantas\u00edub\u00f3kmennta n\u00fat\u00edmans, \u00ed kvikmyndum, t\u00f3nlist og d\u00e6gurmenningu, eru keltnesku \u00e1lfaverurnar vins\u00e6lt efni.<\/p>

\u00cd ranns\u00f3knum er fjalla\u00f0 um Aos S\u00ed fr\u00e1 \u00fdmsum fr\u00e6\u00f0igreinum. Keltafr\u00e6\u00f0in sko\u00f0ar mi\u00f0aldalega go\u00f0sagnatexta og tengsl Aos S\u00ed vi\u00f0 Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann.<\/p>

\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> og sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar ranns\u00f3knir hafa fr\u00e1 19. \u00f6ld safna\u00f0 og greint umfangsmiki\u00f0 safn \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0sagna um \u00e1lfa. Tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> spyr um st\u00f6\u00f0u Aos S\u00ed \u00e1 milli gu\u00f0a, hinna framli\u00f0nu og n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e6tta, og um samband forkristinna hugmynda og kristinnar yfirm\u00f3tunar.<\/p>

Ranns\u00f3knir leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 munnm\u00e6laarfurinn<\/span> hafi aldrei mynda\u00f0 eitt samr\u00e6mt, loka\u00f0 kerfi, heldur hafi hann veri\u00f0 margbrotinn, mismunandi milli sv\u00e6\u00f0a og \u00fer\u00f3ast yfir langan t\u00edma.<\/p>

Auk \u00feess er kanna\u00f0 hlutverk \u00e1lfatr\u00faarins \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu, me\u00f0al annars sem sk\u00fdringarm\u00f3del fyrir \u00f3\u00fatsk\u00fdranlega atbur\u00f0i, sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma og dau\u00f0a, og sem lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 gefa landslaginu merkingu og m\u00f6rk. Aos S\u00ed eru \u00feannig taldir s\u00e9rstaklega gott d\u00e6mi \u00ed ranns\u00f3knum um \u00e1framhaldandi \u00e1hrif forkristinna hugmynda \u00ed lifandi menningu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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