{"id":169132,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169132"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:33:03","slug":"hestaskeifa-heilla-og-verndartakn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/hestaskeifa-heilla-og-verndartakn\/","title":{"rendered":"Hestaskeifa \u2013 heilla- og verndart\u00e1kni\u00f0 yfir dyrunum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hestaskeifan \u2013 verndar- og heillat\u00e1kn yfir dyrum<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hestaskeifan er eitt af \u00feekktustu heilla- og verndart\u00e1knum Evr\u00f3pu. Fest yfir dyrum tengdi h\u00fan saman tv\u00e6r fornar verndarhugmyndir, kraft j\u00e1rnsins og form h\u00e1lfm\u00e1nans, og hefur haldist sem kunnuglegt t\u00e1kn allt til dagsins \u00ed dag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span>Evr\u00f3psk \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0argaldur<\/a>Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span><\/div>\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
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Hestaskeifan er bogadregi\u00f0 j\u00e1rnbeisli sem upphaflega var nota\u00f0 til a\u00f0 verja h\u00f3fa hesta. Umfram \u00feennan hagn\u00fdta tilgang var\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00ed evr\u00f3pskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa \u00fatbreitt verndar- og heillat\u00e1kn.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00feessari merkingu er hestaskeifan ekki fest \u00e1 hestinn heldur yfir dyr, \u00e1 h\u00fasveggi og vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f6skulda. \u00dear \u00e1 h\u00fan a\u00f0 vernda h\u00fasi\u00f0 og \u00edb\u00faa \u00feess og draga til s\u00edn heppni.<\/p>

Hestaskeifan tengir saman tv\u00e6r eldri verndarhugmyndir. \u00d6nnur sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 efninu, j\u00e1rninu, sem \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0argaldri var eigna\u00f0ur fr\u00e1hrindandi kraftur. Hin sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 forminu, h\u00e1lfm\u00e1nanum sem opnast upp e\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur.<\/p>

\u00deannig er hestaskeifan gott d\u00e6mi um hvernig hversdagslegur nytjahlutur getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 verndart\u00e1kn. Merking hennar sk\u00fdrist ekki af tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0um heldur af \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri hugsun um efni og form.<\/p>

Hestaskeifan stendur ekki einangru\u00f0 heldur tilheyrir heilum h\u00f3pi verndargripa sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u sinn sta\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fer\u00f6skuldi h\u00fasins. Salt, j\u00e1rnnaglar og \u00e1kve\u00f0nar jurtir voru einnig fest vi\u00f0 dyr og innganga. Innan \u00feessa h\u00f3ps er hestaskeifan \u00feekktasta og a\u00f0gengilegasta \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i heimilisverndar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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J\u00e1rn sem verndarm\u00e1lmur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00cd evr\u00f3pskum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0argaldri var j\u00e1rn um langan t\u00edma tali\u00f0 m\u00e1lmur me\u00f0 fr\u00e1hrindandi kraft. \u00dev\u00ed var eigna\u00f0ur s\u00e1 eiginleiki a\u00f0 halda ska\u00f0legum \u00f6flum fjarri og \u00fea\u00f0 kom fyrir \u00ed m\u00f6rgum verndarsi\u00f0um.<\/p>

\u00datbreidd var s\u00fa hugmynd a\u00f0 nornir, andar og \u00f6nnur illkynja verur for\u00f0u\u00f0ust j\u00e1rni\u00f0. J\u00e1rnhlutir, naglar og bl\u00f6\u00f0 voru \u00fev\u00ed fest vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f6skulda, v\u00f6ggur og fj\u00e1rh\u00fas til a\u00f0 tryggja \u00feessa sta\u00f0i.<\/p>

\u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0a \u00feessarar hugmyndar m\u00e1 liggja \u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u j\u00e1rnsins. Vinnsla \u00feess og m\u00f3tun \u00ed eldi smi\u00f0junnar kraf\u00f0ist kunn\u00e1ttu og var talin listgrein me\u00f0 eigin, n\u00e6rri leyndard\u00f3msfullri merkingu.<\/p>

Hestaskeifan er j\u00e1rnhlutur og ber \u00feannig fyrirfram me\u00f0 s\u00e9r verndarmerkingu efnisins. \u00deegar sem j\u00e1rnstykki yfir dyrum v\u00e6ri h\u00fan, samkv\u00e6mt \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri hugsun, verndart\u00e1kn, jafnvel \u00e1\u00f0ur en form hennar k\u00e6mi til.<\/p>

N\u00e1tengd verndarkrafti j\u00e1rnsins var pers\u00f3na smi\u00f0sins. Smi\u00f0urinn r\u00edkti yfir eldinum og m\u00f3ta\u00f0i har\u00f0a m\u00e1lminn, og \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa var i\u00f0n hans talin listgrein me\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku, n\u00e6rri leyndard\u00f3msfullu valdi. \u00deessi vir\u00f0ing fyrir smi\u00f0num og efni hans endurspeglast einnig \u00ed \u00feeirri merkingu sem hestaskeifunni var eignu\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Form h\u00e1lfm\u00e1nans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Auk efnisins stu\u00f0lar form hestaskeifunnar einnig a\u00f0 verndarmerkingu hennar. Hestaskeifan myndar boga sem opnast til einnar hli\u00f0ar og minnir \u00e1 sig\u00f0 vaxandi e\u00f0a minnkandi m\u00e1nans.<\/p>

M\u00e1nasig\u00f0in er mj\u00f6g fornt t\u00e1kn. \u00deegar \u00ed forn\u00f6ld<\/span> voru h\u00e1lfm\u00e1nalaga hengiskart borin sem verndargripir, me\u00f0al annars lunula sem \u00e1 r\u00f3mverskum sv\u00e6\u00f0um var fest \u00e1 st\u00falkur til verndar.<\/p>

H\u00e1lfm\u00e1naformi\u00f0 var \u00ed m\u00f6rgum menningarheimum tali\u00f0 heilladrj\u00fagt og verndandi. \u00dea\u00f0 var tengt vexti, framvindu t\u00edmans og verndarm\u00e1ttum kvenkyns. Hestaskeifan tekur upp \u00feetta form \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem b\u00e1ru hana hafi \u00e1vallt veri\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00feess me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir.<\/p>

\u00cd tengingu verndandi j\u00e1rns og verndandi m\u00e1naforms liggur hluti af s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u hestaskeifunnar. Tv\u00e6r \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0ar verndarhugmyndir m\u00e6tast \u00ed einum og sama, hversdagslega a\u00f0gengilega hlutnum.<\/p>

H\u00e1lfm\u00e1nalaga verndargripir fornaldar<\/span> voru bornir um aldir \u00e1\u00f0ur en hestaskeifan t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 hlutverki s\u00ednu. \u00deegar hestaskeifan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 lokum verndart\u00e1kn, h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00f3me\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00e1fram fornu vir\u00f0ingunni fyrir m\u00e1naforminu. Margir sem hengdu upp hestaskeifu hugsu\u00f0u varla um m\u00e1nann, og \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00e9lt forn merking formsins \u00e1fram a\u00f0 verka \u00ed bakgrunni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Yfir dyrum: festing og sta\u00f0a<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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D\u00e6miger\u00f0ur sta\u00f0ur fyrir hestaskeifu er dyrahur\u00f0in. H\u00fan er fest yfir inngang h\u00fass, \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ar e\u00f0a fj\u00e1rh\u00fass. Dyrin eru sta\u00f0urinn \u00fear sem, samkv\u00e6mt \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri hugmynd, ska\u00f0legt getur brotist inn \u00ed hi\u00f0 var\u00f0a sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>

Um r\u00e9ttri st\u00f6\u00f0u hestaskeifunnar eru mismunandi sko\u00f0anir. \u00datbreidd sko\u00f0un segir a\u00f0 hestaskeifan ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera fest me\u00f0 endana upp svo heppnin haldist \u00ed henni eins og \u00ed sk\u00e1l.<\/p>

\u00d6nnur sko\u00f0un heldur fram hinu gagnst\u00e6\u00f0a. Me\u00f0 endana ni\u00f0ur hellir hestaskeifan heppni sinni og vernd yfir hvern \u00feann sem gengur inn um dyrnar. B\u00e6\u00f0i t\u00falkun eru fornar og eru til hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0.<\/p>

\u00deessi \u00f3samkomulagsgengi s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 engin einhl\u00edt regla er til. Sta\u00f0an fylgir sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnum si\u00f0um og pers\u00f3nulegum sannf\u00e6ringum. M\u00f6rgum var mikilv\u00e6gara en stefnan s\u00fa einfalda sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 hestaskeifa hengi yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 yfir dyrunum.<\/p>

\u00d3samkomulagi\u00f0 um r\u00e9ttri st\u00f6\u00f0u ver\u00f0ur ekki leyst, \u00fev\u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0ar sko\u00f0anirnar eru fornar og r\u00f3tfastar \u00e1 mismunandi sv\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00c1 sumum st\u00f6\u00f0um hengdi f\u00f3lk hestaskeifuna v\u00edsvitandi \u00feannig a\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0ar t\u00falkanir v\u00e6ru \u00fe\u00f3knar. \u00deessi fj\u00f6lbreytni s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0si\u00f0um er sjaldan til a\u00f0eins ein bindandi regla, heldur margar hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ar hef\u00f0ir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Sagan af Dunstan og dj\u00f6flinum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Til verndar\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar h\u00f3fj\u00e1rnsins heyrir kunn helgis\u00f6gn<\/span> sem tengist heil\u00f6gum Dunstan. Dunstan var kirkjuleg pers\u00f3na \u00e1 fyrri hluta mi\u00f0alda, og sagan eignar honum handverk j\u00e1rnsmi\u00f0s.<\/p>

Helgis\u00f6gnin<\/span> segir a\u00f0 dj\u00f6fullinn hafi komi\u00f0 til Dunstans og krafist \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta skeifa sig \u00e1 eigin h\u00f3fi. Dunstan \u00feekkti gestinn og olli honum v\u00edsvitandi miklum s\u00e1rsauka vi\u00f0 verki\u00f0.<\/p>

Fyrst \u00feegar dj\u00f6fullinn gr\u00e1tba\u00f0 hann l\u00e9t Dunstan af honum. Hann sleppti honum \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins me\u00f0 einu skilyr\u00f0i. Dj\u00f6fullinn var\u00f0 a\u00f0 lofa a\u00f0 ganga aldrei inn \u00ed h\u00fas \u00fear sem h\u00f3fj\u00e1rn hangir yfir dyrunum.<\/p>

\u00deessi fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn veitir myndr\u00e6na sk\u00fdringu \u00e1 si\u00f0num<\/span>. H\u00fan \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hvers vegna einmitt h\u00f3fj\u00e1rni\u00f0 yfir dyrunum heldur hinu illa \u00ed burtu og tengir verndart\u00e1kni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eftirminnilega s\u00f6gu.<\/p>

Sagan um Dunstan er ekki s\u00fa eina sinnar tegundar. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0sagnaarfurinn geymir margar s\u00f6gur \u00fear sem kl\u00f3kur j\u00e1rnsmi\u00f0ur leikur \u00e1 dj\u00f6fulinn. Stefi\u00f0<\/span> um hinn platan dj\u00f6ful var vins\u00e6lt \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 veitti hlustandanum \u00f6ryggiskennd. Tenging \u00feessa stefs vi\u00f0 h\u00f3fj\u00e1rni\u00f0 festi verndarsi\u00f0inn \u00ed eftirminnilegri og vins\u00e6lli s\u00f6gu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Fundna hestaskeifan og naglarnir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fanni var ekki liti\u00f0 \u00e1 allar hestaskeifur sem jafn \u00f6flugar. S\u00e9rstakri g\u00e6fu var eignu\u00f0 hestaskeifa sem fannst af tilviljun. Fundin hestaskeifa var \u00f3v\u00e6nt gj\u00f6f og talin gott fyrirbo\u00f0i.<\/p>

Naglarnir og naglag\u00f6tin \u00e1 hestaskeifunni gegndu einnig hlutverki. \u00datbreidd var \u00feeirri hugmynd a\u00f0 hestaskeifa me\u00f0 sj\u00f6 naglag\u00f6tum v\u00e6ri s\u00e9rstaklega g\u00e6fus\u00f6m, enda var t\u00f6lunni sj\u00f6 v\u00ed\u00f0a eignu\u00f0 hagst\u00e6\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing.<\/p>

\u00c1 sumum st\u00f6\u00f0um var mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu naglarnir v\u00e6ru enn \u00ed skeifunni e\u00f0a a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri fest me\u00f0 upprunalega fj\u00f6lda nagla. \u00deessar sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i s\u00fdna hversu n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fain<\/span> sko\u00f0a\u00f0i gripinn.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00feessum hugmyndum tvinnast saman \u00fdmsar g\u00e6fuhugsanir um hestaskeifuna. Fundurinn, talan og j\u00e1rni\u00f0 koma saman og gera \u00far skeifunni t\u00e1kn sem m\u00f6nnum eignu\u00f0u margv\u00edslega hagst\u00e6\u00f0a verkun.<\/p>

Tr\u00fain \u00e1 s\u00e9rstakan kraft fundins hlutar var mj\u00f6g \u00fatbreidd \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0si\u00f0um. Tilviljunarkenndur fundur var talinn merki fr\u00e1 \u00f6rl\u00f6gunum og \u00fear me\u00f0 gott fyrirbo\u00f0i. T\u00f6lunni sj\u00f6 var einnig v\u00ed\u00f0a eignu\u00f0 hagst\u00e6\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing. \u00cd fundinni hestaskeifu me\u00f0 naglag\u00f6tum s\u00ednum kom \u00feessi g\u00e6futr\u00fa saman \u00e1 \u00e1berandi h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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\u00datbrei\u00f0sla \u00ed evr\u00f3pskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Si\u00f0urinn<\/span> a\u00f0 festa hestaskeifu sem verndar- og g\u00e6fut\u00e1kn er \u00fatbreiddur um st\u00f3ran hluta Evr\u00f3pu. Fr\u00e1 Bretlandseyjum yfir \u00fe\u00fdskum\u00e6landi sv\u00e6\u00f0i og til Austur-Evr\u00f3pu er hestaskeifan yfir dyrum \u00feekkt t\u00e1kn.<\/p>

\u00deessi mikla \u00fatbrei\u00f0sla tengist mikilv\u00e6gi hestsins. Um aldir var hesturinn alls sta\u00f0ar n\u00e1l\u00e6gur \u00ed landb\u00fana\u00f0i, flutningum og handverki, og hestaskeifur voru \u00fev\u00ed au\u00f0f\u00e1anlegar.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu si\u00f0arins fylgdu sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnir munir. Sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 r\u00e9ttri stefnu skeifunnar, fj\u00f6lda nagla og bestu festingara\u00f0fer\u00f0 voru mismunandi fr\u00e1 einum sta\u00f0 til annars.<\/p>

Hestaskeifan er \u00feannig d\u00e6mi um verndart\u00e1kn \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faar sem fylgir ekki einni \u00e1kve\u00f0inni kenningu. H\u00fan lif\u00f0i \u00ed munnlegri arfleif\u00f0<\/span> og \u00ed daglegum si\u00f0<\/span> og t\u00f3k \u00e1 sig margv\u00edslegan sta\u00f0bundinn bl\u00e6.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 innflytjendum og fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum barst hestaskeifusi\u00f0urinn einnig \u00fat fyrir Evr\u00f3pu, til d\u00e6mis til Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku, \u00fear sem hann festi sig einnig \u00ed sessi. \u00c1 b\u00e6jum og \u00ed hesth\u00fasum, alls sta\u00f0ar \u00fear sem hestar voru haldnir, var hestaskeifan hvort e\u00f0 er til sta\u00f0ar. \u00deessi a\u00f0gengileiki ger\u00f0i hana a\u00f0 verndart\u00e1kni sem f\u00e9ll au\u00f0veldlega inn \u00ed daglegt l\u00edf \u00e1n s\u00e9rstakrar fyrirhafnar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Fr\u00e1 verndart\u00e1kni til g\u00e6fumerkis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum hefur merking hestaskeifunnar breyst. \u00cd eldri hugmyndum var v\u00f6rnin \u00ed fyrirr\u00fami. J\u00e1rnhestaskeifan yfir dyrunum \u00e1tti a\u00f0 halda ska\u00f0legum \u00f6flum \u00ed fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 og verja h\u00fasi\u00f0.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 minnkandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 nornir og illv\u00edgar v\u00e6ttir dr\u00f3 \u00far \u00feessari verndarhugsun. Hestaskeifan h\u00e9lst \u00fe\u00f3 \u00ed notkun, n\u00fa \u00ed meiri m\u00e6li skilin sem almennt g\u00e6fut\u00e1kn.<\/p>

\u00cd dag stendur hestaskeifan fyrst og fremst fyrir g\u00e6fu. H\u00fan kemur fram \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupum, um \u00e1ram\u00f3t og \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legum tilefnum \u00fear sem f\u00f3lk \u00f3skar hvert \u00f6\u00f0ru g\u00e6fu. Upprunalega verndarhugsunin lifir \u00ed mesta lagi \u00ed bakgrunni.<\/p>

\u00deessi \u00fer\u00f3un fr\u00e1 verndar- til g\u00e6fut\u00e1kns m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00ed m\u00f6rgum verndargripum. Hestaskeifan s\u00fdnir hana s\u00e9rstaklega vel, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan byggist alfari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum si\u00f0<\/span> \u00e1n nokkurra tr\u00faarlegra tengsla.<\/p>

Umbreytingin fr\u00e1 verndar- til g\u00e6fut\u00e1kns ger\u00f0ist sm\u00e1m saman og ver\u00f0ur ekki bundin vi\u00f0 eitt \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 t\u00edmamark. Me\u00f0 minnkandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 ska\u00f0leg \u00f6fl dr\u00f3 \u00far v\u00e6gi verndarhugsunarinnar, me\u00f0an \u00f3skin um g\u00e6fu h\u00e9lst \u00f3breytt. M\u00f6rg forn verndart\u00e1kn hafa fari\u00f0 \u00feessa lei\u00f0 og lifa \u00ed dag \u00e1fram sem almennir g\u00e6fugripir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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M\u00f3tt\u00f6kur \u00ed dag<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Hesturskeifan er enn \u00feann dag \u00ed dag kunnuglegt t\u00e1kn. Sem l\u00edti\u00f0 hengi, sem myndefni<\/span> \u00e1 heilla\u00f3skakortum og sem skartgripur birtist h\u00fan \u00ed daglegu l\u00edfi margra, oft \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 hl\u00fdjar \u00f3skir.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00feessari notkun er hesturskeifan a\u00f0 mestu slitin \u00far tengslum vi\u00f0 uppruna sinn. H\u00fan stendur vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 annarra heillamerkja \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fj\u00f3rbla\u00f0a sm\u00e1rann og s\u00f3tarann og er varla lengur tengd j\u00e1rninu e\u00f0a m\u00e1naformi s\u00ednu.<\/p>

Alv\u00f6ru j\u00e1rnskeifur yfir dyrum m\u00e1 \u00fe\u00f3 enn finna, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sveitab\u00e6jum, g\u00f6mlum h\u00fasum og hesth\u00fasum. \u00dear hefur venjan<\/span> haldist \u00ed upprunalegri, \u00e1\u00fereifanlegri mynd.<\/p>

Hesturskeifan er \u00feannig verndart\u00e1kn sem hefur sta\u00f0ist t\u00edmans t\u00f6nn. H\u00fan s\u00fdnir hvernig einfaldur hlutur getur borist, veri\u00f0 t\u00falka\u00f0ur og a\u00f0 lokum or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 almennu happat\u00e1kni yfir margar aldir.<\/p>

Hesturskeifan kemur einnig fram \u00ed skjaldarmerkjafr\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00ed f\u00e9lagsmerkjum og \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum, \u00fear sem h\u00fan er valin sem t\u00e1kn fyrir heppni og velgengni. \u00cd br\u00fa\u00f0kaupum er h\u00fan v\u00ed\u00f0a gefin br\u00fa\u00f0hj\u00f3num sem happagripur. \u00cd \u00f6llum \u00feessum notkunum lifir hin gamla, upphaflega verndandi merking \u00e1fram \u00ed milda\u00f0ri, lj\u00fafri mynd fram \u00e1 \u00feennan dag.<\/p>

Tengdar s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00ed handb\u00f3kinni: yfirlit yfir verndart\u00e1kn \u00ed yfirliti<\/a> og s\u00ed\u00f0an um happagripi<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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