{"id":169244,"date":"2026-09-05T14:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169244"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:35:57","slug":"hagstein-gatadur-verndarsteinn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/hagstein-gatadur-verndarsteinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Hagstein \u2013 gata\u00f0i verndarsteinn \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faarins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hagstein: gata\u00f0ur verndarsteinn og h\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faarins<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagstein er steinn sem hefur fengi\u00f0 gat \u00ed gegn vegna n\u00e1tt\u00farulegrar ve\u00f0runar. \u00cd evr\u00f3pskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa var sl\u00edkur steinn talinn verndargripur.<\/p>

Hann er einnig \u00feekktur undir n\u00f6fnum eins og h\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0, druduasteinn e\u00f0a \u00e1 ensku m\u00e1li sem \u201ehag stone\u201c. \u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i telst hagsteinurinn til flokks verndarsteina sem eigna\u00f0ur var fr\u00e1hrekjandi kraftur. \u00deessi grein fjallar um uppruna, si\u00f0<\/span> og t\u00falkun \u00feessa gatasteins.<\/p>\n

Hagstein er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega gata\u00f0ur verndarsteinn, \u00ed daglegu tali einnig kalla\u00f0ur h\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span>Evr\u00f3psk \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa<\/a>Verndarsteinn<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Hagsteinn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagstein er n\u00e1tt\u00farulegur steinn me\u00f0 gati sem myndast hefur vegna ve\u00f0runar, vatnsrofs e\u00f0a af v\u00f6ldum bort\u00e6kra l\u00edfvera. \u00dea\u00f0 sem skiptir m\u00e1li er a\u00f0 gati\u00f0 hafi ekki veri\u00f0 gert af manna h\u00f6ndum. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00feessi n\u00e1tt\u00farulegi uppruni ger\u00f0i steininn ver\u00f0m\u00e6tan \u00ed hugmyndaheimi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faarins.<\/p>

Steinurinn ber \u00fdmis n\u00f6fn \u00e1 \u00fe\u00fdskum\u00e6landi sv\u00e6\u00f0um. Algengust eru Hagstein, h\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0, druduasteinn, \u201eSchratenstein\u201c og g\u00e6fusteinn. \u00c1 ensku m\u00e1li kallast hann \u201ehag stone\u201c, \u201eadder stone\u201c e\u00f0a \u201eholey stone\u201c. Fj\u00f6lbreytni nafnanna s\u00fdnir hversu v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feessi si\u00f0ur var \u00fatbreiddur.<\/p>

Or\u00f0hlutinn \u201ehag\u201c v\u00edsar til fornra hugtaka um nornir e\u00f0a kvenkyns illv\u00e6tti. Hagsteinurinn var \u00fev\u00ed steinninn gegn \u201ehag\u201c, \u00fea\u00f0 er verndargripur gegn galdrahr\u00e6\u00f0slu og n\u00e6turvofum.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i telst hagsteinurinn til verndart\u00e1kna<\/a> og verndargripa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faarins. Hann stendur \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum hlutum sem eignu\u00f0 var verndandi kraftur, svo sem tilteknum vi\u00f0artegundum og jurtum.<\/p>

\u00d3l\u00edkt sm\u00ed\u00f0u\u00f0um verndargripum er hagsteinurinn fundinn hlutur. Kraftur hans bygg\u00f0ist \u00e1 \u00feeirri tr\u00fa a\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faran sj\u00e1lf hef\u00f0i m\u00f3ta\u00f0 hann. \u00dear me\u00f0 er hann grundvallar\u00f3l\u00edkur sm\u00ed\u00f0u\u00f0um verndargrip og talismann<\/a>.<\/p>

R\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 taka fram a\u00f0 verndar\u00e1hrif hagsteinsins l\u00fdsa s\u00f6gulegri tr\u00faarhugmynd. Steinninn er \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt vitni, ekki virkur verndarb\u00fana\u00f0ur \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum skilningi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Uppruni og saga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Tr\u00fain \u00e1 verndandi kraft gata\u00f0ra steina er fornt fyrirb\u00e6ri og \u00fatbreidd um st\u00f3ran hluta Evr\u00f3pu. \u00deegar forn\u00f6ld<\/span> h\u00f6f\u00f0u h\u00f6fundar greint fr\u00e1 steinum me\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum eiginleikum, \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki s\u00e9 unnt a\u00f0 tengja hverja fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn me\u00f0 vissu vi\u00f0 hagsteininn.<\/p>

R\u00f3mverski n\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn Plinius eldri l\u00fdsir steini sem samkv\u00e6mt tr\u00fa hef\u00f0i myndast af h\u00f6ggormi og veitti vernd. \u00deessi svokalla\u00f0i h\u00f6ggormasteinn er talinn undanfari s\u00ed\u00f0ari hugmynda um gata\u00f0an verndarstein.<\/p>

\u00c1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum og \u00ed upphafi n\u00fdaldar \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu var hagsteinurinn fastur li\u00f0ur \u00ed dreifb\u00fdlis\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0is\u00f6fn fr\u00e1 19. \u00f6ld skr\u00e1setja si\u00f0inn<\/span> \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi, Englandi, Skandinav\u00edu og \u00e1 slavneskum sv\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>

S\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 strandsv\u00e6\u00f0um og vi\u00f0 \u00e1r var hagsteinurinn \u00fatbreiddur, enda skapa\u00f0i vatnsrof \u00fear oft gata\u00f0a steina. Sj\u00f3menn og b\u00e1tamenn m\u00e1tu hann s\u00e9rstaklega, sem leiddi til eigin sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundinna si\u00f0a.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 minnkandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 galdra og nornir \u00e1 18. og 19. \u00f6ld glata\u00f0i hagsteinurinn hlutverki s\u00ednu sem alvarlegur verndargripur. Hann var\u00f0 \u00ed auknum m\u00e6li g\u00e6fusteinn sem eigna\u00f0ir voru vinsamlegir en \u00f3skuldbindandi eiginleikar.<\/p>

Saga hagsteinsins er \u00feannig saga um langt samfellu. Si\u00f0inn<\/span> m\u00e1 rekja \u00ed gegnum margar aldir, en e\u00f0li hans breyttist \u00far alvarlegum verndargrip \u00ed vinsamlegan g\u00e6fugrip.<\/p>

Einnig fjalla mi\u00f0aldasteinab\u00e6kur, svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 lapidarium-rit, um gata\u00f0a og s\u00e9rstaklega forma\u00f0a steina og eignu\u00f0u \u00feeim fr\u00e1hrekjandi eiginleika. \u00deessir textar tengdu fornaldar\u00feekkingu vi\u00f0 kristna t\u00falkun og \u00e1ttu sinn \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 tr\u00fain \u00e1 verndarsteina breiddist \u00fat fr\u00e1 l\u00e6r\u00f0um arfleif\u00f0<\/span> yfir \u00ed daglega framkv\u00e6md \u00ed dreifb\u00fdli.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Form, efni og ger\u00f0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagsteinn er ekki mannger\u00f0ur hlutur, heldur fundinn steinn. Hann er oftast \u00far tinnu, sandsteini e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0ru bergi sem er vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mt fyrir ve\u00f0run. Form hans er mismunandi fr\u00e1 steini til steins, \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00faran m\u00f3tar hann \u00f3reglulega.<\/p>

A\u00f0als\u00e9rkenni\u00f0 er gati\u00f0 sem gengur \u00ed gegnum steininn. \u00dea\u00f0 myndast me\u00f0 \u00fdmsum n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum ferlum. \u00cd sj\u00f3 og \u00e1m nuddar rekefni sm\u00e1m saman gat \u00ed m\u00fdkra berg. \u00c1 landi getur frostve\u00f0run haft \u00e1hrif.<\/p>

\u00d6nnur ors\u00f6k eru bergbj\u00f6randi l\u00edfverur. \u00c1kve\u00f0nar skeld\u00fdr og ormar bora gangna \u00ed mj\u00fakt berg, sem s\u00ed\u00f0an ver\u00f0a eftir sem g\u00f6t \u00feegar efni\u00f0 umhverfis molnar. Sl\u00edkir l\u00edfbornir g\u00f6tsteinar eru algengir vi\u00f0 strendur.<\/p>

St\u00e6r\u00f0 hagsteina er mismunandi, fr\u00e1 litlum steinum sem bera m\u00e1 \u00e1 sn\u00faru til \u00feungra steina sem hengdir voru upp \u00e1 fastan sta\u00f0. Til a\u00f0 bera \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum voru fremur valdir litlir, l\u00e9ttir steinar.<\/p>

\u00cd raun var ekki um framlei\u00f0slu a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. Ma\u00f0urinn gat a\u00f0eins fundi\u00f0 steininn, vali\u00f0 hann og eftir atvikum fest vi\u00f0 hann sn\u00faru. Gat sem ma\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i bora\u00f0 ey\u00f0ilag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa gildi steinsins.<\/p>

\u00cd sumum sagnaheimildum er finnslunni sj\u00e1lfri l\u00f6g\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing. Hagsteinn sem fannst af tilviljun var talinn ver\u00f0m\u00e6tari en steinn sem leita\u00f0 var a\u00f0 af \u00e1settu r\u00e1\u00f0i, og steinn sem gefinn var haf\u00f0i a\u00f0ra \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu en steinn sem ma\u00f0ur fann sj\u00e1lfur.<\/p>

Til a\u00f0 hengja steininn upp var hann festur vi\u00f0 sn\u00faru, le\u00f0urband e\u00f0a fl\u00e9tta\u00f0a r\u00e6mu. \u00dear sem steinninn h\u00e9kk yfir dyrum e\u00f0a \u00ed fj\u00e1rh\u00fasi, var \u00feess g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 hann g\u00e6ti sveiflast frj\u00e1lst. Steinn sem var fastur og kyrrst\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1hrifaminni, \u00fev\u00ed hreyfanleiki hans var talinn hluti af krafti hans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegur bakgrunnur og tr\u00faarhugmyndir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u00c1 bak vi\u00f0 Hagstein liggur s\u00fa hugmynd a\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulegt gat veiti steininum s\u00e9rstakan eiginleika. Gati\u00f0 var tali\u00f0 vera op sem h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed gegnum og \u00feannig skynja annan, hulinn veruleika.<\/p>

\u00datbreidd tr\u00fa sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum gat Hagsteins m\u00e6tti \u00feekkja nornir, \u00e1lfa og hulin vera. \u00dea\u00f0 sem fali\u00f0 var berum augum yr\u00f0i s\u00fdnilegt \u00ed gegnum steininn. \u00deessi hugmynd gaf steininum afhj\u00fapandi hlutverk.<\/p>

\u00c1 sama t\u00edma var gata\u00f0i steinninn talinn verndargripur. Menn tr\u00fa\u00f0u a\u00f0 ska\u00f0leg \u00f6fl g\u00e6tu ekki fari\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum n\u00e1tt\u00farulegt gat e\u00f0a yr\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0vu\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed. Hagsteinn mynda\u00f0i \u00feannig t\u00e1knr\u00e6na hindrun.<\/p>

S\u00e9rstaklega var Hagsteinn talinn r\u00e1\u00f0 gegn Alp, \u00fer\u00fagandi n\u00e6turanda. Hengdur yfir r\u00fam e\u00f0a \u00ed fj\u00f3si \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 Alp \u00fer\u00faga\u00f0i mann e\u00f0a skepnu \u00ed svefni. \u00dea\u00f0an er nafni\u00f0 Drudenstein dregi\u00f0.<\/p>

N\u00e1tt\u00faruleg tilur\u00f0 gatsins var tr\u00fanni lykilatri\u00f0i. A\u00f0eins \u00fea\u00f0 sem n\u00e1tt\u00faran haf\u00f0i skapa\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00edhlutunar manna taldist m\u00e1ttugt. H\u00e9r birtist mikilsvir\u00f0ing sem algeng var \u00ed al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ut\u00f6frum \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00f3ger\u00f0a og fundna.<\/p>

Hagsteinn tengdi \u00feannig saman margar hugmyndir. Hann var sj\u00f3narhj\u00e1lp fyrir hi\u00f0 hulda, verndargripur gegn ska\u00f0v\u00e6ttum og g\u00e6fugjafi samt\u00edmis. \u00deessi sams\u00f6fnun merkinga er d\u00e6miger\u00f0 fyrir al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ut\u00f6fragripi.<\/p>

Hagsteinn l\u00e9k s\u00e9rstakt hlutverk \u00ed tr\u00fa tengdri sp\u00e1d\u00f3mi<\/span> og t\u00fdndum eigum. \u00c1 sumum sv\u00e6\u00f0um var sagt a\u00f0 horft \u00ed gegnum gati\u00f0 g\u00e6ti leitt \u00ed lj\u00f3s \u00fej\u00f3f e\u00f0a fali\u00f0 felusta\u00f0. Steinninn tengdi \u00feannig verndandi og afhj\u00fapandi hlutverk saman, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feessar tv\u00e6r hugmyndir v\u00e6ru sk\u00fdrt a\u00f0greindar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Notkun og si\u00f0ur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagsteinn var nota\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00fdmsan h\u00e1tt. Algeng notkun var a\u00f0 hengja hann upp \u00ed h\u00fasum, s\u00e9rstaklega yfir dyrum, gluggum og r\u00famum. \u00dear \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 hindra a\u00f0 ska\u00f0legir kraftar k\u00e6must inn.<\/p>

\u00cd sveitum l\u00e9k verndun b\u00fafj\u00e1r st\u00f3rt hlutverk. Hagsteinar voru hengdir upp \u00ed fj\u00e1rh\u00fasum til a\u00f0 verja hesta og nautgripi gegn Alp og sj\u00fakd\u00f3mum. Nafni\u00f0 H\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0 v\u00edsar til svipa\u00f0rar notkunar \u00ed h\u00e6nsnah\u00fasi.<\/p>

Minni hagsteinar voru bornir \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum, \u00e1 sn\u00faru um h\u00e1lsinn e\u00f0a \u00e1 lyklakippu. \u00deannig \u00e1tti steinninn a\u00f0 fylgja manni og vernda hann einnig utan heimilis.<\/p>

Vi\u00f0 strendur Nor\u00f0ur- og Austur-Evr\u00f3pu var hagsteinn hluti af sj\u00f3mannasi\u00f0. Fiskimenn festu hann vi\u00f0 b\u00e1tinn e\u00f0a neti\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tryggja g\u00f3\u00f0a siglingu og g\u00f3\u00f0an afla. \u00deessi sj\u00e1varnotkun er vel skjalfest.<\/p>

A\u00f0 gefa hagstein var v\u00ed\u00f0a tali\u00f0 s\u00e9rstaklega g\u00f3\u00f0 gj\u00f6f. Steinn sem gefinn var \u00e1tti a\u00f0 veita \u00feeim sem f\u00e9kk hann heppni og verndun. \u00deessi gjafahef\u00f0 hefur haldist fram til n\u00fat\u00edmans.<\/p>

Formlegrar v\u00edgslu<\/span> \u00feurfti ekki fyrir hagstein. Hann verka\u00f0i samkv\u00e6mt tr\u00fanni af sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r. \u00deess vegna var notkun hans einf\u00f6ld og opin \u00f6llum sem fundu h\u00e6fan stein.<\/p>

\u00cd si\u00f0<\/span> hestahalds var hagsteinn s\u00e9rstaklega r\u00f3tfastur. Sveittur e\u00f0a \u00fereyttur hestur var v\u00ed\u00f0a talinn merki um a\u00f0 Alp hef\u00f0i ri\u00f0i\u00f0 honum um n\u00f3ttina. Gatsteinn hengdur yfir hesth\u00fasb\u00e1snum \u00e1tti a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deessi tengsl hagsteins og hesth\u00fass eru vel sta\u00f0fest jafnt \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0is\u00f6fnum Nor\u00f0ur-\u00de\u00fdskalands og Englands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundin afbrig\u00f0i og tengt efni<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagstein-inn gengur undir m\u00f6rgum sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnum n\u00f6fnum. \u00cd Nor\u00f0ur-\u00de\u00fdskalandi og vi\u00f0 Eystrasalti\u00f0 er nafni\u00f0 H\u00fchnergott (h\u00e6nsnagu\u00f0) algengt, en \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i mestri \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu vi\u00f0 r\u00fassnesku Eystrasaltsstr\u00f6ndina. \u00dear er hugtaki\u00f0 nota\u00f0 um gata\u00f0an fj\u00f6rustein sem g\u00e6fugrip.<\/p>

\u00cd Su\u00f0ur-\u00de\u00fdskalandi og \u00e1 Alpasv\u00e6\u00f0inu kallast steinninn oft Drudenstein, me\u00f0 v\u00edsun \u00ed Drude, kvenkyns n\u00e1tt\u00faru. \u00deetta nafnform undirstrikar varnarhlutverki\u00f0 gegn martra\u00f0ara\u00f0s\u00f3kn.<\/p>

\u00c1 enska m\u00e1lsv\u00e6\u00f0inu er steinninn \u00feekktur sem Hag Stone, auk \u00feess Adder Stone og Holey Stone. Nafni\u00f0 Adder Stone v\u00edsar til fornrar tr\u00faar um a\u00f0 gata\u00f0ir steinar v\u00e6ru skapa\u00f0ir af ormum.<\/p>

\u00c1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndum og \u00ed slavnesku l\u00f6ndunum eru gata\u00f0ir verndarsteinar einnig \u00feekktir. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir mismunandi n\u00f6fn eru si\u00f0ur<\/span> og t\u00falkun \u00e1berandi l\u00edk yfir tungum\u00e1lam\u00f6rk.<\/p>

Hagstein-inn er skyldur \u00f6\u00f0rum n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum varnargripum, svo sem Donnerkeil, steinger\u00f0um fornleifum sem talin var vernda gegn eldingum. H\u00e9r var \u00fea\u00f0 einnig hin \u00f3venjulega, n\u00e1tt\u00farulega m\u00f3tun sem gaf hlutnum merking s\u00edna.<\/p>

Innan verndart\u00e1knanna<\/a> heyrir Hagstein-inn til h\u00f3ps fundinna n\u00e1tt\u00faruhluta. \u00deeir eru fr\u00e1brug\u00f0nir sm\u00ed\u00f0u\u00f0um verndargripum a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed leyti a\u00f0 ekki ma\u00f0urinn heldur n\u00e1tt\u00faran telst upphafsma\u00f0ur \u00feeirra.<\/p>

\u00c1 str\u00f6ndum Bretagne og Normand\u00ed er gata\u00f0i steinninn einnig \u00feekktur sem verndar- og g\u00e6fugripur sj\u00f3manna. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir tungum\u00e1laskil eru si\u00f0irnir \u00e1berandi l\u00edkir eftir allri Atlantshafsstr\u00f6ndinni, sem fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn telja v\u00edsbendingu um fornan, v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kan hugmyndaheim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Merking sem verndargripur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Verndarmerking Hagstein-sins byggist \u00e1 nokkrum samtengdum hugmyndum. \u00cd kjarna m\u00e1lsins l\u00e1 hugmyndin um a\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulega gati\u00f0 mynda\u00f0i hindrun gegn ska\u00f0legum m\u00e1ttum.<\/p>

Mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt hlutverk l\u00e9k \u00ed v\u00f6rninni gegn martra\u00f0ara\u00f0s\u00f3kn. Hagstein-inn var talinn \u00f6flugt r\u00e1\u00f0 gegn hinum \u00fer\u00fagandi n\u00e1tt\u00farufresti sem hrj\u00e1\u00f0i sofandi f\u00f3lk. Yfir r\u00faminu e\u00f0a \u00ed hesth\u00fasinu \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 tryggja manni og d\u00fdrum kyrra n\u00f3tt.<\/p>

\u00d6nnur merking var v\u00f6rn gegn galdri. \u00dear sem menn t\u00f6ldu sig geta s\u00e9\u00f0 falin v\u00e6ttir gegnum gati\u00f0, \u00e1tti steinninn einnig a\u00f0 afhj\u00fapa \u00feau. S\u00e1 sem gat greint nornina var, a\u00f0 tr\u00fa manna, minna berskjalda\u00f0ur fyrir henni.<\/p>

Auk \u00feess haf\u00f0i steinninn hlutverk almenns g\u00e6fugrips. Hagstein-inn \u00e1tti ekki a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 verjast \u00f3g\u00e6fu heldur einnig a\u00f0 draga a\u00f0 s\u00e9r heppni. \u00deessi j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a hli\u00f0 var\u00f0 me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum s\u00edfellt fyrirfer\u00f0armeiri.<\/p>

Fyrir f\u00f3lk l\u00e1 gildi Hagstein-sins \u00ed a\u00f0gengileika hans. \u00d3l\u00edkt kostna\u00f0ars\u00f6mu verndargrip<\/span> m\u00e1tti finna hann sj\u00e1lfur \u00e1 str\u00f6nd e\u00f0a \u00e1rbakka. Verndin var \u00feannig ekki bundin fj\u00e1rmunum heldur heppna\u00f0ri fundi.<\/p>

R\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 taka fram a\u00f0 \u00feessi verndarmerking endurspeglar s\u00f6gulegar tr\u00faarhugmyndir. Raunveruleg v\u00f6rn gegn sj\u00fakd\u00f3mi e\u00f0a \u00f3g\u00e6fu tengist Hagstein-inum ekki. Gildi hans liggur \u00ed menningars\u00f6gulegri vitneskju um hugsunarh\u00e1tt fyrri t\u00edma.<\/p>

\u00cd samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 keyptan verndargrip<\/span> kosta\u00f0i Hagstein-inn ekkert nema fyrirh\u00f6fnina vi\u00f0 leitina. \u00deessi f\u00e9lagslega a\u00f0gengileiki \u00fatsk\u00fdrir v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu hans, s\u00e9rstaklega me\u00f0al f\u00e1t\u00e6kari sveitast\u00e9tta sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 kostna\u00f0ars\u00f6mum verndargripum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Heimildasta\u00f0a og ranns\u00f3knarsaga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Heimildasta\u00f0a Hagstein-sins er v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6k en dreif\u00f0. H\u00fan n\u00e6r fr\u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0iritum fornaldar yfir mi\u00f0aldatexta til \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1ttafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegra safnrita 19. og 20. aldar.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6g forn<\/span> heimild er Naturgeschichte Plinius eldri, sem l\u00fdsir steini sem ormur \u00e1tti a\u00f0 hafa skapa\u00f0 og krafti sem honum var eigna\u00f0ur. \u00deessi fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn var oft endurtekin \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum.<\/p>

Fyrir \u00fe\u00fdskum\u00e6landi sv\u00e6\u00f0i veitir Handw\u00f6rterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens \u00edtarlegar f\u00e6rslur um gata\u00f0a steininn, Drudenstein og v\u00f6rnina gegn martra\u00f0ara\u00f0s\u00f3kn. Riti\u00f0 setur Hagstein-inn \u00ed samhengi verndargaldurs.<\/p>

\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1ttafr\u00e6\u00f0ingar 19. aldar s\u00f6fnu\u00f0u, me\u00f0 vi\u00f0t\u00f6lum og skr\u00e1ningu, \u00fe\u00e9ttu efni um si\u00f0i. Skr\u00e1ningar \u00feeirra eru \u00ed dag mikilv\u00e6gasta grunnurinn fyrir vitneskju um sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundna si\u00f0i.<\/p>

Fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg erfi\u00f0leiki liggur \u00ed afm\u00f6rkun heimilda. Ekki er s\u00e9rhver forn<\/span> fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn um s\u00e9rstakan stein \u00f6rugglega um n\u00e1tt\u00farulega gata\u00f0an Hagstein. Fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn \u00feurfa h\u00e9r a\u00f0 greina vandlega \u00e1 milli.<\/p>

Ranns\u00f3knarsagan s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 Hagstein-inn, sem v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kur en l\u00edtt \u00e1berandi hlutur, f\u00e9kk lengi litla athygli. \u00dea\u00f0 var fyrst me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1ttafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri s\u00f6fnun sem fastur sta\u00f0ur hans \u00ed evr\u00f3pskum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0argaldri var\u00f0 s\u00fdnilegur.<\/p>

S\u00e9rkenni heimildast\u00f6\u00f0unnar er sterk stu\u00f0ning vi\u00f0 munnlega munnm\u00e6li<\/span>. \u00dear sem Hagstein-inn var sjaldan efni skriflegra skr\u00e1ninga eru vi\u00f0talsskr\u00e1r \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1ttafr\u00e6\u00f0inga oft einu heimildirnar um sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundna si\u00f0i. \u00deessi h\u00e1\u00f0 af s\u00ed\u00f0b\u00fanum skr\u00e1ningum kallar \u00e1 vark\u00e1rni \u00ed fullyr\u00f0ingum um eldri s\u00f6gu si\u00f0arins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

M\u00f3tt\u00f6kur \u00ed dag<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hagsteinn (H\u00fchnergott) nj\u00f3ta \u00e1framhaldandi vins\u00e6lda \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmanum. S\u00e9rstaklega undir nafninu H\u00fchnergott er \u00feessi gata\u00f0i fj\u00f6rusteinn talinn vins\u00e6ll happagripur og eftirs\u00f3tt fj\u00f6rufundur.<\/p>

\u00c1 m\u00f6rgum str\u00f6ndum er leit a\u00f0 H\u00fchnergott vins\u00e6l t\u00f3mstundai\u00f0ja. Fundnir steinar eru safna\u00f0ir, \u00feeim er ra\u00f0a\u00f0 upp \u00e1 band e\u00f0a \u00feeir gefnir \u00ed gj\u00f6f. \u00deessi i\u00f0ja heldur gamla si\u00f0num<\/span> lifandi \u00ed milda\u00f0ri mynd.<\/p>

\u00cd n\u00fat\u00edma dulspeki<\/span> er hagsteinninn bo\u00f0inn fram sem verndarsteinn og honum eru eigna\u00f0ir \u00fdmsir eiginleikar. \u00deessar eignanir tengjast g\u00f6mlum hugmyndum, en \u00fearf a\u00f0 greina fr\u00e1 hinni s\u00f6gulegu arfleif\u00f0<\/span>.<\/p>

\u00cd listi\u00f0na\u00f0i og skartgripager\u00f0 er gata\u00f0i steinninn vins\u00e6lt efni. N\u00e1tt\u00farulegt, \u00f3regluleg form hans \u00feykir a\u00f0la\u00f0andi, og gati\u00f0 gerir \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0a hann upp \u00e1 hengi og festar.<\/p>

\u00c1rei\u00f0anlegar uppl\u00fdsingar um s\u00f6gu hagsteinsins m\u00e1 finna \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum s\u00f6fnum um stein- og verndargripatr\u00fa, auk yfirlits yfir verndart\u00e1kn. \u00cd dulspekilegum lei\u00f0arv\u00edsum er arfleif\u00f0 gata\u00f0a steinsins \u00fe\u00f3 oft einf\u00f6ldu\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00f3n\u00e1kv\u00e6m.<\/p><\/div>

N\u00fat\u00edmaleg m\u00f3ttaka s\u00fdnir \u00feannig vinsamlega breytingu. \u00dar alvarlegu v\u00f6rn gegn martr\u00f6\u00f0 og g\u00f6ldrum er or\u00f0inn saklaus, ge\u00f0\u00feekkur happagripur og vins\u00e6lt safngripaefni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t