\u00cd heila viku \u00ed lok j\u00fal\u00ed \u00e6tla norr\u00e6nir sagna\u00feulir a\u00f0 sitja saman \u00ed vestfirskri n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0 og r\u00e6\u00f0a um listina a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gu. \u00deetta er \u00ed n\u00edtj\u00e1nda sinn sem norr\u00e6nt sagna\u00feing er haldi\u00f0 og \u00ed anna\u00f0 sinn h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi. N\u00fapur \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i hentar einkar vel til \u00feessa, \u00e1 mi\u00f0ju s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0i G\u00edsla s\u00f6gu S\u00farssonar. \u00dear ver\u00f0a haldin n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og sag\u00f0ar s\u00f6gur \u00e1 norr\u00e6num tungum og reyndar l\u00edka ensku \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0al lei\u00f0beinenda eru reyndir sagnamenn, rith\u00f6fundar og leikarar fr\u00e1 Noregi, Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, Danm\u00f6rku, \u00cdslandi og Bretlandseyjum.<\/p>\n
Sagnalistin hefur fylgt manninum lengi en \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum hefur h\u00fan noti\u00f0 \u00e6 meiri athygli. \u00dea\u00f0 stafar ekki s\u00edst af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 menn komust a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 listin a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gu er grunnur allra b\u00f3kmennta. \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gurnar eru fyrst og fremst tilraun til a\u00f0 festa \u00e1 bla\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00f6gur sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja allt fr\u00e1 landn\u00e1mi. \u00der\u00e1\u00f0urinn hefur veri\u00f0 tekinn upp a\u00f0 n\u00fdju \u2013 e\u00f0a kannski slitna\u00f0i hann aldrei. <\/p>\n
Sagnamannakv\u00f6ld hafa noti\u00f0 vaxandi vins\u00e6lda og \u00fear hafa sprotti\u00f0 upp g\u00f3\u00f0ir sagnamenn sem \u00e1\u00f0ur l\u00e9tu s\u00e9r n\u00e6gja eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0 e\u00f0a l\u00fakar sem vettvang. Svo hafa menn komist a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sagan er til \u00fdmissa hluta nytsamleg. Hana m\u00e1 nota sem mi\u00f0lun \u00e1 reynslu og \u00feekkingu til n\u00fdrra kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a, h\u00fan er listform sem n\u00fdta m\u00e1 vi\u00f0 uppeldi og \u00ed atferlisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0ast en ekki s\u00edst er h\u00fan skemmtileg. Sagna\u00feulur\/\u00feula les ekki s\u00f6gu heldur er sagan eigin upplifun, l\u00e6r\u00f0 af b\u00f3k e\u00f0a munnm\u00e6lum og s\u00ed\u00f0an t\u00falku\u00f0 og gefin \u00e1fram. Saga sagna\u00feular er \u00fev\u00ed aldrei eins. H\u00fan getur breyst eftir \u00fev\u00ed hverjum h\u00fan er s\u00f6g\u00f0, hverjar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur eru \u00feegar h\u00fan er s\u00f6g\u00f0, og jafnvel hvernig liggur \u00e1 \u00feeim sem segir s\u00f6guna \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 skipti\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 norr\u00e6nu sagna\u00feingunum sitja menn \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0um \u00e1 daginn og nj\u00f3ta lei\u00f0sagnar kennara en \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin eru sag\u00f0ar s\u00f6gur, hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00f6gur, sungi\u00f0 og gla\u00f0st \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um h\u00f3pi. \u00deingi\u00f0 fer fram dagana 24.-30. j\u00fal\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 er sett \u00e1 sunnudegi, n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 hefjast \u00e1 m\u00e1nudegi og \u00feeim l\u00fdkur \u00e1 f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldi me\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arkv\u00f6ldver\u00f0i. Haldi\u00f0 er heim eftir morgunver\u00f0 \u00e1 laugardegi. Um mi\u00f0ja vikuna ver\u00f0ur fari\u00f0 \u00ed skemmtifer\u00f0 me\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00e1 s\u00f6gusl\u00f3\u00f0ir G\u00edsla S\u00farssonar.<\/p>\n