Lögberg-Heimskringla - 26.07.1996, Blaðsíða 19

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Silver treasures
displayed at
National Museum
Ashow of selected pieces of sil-
ver ffom the National Museum
recently opened at the Bo-
gasalur, National Theatre.
On display are some very old
pieces of silver such as the famous
Þór’s Hammer, found at Foss in
Hrunamanna district; a brooch found
at Tröllaskógur at Rangár-flats; as
well as silver pieces found at Miðhús.
The show is part of the Reykjavík Art
Festival.
In the directory it says: “A special
emphasis is on showing pieces made
in Iceland although some were made
abroad. Of special interest are chalices
from the Middle Ages, considered to
be made in Iceland. A considerable
amount of tableware and Icelandic sil-
ver spoons is displayed. Jewellery
wom with the National Dress also
plays a large role.
A replica of Kristófer Pétursson’s
(d.1977) woik shop has been set up at
Litla-Borg in Víðidal. Kristófer
worked as an independent silversmith
along with his farming. He made a lot
of jewellery, mainly filigree.
Silfur í jóðminjasafni
Sýning á úrvali silfurmuna, sem
varðveittir eru á Þjóðminjasafni
íslands, var opnuð í Bogasal
fyrsta júlí. Á sýningunni em meðal
annar fornt silfur eins og Þór-
shamarinn ffægi, sem fannst á Fossi í
Hrunamannahreppi, næla í Úmesstíl,
sem fannst hjá Tröllanesskógi á
Rangárvöllum, og silfursjóðurinn frá
Miðhúsum.
“Lögð er áhersla á að sýna íslenska
silfúrmuni þótt einnig geti að líta gripi
sem smíðaðir hafa verið í útlöndum.
Einkar athyglisverðir eru kaleikar frá
miðöldum sem talið er a hafi verið
smíðaðir hér á landi. Allnokkuð er
sýnt af borðbúnaði og íslenskum sil-
furskeiðum auk búningaskarts sem
skipar veglegan sess á sýningunni.
Þá hefúr verið sett upp smíðaverk-
stæði Kristófers Péturssonar á Litlu-
Borg í Víðidal sem lést 1977, en hann
var sjálfstæður silfúrsmiður sem star-
faði við silfursmíðar meðfram búskap.
Smíðaði hann mikið að kvensilfri og
mest að víravirki”, segir í kynningu.
Sýningin í er einn þátur í Listahátíð
Reykjavíkur og stendur til september-
loka.
Len Vopnfjord and Hörður Sigurgestsson are
featured speakers at íslendingadagurinn, 1996.
Magnús Ver Magnússon
- World’s Strongest Man
Icelanders have entered a new area
on the sport scene where they are
excelling — namely in the compe-
tition for the Strongest Man in the
World. Magnús Ver Magnússon is the
second Icelander to hold the title. The
first one was Jón Páll Sigmarsson.
Magnús defended his útle for the sec-
ond time last October in the World
Competition at Paradise Island in the
Bahamas.
According to Magnus Ver this is a
television sport and it worked against
him to have won the útle twice before,
as uncertainty is key.The story was
canied in the July issue of the British
Magazine MAXIM where this was
said: “At the competition in the Ba-
hamas, Magnús amazed his onlookers
and his fiance Ásta also created quite
a súr. In the pews behind the doctors
and nursing staff were the families of
the competitors shouting encourage-
ment to the champions. Ásta
Guðmundsdóttir, Magnús’s fiance,
had the shrillest and loudest voice. It
did not escape anyone’s attention
when Magnús flexed his muscles, and
Ásta’s strange language resounded
throughout the island.
“Other onlookers, mostly Ameri-
cans on holidays, were not as interest-
ed. They paid attenúon to one event
and then disappeared without making
a sound except when the television an-
nouncers asked them to cheer in the
loudspeaker. And the victor is —
Magnús Ver — and Ásta’s voice
sounded all over the island”.