Hver var s\u00fa Reykjav\u00edk sem birtist m\u00f6nnum \u00ed upphafi 20. aldar \u00feegar heimastj\u00f3rn og s\u00ed\u00f0an fullveldi bl\u00f6stu loks vi\u00f0?<\/p>\n
\u00dev\u00ed svarar enginn betur en Benedikt Gr\u00f6ndal (1826-1907) sk\u00e1ld og n\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0ingur sem skrifa\u00f0i um aldam\u00f3tin 1900 \u00fe\u00e1 einst\u00e6\u00f0u l\u00fdsingu \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0sta\u00f0num sem h\u00e9r birtist \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00e1 s\u00e9rstakri b\u00f3k, pr\u00fddd miklum fj\u00f6lda sjalds\u00e9\u00f0ra lj\u00f3smynda.<\/p>\n
Benedikt var kunnur fyrir b\u00e6\u00f0i skarpskyggni og k\u00edmni, yfirbur\u00f0a fr\u00f3\u00f0leik, ritfimi og skemmtilega framsetningu. Hann skrifa\u00f0i hina fr\u00e6gu gamans\u00f6gu Heljarsl\u00f3\u00f0arorrustu en einnig sj\u00e1lfs\u00e6vis\u00f6guna D\u00e6gradv\u00f6l sem var of bers\u00f6gul til a\u00f0 vera gefin \u00fat fyrr en eftir dau\u00f0a hans.<\/p>\n
\u00deeir h\u00e6fileikar sem ger\u00f0u D\u00e6gradv\u00f6l og Heljarsl\u00f3\u00f0arorrustu einstakar \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum birtast einnig \u00ed \u00feessari br\u00e1\u00f0fj\u00f6rugu Reykjav\u00edkurl\u00fdsingu. Benedikt l\u00fdsir b\u00e6\u00f0i mannvirkjum og mannl\u00edfi, s\u00f6gu h\u00f6fu\u00f0sta\u00f0arins og \u00edb\u00faanna af n\u00e6mleik og gamansemi. H\u00famorinn er stundum skarpur, jafnvel meinh\u00e6\u00f0inn, og hittir \u00e6vinlega \u00ed mark.<\/p>\n
H\u00e9r birtast margir \u00f3gleymanlegir karakterar, litr\u00edkir Reykv\u00edkingar eins og Benedikt var sj\u00e1lfur.<\/p>\n
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