From Iceland to the Western Hemisphere # 87575
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From Iceland to the West. The story of Sumarliði, the goldsmith from Æðey. Compiled by Hulda Sigurborg Sigtryggsdóttir.
Sumarliði Sumarliðason (1833-1925) from Æðey near Ísafjarðardjúp, a childhood friend of the poet Matthías Jochumsson, pursued his education with incredible diligence and learned goldsmithing in Copenhagen. He married the best woman in the Westfjords, the local lady Märta í Vigur, became a landowner there and a tireless progressive in all fields. Few commoners in the 19th century lived as eventful a life as Sumarliði. It is described how Vigur's glorious dream collapses due to alcoholism and promiscuity, how Sumarliði struggles to regain control of happiness until, in his fifties, he decides to move to America with his third wife and young children and start a new life there. Historian Hulda Sigurborg has spent years researching the life of Sumarliði, based on his extensive diaries from the years 1851-1914. Among other things, it describes the fate of the Icelandic westward travelers, their daily lives, joys and sorrows, and not least how they fared in the new land. The narrative is lively, captivating, and describes a diverse human life and energy. Numerous Icelanders who lived in the vicinity of Sumarliði are mentioned in the story, describing how they helped each other, how they tried to hold on to Icelandic customs but gradually had to succumb to the influence of the new society. Sumarliði has many descendants in this country and also on the West Coast. The book is illustrated and has received critical praise. (Bókatíðindi 2002).
Sumarliði Sumarliðason (1833-1925) from Æðey near Ísafjarðardjúp, a childhood friend of the poet Matthías Jochumsson, pursued his education with incredible diligence and learned goldsmithing in Copenhagen. He married the best woman in the Westfjords, the local lady Märta í Vigur, became a landowner there and a tireless progressive in all fields. Few commoners in the 19th century lived as eventful a life as Sumarliði. It is described how Vigur's glorious dream collapses due to alcoholism and promiscuity, how Sumarliði struggles to regain control of happiness until, in his fifties, he decides to move to America with his third wife and young children and start a new life there. Historian Hulda Sigurborg has spent years researching the life of Sumarliði, based on his extensive diaries from the years 1851-1914. Among other things, it describes the fate of the Icelandic westward travelers, their daily lives, joys and sorrows, and not least how they fared in the new land. The narrative is lively, captivating, and describes a diverse human life and energy. Numerous Icelanders who lived in the vicinity of Sumarliði are mentioned in the story, describing how they helped each other, how they tried to hold on to Icelandic customs but gradually had to succumb to the influence of the new society. Sumarliði has many descendants in this country and also on the West Coast. The book is illustrated and has received critical praise. (Bókatíðindi 2002).