{"product_id":"hnukatheyr-55023-49508","title":"Knucklehead # 55023","description":"Hnúkaþeyr. Poem by Friðbert Pétursson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Friðbert was born in Laugar in Súgandafjörður. His parents were Kristjana Friðbertsdóttir and Pétur Sveinbjörnsson. Friðbert grew up in his parents' house and began to do all the usual jobs early on, as was customary. But his mind was primarily inclined to farming. He went to Hvanneyri and graduated from there as an agricultural engineer in 1931 and the following year began farming in Botn. Friðbert and his wife Kristjana Jónsdóttir lived there until 1984 when they moved to Suðureyri. \u003cbr\u003eFriðbert proved to be a great and successful farmer, as his farm always bore witness to. But his interest was not just focused on his own farm. He had a keen interest in all social affairs, and not least in the social affairs of farmers. Friðbert was a particularly capable member of society, as he was often assigned to work in that field, and it came to pass that he became one of the main leaders of the Westfjords farmers and remained so for a long time. He was a member of the district committee for years, was chairman of the Suðureyrarhreppur Cattle Breeding Association for decades as well as the Skutulsfjörður and Neighbourhood Cattle Breeding Association and the Súgfirður Sheep Breeding Association. Furthermore, he was a member of the board of the Vestur-Ísafjarðar County Breeding Association and sat on the board of the Westfjords Farmers' Association from 1966 to 1987. Friðbert was then a representative at the Farmers' Assembly from 1967 to 1978 and for some time a representative of the alternate trade union. \u003cbr\u003eFriðbert was a good poet, but did not cultivate this quality until his later years, when he began to compose poetry instead of prose. He published two books of poetry, Fallin lauf 1985 and Hnúkaþey 1990. The author's choice of subject matter and the subject matter reveal his lifelong passions. A poet often says more in one sentence than a non-poet in a long life. (From an obituary about Friðbert Pétursson)","brand":"Bókin.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51123755155784,"sku":"OSC-49508","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4029\/9848\/files\/55023.jpg?v=1754766105","url":"https:\/\/www.bokin.is\/en\/products\/hnukatheyr-55023-49508","provider":"bokin.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}