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On two equal rivers. Memoirs. Ólafur Jónsson, agricultural consultant, tells the story.
Ólafur was born at Freyshólar in Fljótsdalshérað on March 23, 1895, and died in Akureyri on December 16, 1980. His parents were Jón Ólafsson and Hólmfríður Guðmundsdóttir. He studied at the Agricultural College in Hvanneyri and then at the Agricultural University in Copenhagen. He graduated from there in 1924. The same year he was appointed managing director of the North Iceland Breeding Association and settled at the Akureyri Breeding Station. In 1949 he left the Breeding Station and became an agricultural consultant at the Eyjafjörður Breeding Association and later (1955) a consultant at the Eyjafjörður Cattle Breeding Association there. He worked there until 1965, when he was seventy. In addition to these jobs, he often conducted research in other fields in his spare time and wrote poetry.
Ólafur wrote extensively about the geology of Iceland, most notably his three-volume work Ódáðahraun (1945), Landslides and Avalanches (1957), Dyngjufjöll og Askja (1962), and Berghlaup (1976).
Ólafur traveled through Ódáðahraun and Mývatnsöræfi every summer from 1937 to 1945, systematically exploring the landscape, geology, and volcanic remains. He also collected sources about these areas. The result was the book Ódáðahraun, which can be called a classic in its field, adorned with Ólafur's drawings and photographs by Eðvarður Sigurgeirsson, who was Ólafur's traveling companion on many Ódáðahraun trips.
In Skriðuföllar og snjóflóður, Ólafur, among other things, chronicles his research on large prehistoric landslides and rock slides in Iceland. He also tells about and describes several large landslides abroad. The second part of the book is then avalanche science and the history of avalanches in the country. The book is largely the result of a thorough source research, as Ólafur went through chronicles, magazines and newspapers and wrote down everything related to landslides and avalanches. In addition, he spoke to people who remembered such events and traveled around the country and examined the remains. Ólafur took two years off from his regular job to carry out this extensive research project and the publications of the books. Ólafur called his discipline avalanche science and in that field he was both a pioneer and innovator in this country.
Dyngjufjöll og Askja is a small book that was published in 1962, shortly after the eruption in Vikraborgir in Askja. At that time, great interest had arisen in Askja, its nature and volcanic history. Few people knew Dyngjufjöll and Askja better than Ólafur or were better suited to satisfy the curiosity of the people about these little-traveled wilderness areas. It may be noted, for fun, that Ólafsgígar by Öskjuvatn is named after Ólafur.
Ólafur Jónsson's last major scientific publication was Berghlaup, published in 1976. In Skriðuföllur og snjöfloður he had discussed somewhat about "ancient landslides" from the mountains, which he called so, because the vast majority of them had occurred in prehistoric times. After 1957 he concentrated on researching these large landslides, which he gave the Icelandic scientific name berghlaup. He traveled far and wide across the country, examined the landslides and made various observations, measured the height of the fall and the angle of the slide, examined the rock type, estimated the area and volume. He also estimated their age, using, among other things, observations of the volcanic rocks. He researched place names, described the landslides, drew longitudinal sections and took photographs. Ólafur originally intended to make a comprehensive inventory of all the major landslides in the country, but he did not have the stamina to do so, having reached the age of sixty when the work began. However, he managed to describe over 200 races in words and pictures. The book was published by the North Iceland Breeding Association on his eightieth birthday in 1975.
Ólafur was born at Freyshólar in Fljótsdalshérað on March 23, 1895, and died in Akureyri on December 16, 1980. His parents were Jón Ólafsson and Hólmfríður Guðmundsdóttir. He studied at the Agricultural College in Hvanneyri and then at the Agricultural University in Copenhagen. He graduated from there in 1924. The same year he was appointed managing director of the North Iceland Breeding Association and settled at the Akureyri Breeding Station. In 1949 he left the Breeding Station and became an agricultural consultant at the Eyjafjörður Breeding Association and later (1955) a consultant at the Eyjafjörður Cattle Breeding Association there. He worked there until 1965, when he was seventy. In addition to these jobs, he often conducted research in other fields in his spare time and wrote poetry.
Ólafur wrote extensively about the geology of Iceland, most notably his three-volume work Ódáðahraun (1945), Landslides and Avalanches (1957), Dyngjufjöll og Askja (1962), and Berghlaup (1976).
Ólafur traveled through Ódáðahraun and Mývatnsöræfi every summer from 1937 to 1945, systematically exploring the landscape, geology, and volcanic remains. He also collected sources about these areas. The result was the book Ódáðahraun, which can be called a classic in its field, adorned with Ólafur's drawings and photographs by Eðvarður Sigurgeirsson, who was Ólafur's traveling companion on many Ódáðahraun trips.
In Skriðuföllar og snjóflóður, Ólafur, among other things, chronicles his research on large prehistoric landslides and rock slides in Iceland. He also tells about and describes several large landslides abroad. The second part of the book is then avalanche science and the history of avalanches in the country. The book is largely the result of a thorough source research, as Ólafur went through chronicles, magazines and newspapers and wrote down everything related to landslides and avalanches. In addition, he spoke to people who remembered such events and traveled around the country and examined the remains. Ólafur took two years off from his regular job to carry out this extensive research project and the publications of the books. Ólafur called his discipline avalanche science and in that field he was both a pioneer and innovator in this country.
Dyngjufjöll og Askja is a small book that was published in 1962, shortly after the eruption in Vikraborgir in Askja. At that time, great interest had arisen in Askja, its nature and volcanic history. Few people knew Dyngjufjöll and Askja better than Ólafur or were better suited to satisfy the curiosity of the people about these little-traveled wilderness areas. It may be noted, for fun, that Ólafsgígar by Öskjuvatn is named after Ólafur.
Ólafur Jónsson's last major scientific publication was Berghlaup, published in 1976. In Skriðuföllur og snjöfloður he had discussed somewhat about "ancient landslides" from the mountains, which he called so, because the vast majority of them had occurred in prehistoric times. After 1957 he concentrated on researching these large landslides, which he gave the Icelandic scientific name berghlaup. He traveled far and wide across the country, examined the landslides and made various observations, measured the height of the fall and the angle of the slide, examined the rock type, estimated the area and volume. He also estimated their age, using, among other things, observations of the volcanic rocks. He researched place names, described the landslides, drew longitudinal sections and took photographs. Ólafur originally intended to make a comprehensive inventory of all the major landslides in the country, but he did not have the stamina to do so, having reached the age of sixty when the work began. However, he managed to describe over 200 races in words and pictures. The book was published by the North Iceland Breeding Association on his eightieth birthday in 1975.