Hofssta\u00f0a er fyrst geti\u00f0 \u00ed Landn\u00e1mab\u00f3k. \u00dear segir \u201e a\u00f0 Kollsveinn hinn rammi hafi numi\u00f0 land \u00e1 milli \u00dever\u00e1r og Glj\u00fafur\u00e1r, b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00e1 Kollsveinsst\u00f6\u00f0um en haft bl\u00f3t \u00e1 Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um.\u201c<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00c1 Sturlunga\u00f6ld bj\u00f3 Einar faxi \u00e1 Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um. Hann var einn \u00feeirra sem neyddist til a\u00f0 veita brennum\u00f6nnum, sem komu fr\u00e1 Flugurm\u00fdri 1253, beina \u00ed mat \u00feegar \u00feeir hug\u00f0ust fara \u00ed H\u00f3la til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 aflausn hj\u00e1 Henreki biskupi. Sagan segir a\u00f0 honum hafi ekki hugnast heims\u00f3knin og gengi\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00f3p \u00feeirra sem leitu\u00f0u hefnda \u00e1 brennum\u00f6nnum.<\/p>\n
Biskupsst\u00f3llinn \u00e1 H\u00f3lum eigna\u00f0ist Hofssta\u00f0i snemma. Til er r\u00e1\u00f0smannsreikningur um vinnuhj\u00faakaup \u00e1 biskupsst\u00f3lnum fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1388, en \u00fe\u00e1 hafa Hofssta\u00f0ir veri\u00f0 nytja\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 H\u00f3lum. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1569 er j\u00f6r\u00f0in ekki talin me\u00f0 st\u00f3lsb\u00faunum en s\u00f6g\u00f0 \u201e l\u00e9\u00f0 presti me\u00f0 10 k\u00fagildum\u201c. Tali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma hafi Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um veri\u00f0 skipt \u00ed tv\u00e6r jar\u00f0ir og Hofssta\u00f0asel, sem f\u00e9kk meira en helming lands jar\u00f0arinnar or\u00f0i\u00f0 til og \u00e1fram n\u00fdtt sem sel fr\u00e1 H\u00f3lum. St\u00f3lsjar\u00f0irnar voru seldar \u00e1ri\u00f0 1802<\/p>\n
Kristian K\u00e5lund fornfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist um \u00cdsland \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1872 til 1874. Hann getur \u00feess \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni, \u00cdslenskir s\u00f6gusta\u00f0ir, a\u00f0 hafa komi\u00f0 \u00ed Hofssta\u00f0i. Vestur af b\u00e6num hafi honum veri\u00f0 bent \u00e1 sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00e1liti\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hof Kollsveins hafi sta\u00f0i\u00f0. Hann f\u00e9kk einnig uppl\u00fdsingar um a\u00f0 \u00ed munnm\u00e6lum hafi geymst s\u00fa s\u00f6gn a\u00f0 \u00e1 milli hofsins og Kollsveinssta\u00f0a hafi legi\u00f0 upph\u00e6kka\u00f0ur g\u00f6ngust\u00edgur. Vegalengd milli \u00feessara sta\u00f0a eru um \u00fea\u00f0 bil fj\u00f3rir km.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 Kollsveinssta\u00f0ah\u00f3l austur af Sy\u00f0ri-Brekkum eru mj\u00f6g fornar \u00f3sk\u00fdrar t\u00f3ftir, sem m\u00f6gulega g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0 b\u00e6jarr\u00fastir Kollsveins.<\/p>\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1886 er Sigur\u00f0ur Vigf\u00fasson fornfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00e1 vegum hins \u00edslenska fornleifaf\u00e9lags. Hann l\u00fdsir hoft\u00f3ft \u00e1 Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um og segir a\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 nokkurri er Valh\u00f6ll heiti sj\u00e1ist m\u00f3ta fyrir t\u00f3ft sem s\u00e9 66 fet a\u00f0 lengd og 28 -30 fet a\u00f0 breidd. Segir hann t\u00f3ft \u00feessa kallast hoft\u00f3ft og l\u00edkjast mj\u00f6g \u00f6\u00f0rum hofminjum sem hann hafi rannsaka\u00f0 , auk \u00feess s\u00e9 \u00f6rnefni\u00f0 forneskjulegt og g\u00e6ti bent til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fear hafi \u00c6sir veri\u00f0 bl\u00f3ta\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n
Valh\u00f6ll er h\u00e6\u00f0 skammt austan \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0vegar , sunnan kirkjuheimrei\u00f0ar \u00e1 Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um. Hoft\u00f3ftin Valh\u00f6ll var fri\u00f0l\u00fdst af \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0minjaver\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1926.<\/p>\n
Hofssta\u00f0ab\u00e6ndur hafa l\u00f6ngum veri\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ir hrossar\u00e6ktendur. Fr\u00e6gast Hofssta\u00f0ahrossa \u00e1 20. \u00f6ld var g\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn St\u00edgandi, sem samnefnt hestamannaf\u00e9lag ( stofna\u00f0 1945 ) t\u00f3k nafn sitt af.<\/p>\n
Gesta\u00fej\u00f3nusta er g\u00f6mul saga og n\u00fd \u00e1 Hofsst\u00f6\u00f0um. Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum vegna helgi sta\u00f0arins og \u00e1heita, \u00ed dag vegna fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n