Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabana

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève MS. 3731
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Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala universitet: R 712

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