Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. fol. nr 95

Papp. fol. nr 95 (1680-1740)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-103v) Völsunga sagaIcelandic, SwedishThe Icelandic text is a copy of Papp. 4to nr 38.Note: Icelandic text with Swedish translation2. (104r-162v) Ragnars saga loðbrókarIcelandic, SwedishThe Icelandic text is a copy of Papp. 4to nr 38.Note: The Swedish translation ends in chap. 4

CodexPaperii, 163, i333mm x 210mmFool with pointed collar, large spheres above the central point.Later foliation: modern foliation on every tenth leafAverage245mm x 180-95mmNote: Translation ends on fol. 113r:12YesHelgi ÓlafssonChanceryMajor

Erik Julius BjörnerKurrentMinor

Low

Initial: black ink
Paratext

Medium

Many corrections to the Swedish translation.
Scholarly notes in pencil, e.g. on the first back flyleaf: "Appendix ædde(?) Norna gestur MS Item Ol. Tryggvasonar Saga abbel(?) H.(?) p. 132".
On the first front flyleaf, a later hand added: "Chartac. in fol. Island. No 95. Inbunden år 1843. G.O.H.C. Enligt anteckning uti Isl. Katalogen är närvarande öfversättning af Wolsunga-Sagan gjord af Biörner och är den samma som finns tryckt i denna författares "nordiska Kämpa-dater"."

Moderately decorated (later)

Modern cardboard binding with leather spine and corners. The golden imprint on the spine reads: "VOLSUNGA-SAGA. ISLAND. et SUET."

1680-1740

Last update: 2013-04-03

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