Manuscripts:
Ms Icel. e. 4
Ms Icel. e. 4 (1800-1849, Iceland)
Bodleian Library, OxfordFormer shelf mark: Taylor Institution, Arch II e 4.
1. (1r-71r) Persa konga króníkurIcelandic2. (71v-85v) Hænsa-Þóris sagaIcelandicNote: On 85v a verse about Hænsa-Þórir follows the end of the saga.3. (87r-103v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandicHér byriar Söguna af Eigli hinum EinhentaHertriggur hefur kongr heitid, han ried fyrir vestur Russiaog lukum vid so söguna af þeim Eigle hinum einhenta og Asmundi Gnod.Arið 1836 er hun nu uppskrifud og er osnotur siga saga.4. (105r-106v) Þorsteins þáttur AustfirðingsIcelandic5. (106v-107v) Þorsteins þáttur forvitnaIcelandic6. (109r-122v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicHier kíemur Sagan af An BögsveigirI þan tíma ad Fylkis Kongar voru í Norveigi hófst þessi sagaOg lýkur hér við sögu Ans Bogsveirs7. (122r-139r) Yngvars saga víðförlaIcelandicSagan af Ingvari VydförlaEyrikur hiet konungr er ried fyrir Svijþioð8. (139r-154r) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandicSagan af Hälfdäni EysteinssyneÞrandr hefur konungr heitid, vid hann er Þrandheimur kiendurog lykum við so þessari sögu af Halfd Eysinssyní9. (154r-161r) Hálfdanar þáttur BarkarsonarIcelandic10. (161r-176r) Hrafnkels saga FreysgoðaIcelandic11. (176r-195v) Haralds saga HringsbanaIcelandic
Last update: 2013-01-29Bodleian Library, OxfordFormer shelf mark: Taylor Institution, Arch II e 4.
1. (1r-71r) Persa konga króníkurIcelandic2. (71v-85v) Hænsa-Þóris sagaIcelandicNote: On 85v a verse about Hænsa-Þórir follows the end of the saga.3. (87r-103v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandicHér byriar Söguna af Eigli hinum EinhentaHertriggur hefur kongr heitid, han ried fyrir vestur Russiaog lukum vid so söguna af þeim Eigle hinum einhenta og Asmundi Gnod.Arið 1836 er hun nu uppskrifud og er osnotur siga saga.4. (105r-106v) Þorsteins þáttur AustfirðingsIcelandic5. (106v-107v) Þorsteins þáttur forvitnaIcelandic6. (109r-122v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicHier kíemur Sagan af An BögsveigirI þan tíma ad Fylkis Kongar voru í Norveigi hófst þessi sagaOg lýkur hér við sögu Ans Bogsveirs7. (122r-139r) Yngvars saga víðförlaIcelandicSagan af Ingvari VydförlaEyrikur hiet konungr er ried fyrir Svijþioð8. (139r-154r) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandicSagan af Hälfdäni EysteinssyneÞrandr hefur konungr heitid, vid hann er Þrandheimur kiendurog lykum við so þessari sögu af Halfd Eysinssyní9. (154r-161r) Hálfdanar þáttur BarkarsonarIcelandic10. (161r-176r) Hrafnkels saga FreysgoðaIcelandic11. (176r-195v) Haralds saga HringsbanaIcelandic
CodexPaperiii, 197, iii195mm x 155mmLater foliation: Runs from 1-195 with ff. 149 and 154 repeated.Average180mm x 145mmUnknownUnknown
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- The contents are written on the first flyleaf, but item 5 is omitted.
- A note on the inside front cover states 'Transferred to the Bodley, 2 March 1978'. The previous shelfmark was Arch II e 4.
Plain (later)
Note on the antepenultimate flyleaf states that it was rebound by Maltby in Oxford in 1901. The binding
is brown leather with gilt lettering on the spine reading 'ICELANDIC / SAGAS / M.S. / 18TH CY.' The
leaves have been mounted on supports.
1800-1849Iceland
Ambiguous: SignatoryA note on the first back flyleaf states that the MS was acquired in May 1901 from 'Stephenson', an Icelandic student of Ruskin Hall, Oxford'. The
price of the manuscript, along with what is now MS Icel. e. 5 (which contains Olgeir's rímur) is said to
have been 1 pound, 10 shillings and 0 pence.
