AM 949 a-g 4to (1800-1849, Denmark) Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen This manuscript consists of 7 parts.
CodexPaperi, 372, iNote: Each part has one modern front and rear flyleaf.220mm x 180mm
Plain (later)
Bound in in a single volume with late nineteenth-century paper boards (woodgrain decoration)
and linen spine and corners. Blue university spine label with shelfmark and another
spine label with
the number 2081.
1800-1849Denmark
Det kongelige nordiske Oldskriftselskab: OwnerThe entire manuscript was acquired from Det kongelige
nordiske Oldskriftselskab in 1883.
AM 949 a 4to
1. (1r:1-5r:15) Ásmundar saga kappabanaIcelandicHér hefr upp savgo Ásmundar er kalladr er kappabaniBuðli er konongr nefndr, hann réð firer
Svíþjóðu, ríkr ok ágætrok er sá eigi nefndr. Siðan gőrðist Asmundr
kappabana víðfrægr ok máð út i
codex ok lýkr þar þessari sögu.According to a note on fol. 1r, this is a copy of Stock. perg. 7 4to.
CodexPaperi, 6, i210mm x 165mmInitials(?) visible on fols. 5-6.Paginated: Paginated in the top outer corners, probably by the scribe
himself. Fols. 5v-6v blank.Good200mm x 135mmUnknownHum cursivaSole
None
Low
In the margin next to the rubric the scribe wrote: "ex codice
membranae. No 7 4. p. 104". Some occasional marginal emendations.
AM 949 b 4to
1. (1r:1-132v:23) Þiðreks saga af Bern (defective)IcelandicEf menn vilja gyrnaz ath heyra þann stórtiþindi, er verit hafa í fornum sid Ends: ok leiðu hann inn fyri konúng ok svo gjora þær.Note: Fols. 1r-3r contain the preface to the saga. Text defective; ends with ch. 239.
CodexPaperi, 132, i210mm x 165mmAt least two different kinds of paper. Letter 'E' (initial?) visible in lower
corner of fol. 113.Paginated: Paginated in the upper outer corners.Good: Small tears on fols. 52, 80 and elsewhere mended with common tape.180mm x 110mmUnknownHum cursivaSole
None
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A sparse amount of marginalia, especially toward the end of the text.
AM 949 c 4to
1. (1r:1-39v:23) Hervarar saga (defective)IcelandicHér hefr upp Hervarar sögu ok Heiðreks konungsSvâ finnst ritað í fornum bókum at Jötunheimar voru
kallaðir norðr um Gandvík, en Ýmisland fyrir sunnan í millum
Hálogalands Ends: ok síðan setti hann þar yfir Valðar konúng ok gipti
honum Alfhilði dóttr sína. ÞeirraAccording to a note on fol. 1r, this is a copy of
AM 192 fol.Note: Lacks the riddles. Blank space where they should be on fol. 28r-v. Text ends defective.
CodexPaperi, 38, i220mm x 175mm'ørholm' visible on fol. 28.Paginated: Paginated in the upper outer corners. Gatherings (in 4s) numbered in upper outer corners.Good: A lacuna of one leaf following fol. 2.210mm x 105mmUnknownHum cursivaSole
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Occasional marginal emendations.
AM 949 d 4to
1. (1r:1-35v:23) Gautreks sagaIcelandicÞar hefjum vér eina frásögu af einum konúngi þeim, er Gauti héten þó var hann vinsæll ok stórgjöfull, ok inn hæversklig
asti at siáAccording to a note on fol. 1r, this is a copy of AM 152 fol.2. (38r:1-141v:6) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarIcelandicÞar hefjum vér þessa sögu, er Gautrekr hefir konúngr heitit son Gauta
konúngsþá kémr þat framm, at þat þikist annar heyra, er
annar heyrir ekki í frásögum
CodexPaperi, 141, i210mm x 165mmNote: Fol. 24bis is a half-leaf (inserted later).'ørholm' watermark on fol. 20. Flower flanked by two figures (Maid of Dort?) on fol.
36. Initials 'Å.O.'
on fol. 37.Foliated: Every 10 leaves foliated in pencil.
Gatherings numbered (in 4s) in upper corners
of recto leaves (separate gathering enumeration for each text).Good: Fol. 20 is loose.195mm x 125mmNote: Fols. 36r-37v blank.UnknownHum cursivaSole
None
High
Extensive marginalia. Fol. 20, containing verses missing in the text,
was added later (now loose) and bears the watermark of
Ørholm. Half-leaf of text containing verses added between fols. 24 and 25.
Extensive note (extended ending) following
the text on fol. 141v.
AM 949 e 4to
1. (1r:1-8v:16) Illuga saga GríðarfóstraIcelandicSöguþáttr af Ílluga GríðarfóstraÞat er upphaf þessarrar sögu at sá konungr réði
fyrri Danmörk er Hríngr héten eptir dauða hennar varð Íllugi fóstbróðir Gnoðar-Asmundar.According to a note on fol. 1r, this is a copy of
AM 363 4to.Note: Rubric added in a later hand.
CodexPaperi, 8, i220mm x 175mmPaginated: Paginated in the upper corners of recto leaves.Good200mm x 135mmUnknownHum cursivaSole
Info: Appears to be the same hand as
AM 949 d 4to.
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AM 949 f 4to
1. (1r:1-23r:13) Yngvars saga víðförlaIcelandicEirekr hét konúngr er réði fyrir Svíþjóðu. Hann var kallaðr Eirekr
hinn sigrsæli.en Klakka hafði heyrt segja hina fyrri frændr sinaCopy of AM 343 c 4to.
CodexPaperi, 24, i215mm x 165mmInitials 'I.T.'(?) partially visible on fol. 24. Maid of Dort with flower and fence
visible on fols. 2-3.Foliated: Fols. 10 and 20 numbered in pencil. Gatherings numbered (in 4s) in upper corners of recto leaves.
Good200mm x 140mmNote: Fols. 23v-24v are blank. Fol. 24 is unopened.UnknownHum cursivaSole
Info: Same hand as AM 949 d 4to
None
Low
Sparsely annotated. Scribal note on fol. 18v mentions a lacuna of one leaf in the exemplar.
AM 949 g 4to
1. (1r:1-26v:9) Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar (Extracts)IcelandicFæddur Olafur TryggvasonÁstríður hét kona sú, er átt hafðe Trÿggviþó at fyrir manndóms-sakir góðra höfdíngja væra ek vel
halldinn.Transcript of the Skálholt-edition of GKS 1005 fol.
(Flateyarbók) (cf. note on fol. 1r).
CodexPaperi, 28, i215mm x 175mm'ørholm' watermark visible on multiple leaves.Foliated: Fols. 10-14, 20 and 25-26 numbered in pencil.Good150mm x 120mmNote: Fols. 16,
25v and 27r-28v blank.UnknownHum cursivaSole
None
Low
Occasional marginal emendations.
Last update: 2013-08-16
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