Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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ÍB 251 4to

ÍB 251 4to (1806-1807, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-42v) Starkaðar saga gamlaSnorri Björnsson á HúsafelliIcelandicSagan af Starkaði gamlaSagan af Ívari víðfaðma. Helga hvassa, Hræreki kóngi. Haraldi hilditönn. og BrávallabardagaNote: A rubric on fol. , between chapters 17 and 18.2. (43r-44v) Ágrip af ævisögu Snorra SturlusonarIcelandicSkrifuð árið 1806.3. (45r-91r) Vatnsdæla sagaIcelandicÞessi saga var skrifuð dag 15 december, anno 18064. (91v-91v) Nokkrar vísurIcelandic5. (92r-105v) Skanderbeg saga furstaLudvig HolbergJón Hjaltalín translated to IcelandicIcelandicSk. árið 1806. Arnljóts rímur sk. 1807.6. (105v-105v) Skanderbergs rímurIcelandicÖðlings ævi langa, elfdi stríðið DavíðNote: Only a beginning7. (106r-126v) Arnljóts rímur UpplendingakappaSnorri BjörnssonIcelandicNote: 11 rímur8. (127r-139v) Friðþjófs sagaIcelandicSagan af Friðþjófi enum frækna9. (139r-139r) Ynglinga saga (defective)IcelandicIvar kóngur víðfaðmi í Skániog alla ströndina sunnan fjalla í Norvegi.Note: Fragment10. (139r-139v) Áns saga bogsveigis (defective)IcelandicÚr sögu Áns bogsvegirsBjörn var bóndi nefndurhans son Sigurður Bjóðaskalli ágætur maður í Norvegi.Note: Fragment11. (139v-139v) Njáls saga (defective)IcelandicBöðvar hét maður hann var son Víkinga KáraBöðvar var faðir Ólafar móður Gissurar hvíta.Bjarnason 1807Note: Fragment12. (139v-156r) BrávallarímurÁrni BöðvarssonIcelandicRímur af Haraldi kongi Hilditönn [and later addition]: kveðnar af því ypparlega skáldi Hr. Árna BöðvarsynNote: 10 rímur13. (153r-156r) SkýringarIcelandicNotæÞessar rímur voru skrifaðar árið 180714. (156v-156v) Table of contentsIcelandicBókin hefur inni að haldaNote: The page is covered in scribbles.

CodexPaperi, 156, i194mm x 156mmYesContemporary pagination: An old pagination: 1-32 (1r-16v), 40-312 (20v-156r). The manuscript has been sewn incorrectly and thus the pagination has become confused, as can been seen from its register, 1-20 (106r-115v), 93-100 (128r-131v)Average: Sewn in wrong order. Correct order would be: 92, 93, 98, 99, 94-97, 100-105 175mm x 135mmYesUnknownHum cursivaSole

Info: On fol. 156v is written: Sögubók Einars Bjarnasonar, skrifuð á Brúnastöðum Skagafirði

Moderate

Diagram: A drawing of a battle array: 35r
Paratext: Red title and beginning: 1r
Paratext: Ornated rubric; equivalent of a titlepage in red: 45r
Initial: Red initial: 127r
Initial: Initials occasionally enlarged and a sparsely ornamented.
Vignette (paratext): Vignette on fol. 45r

Medium

Some learned additions
(24v) At the end of Starkaðar saga is a heading: Sagan af Ívari víðfaðma, Helga hvassa, Hræreki kóngi, Haraldi Hilditönn and: Brávallarbardaga. XVIII Cap. Hrærekur hefur Konungur heitið, hann var son Halfdanar ens snjalla og Sigríðar ennar mikillátu, hann
(139v) At the top of the page is a verse about a pen
(139r-139v) On the lower half of leaf 139r to the top of 139v are parts from three differnt sagas without titles: "From the kings' saga Heimskringla" (139r), "Án saga bogsveigis" (139r), "From Njáls saga" (139v)
(156v) There are some verses on Árni Böðvarsson (in an formerly empty space).
(156v) Written note:: "Sögubók Einars Bjarnasonar, skrifuð á Brúnastöðum Skagafirði"

Plain (later)

Paper binding with marbled paper. Linen cloth on spine and corners.

1806-1807
Iceland

Jón Sveinsson: OwnerJón Sveinsson: SignatoryHalldór Þorkelsson: OwnerHalldór Þorkelsson: SignatoryEinar Bjarnason: OwnerEinar Bjarnason: SignatoryÞorsteinn Þorsteinsson: Signatory

Last update: 2016-03-29

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