Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1251 fol.

NKS 1251 fol. (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
1. (1r-6v:9) Frá Fornljóti og ættmönnum hansIcelandic2. (6v:10-8r:15) Ættatölur frá AdamIcelandic3. (8r:16-8r:31) Frá Júlió og Romverja HöfðingjumIcelandicÞá er lidit var fra upphafe veralldarRoma borg var smidut han hundrud og fimm ár.4. (9r-11r) Nockrir annálar um upprunar NordmannaIcelandic5. (12r-22v) AnnálarIcelandicNote: from 1401 to 16206. (23r-27r) Fornyrði lögbókarinnarIcelandicNote: in alphabetical order from D to V

CodexPaper27340mm x 225mm"SUPRA FYNE et BYKORE"; beehiveLater pagination and foliation: item 1 is paginated in the top corner; some folio numbers are written in the bottom right corner of the leaf.Good270mm x 160mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

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Scholarly notes and additions in the margins. On fols. 1r and 9rSuhm made detailed notes on the anitgraphs of items 1 - 4, two manuscripts in Langebek's library written by Ólafur Gíslason in 1765 and 1766. In the back, two loose slips are inserted, one on manuscripts containing Hervarar saga, the other on German literature.

Plain (contemporary)

Plain paper binding.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: SignatoryNote: Suhm probably owned the manuscript. He signed his note on fol. 1r

Last update: 2013-08-27

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