Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 5 fol.

AM 5 fol. (1600-1699, Iceland)
Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen
1. (1r:1-11v:20) Völsunga sagaIcelandicSaga aaf Ragnar Lödbrök ok morgum kongum merkelegumHier hefur upp ok seiger fra þeim manne er Siggi er nefndur,ok vard þeim þat at alldur lægi.2. (11v:20-18r:43) Ragnars saga loðbrókarIcelandic41: Cap.Heimir J hlimz Dólum Spyr nu þessi TydindjOg þötti þetta monnum undarlegt, ok Sogdu þetta Sÿdann fraa odrumm mónnum

CodexPaperi, 18, i310mm x 190mmImpossible to determine.Later foliation: The manuscript is foliated in red ink by Kålund in the top right corners.Average275mm x 165mmYesUnknownUnknownSole

Info: Possibly early hum cursiva (sprettskrift) and partly chancery

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An AM-slip reads: "Ragnars-Saga Lodbrokar Ur bok er ek feck af Jone Dadasyne, frä Vallä". The same is written onto the verso side of the front flyleaf. Notes and stickers with the shelfmark.

Plain

A grey cardborad binding with "Ragnars Saga Lod-brookar No 5" on the front cover.

1600-1699Iceland

Árni Magnússon: OwnerJón Daðason: OwnerÁrni Magnússon bought the manuscript from Jón Daðason á Vallá.

Last update: 2013-04-09

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