Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 998 4to

Lbs 998 4to (1800-1899, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Contemporary: Nokkrar Fornmannasögur. GES I BIDNote: GES=Guðbrandur EinarssonNote: In the hand of Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi1. (2r-16v) Yngvars saga víðförlaIcelandicSagan af Ingvari Eymundarsyni2. (17-34) Konráðs saga keisarasonarIcelandic3. (34-34) Jóns þáttur UpplendingakonungsIcelandic4. (35-44) Flóres saga og BlankiflúrIcelandic5. (44-53) Sigurðar saga turnaraIcelandic6. (53-56) Hálfdanar saga BarkarsonarIcelandic7. (56-62) Ambrosius saga og RósamunduIcelandic8. (63-88) Fertrams saga og PlatósIcelandicSkrifað á Dritvík af Ólafi Sveinssyni árið 18059. (89-98) Drauma-Jóns sagaIcelandic10. (99r-108v) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandic11. (108-120) Sigurgarðs saga fræknaIcelandic12. (120-127) Nítídu saga fræguIcelandic13. (127-138) Nikulás saga leikaraIcelandic

CodexPaper138186mm x 152mmYes!Foliation info not supported!: From when the manuscript was repairedAverage: Cut, dirty, in loose leaves after repair170mm x 135mmNoMagnús Jónsson Hum cursivaMinor

Info: 1r- 3v

UnknownHum cursivaMinor

Info: 5r-9r

UnknownHum cursivaMajor

Info: 9r-61v and 98r-137r; mainly hum cursiva, partly chancery

Ólafur SveinssonChanceryMinor

Info: 62r-97v

None

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Extra two leaves in the hand of Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi with a text from Yngvars saga víðförla/Sagan af Ingvari Eymundarsyni and a titlepage: Sagan af Ljósvetningum
Gudbrandur Einarsson á bók. Nú til heimilis á Knarrarhöfn í Hvammssveit. Vitnar Magnús Jónsson dag 2. jan. 1861

Moderately decorated (later)

Wooden boards covered with flower-patterned cloth

1800-1899Iceland

Guðrún Einarsdóttir: OwnerSölvi Vigfússon: Owner

Last update: 2012-09

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