Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Kall 616 4to

Kall 616 4to (1700-1799, Iceland)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
Contemporary: Danmerkur Könga Nöfn og Voben Rykianna. Þorbergur Eynarson1. (1v-3v) Nafnatal Dana konungaIcelandic2. (4r-4v) Denmark's coats of armsIcelandicDanmerkur Rykia voben3. (5r-11vb:17) Nafnatala biskupa og páfaIcelandic4. (11vb:18-11vb:25) Verse [Latin]Latin5. (12r-12r) Sjö sofenda sagaIcelandic6. (13r-32v) Reisubók Jóns Ólafssonar IndíafaraJón Ólafsson IndísafraiIcelandic7. (33r-39v:13) Ný týðindi um GrænlandHans EgedeIcelandicNote: Translated from Danish in 17298. (39v:14-40r:13) Konungs skuggsjá [Excerpts]Icelandic9. (40r:14-40v) Um álfakynIcelandicNote: Supposedly an excerpt from Björn að Skarðsá's work, cf. additions10. (41r-60v) Droplaugarsona sagaIcelandicNote: longer version11. (61r-66v) Eiríks saga rauðaIcelandic12. (67r-67v) Draumer Hans SachsIcelandic13. (68r-89v) Ljósvetninga sagaIcelandic14. (90r-94v) Hænsa-Þóris sagaIcelandic14.1. (96v:24-96v:33) Verse about Hænsa-Þóris sagaMagnús Json ad WigurIcelandic15. (95r-95v) On Christophus ColumbusIcelandicÞaattur af Christophoro Columbo16. (96r-96v:23) On Amerigo VespucciIcelandicÞaattur Americi VesputiiNote: 17. (97r-107r) Jóns saga helgaIcelandic18. (107v-124r:7) Völsunga sagaIcelandic19. (124r:7-132v) Ragnars saga loðbrókarIcelandic41. Cap.20. (133r-158v) Finnboga saga rammaIcelandic

CodexPaperiii, 158, i200mm x 158mmHard to see, possibly a coat of arms with crown on top.Later foliationAverage180mm x 140mmin some partsUnknownUnknownMajor

UnknownUnknownMinor

High

Initial: red and yellow initials and ornaments in first part, colorful title page
Initial: ornaments and decorations on rubric and initials in later parts (monochrome)
Illustration: red and yellow images
Paratext: squiggles and diamond shaped writing pattern at the end of each item.

Low

On the second front-flyleaf, a later hand added a table of contents. On fol. 12v, Þorbergur Einarsson wrote:"Þorbergur Einarsson er riettue eigande þessarar Sagna=Booar. 1749". On fol. 40r, a later hand added a comment on the author note: "(er úr riti Jóns lærða)".

Moderately decorated

Brown half binding: leather spine and corners, golden imprint on spine: "Islendskar Sögur" and floral ornaments

1700-1799Iceland

Johan Christian Kall: OwnerÞorbergur Einarsson: Owner

Last update: 2013-06-07

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