Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

LUB 4to 4

LUB 4to 4 (1725-1775)
Universitets Bibliotek, LundFormer shelf mark: (In Jónas Kristiánsson's catalogue marked as "14. LUB pappírshandrit")
Contemporary: Sagann af Asmunde berserkia Bana og Eigle Einhendta
Sagann af Siø Vysu Meisturum og Æfentyr af Alexander og Lodvych
Sagann af Sigurde Turnara
Sagann af Flores og Blantzeflur
Sagann af Halfdane BronuFöstra
Sagan af Saulus og Nicanor
Sagann af Wictor og Blaus
Sagann af Iallmann og Hermann
Sagann af Damusta
Sagann af Eireke Rauda 1. (1v:1-1v:23) Table of contentsIcelandic2. (2r-28v:21) Hrafns saga SveinbjarnarsonarIcelandicSagann af Rafne Sveinbiarnar syne3. (29r-37v:10) Grænlendinga þátturIcelandicGrænlendinga þaattur4. (38r-64r:23) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicSagann af Þorsteine Vykingssyne5. (64v-69r) Þorsteins þáttur stangarhöggsIcelandicSagan af Þorsteine Stangarhogg6. (69v-77r:22) Hálfdanar saga BarkarsonarIcelandicSagan af Halfdane Barkarsyne7. (77v-106r:19) Ásmundar saga víkingsIcelandicSagann af Ásmunde Vyking8. (106v-120r:12) Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagnsIcelandicSagann af Þorsteine BæarmagnI þann Tyma sem Hacon Jarlsamt hans afrekz verkum og Savgu þætte.9. (122:r-137v:14) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandicCap. 1Hertiggr het kongr, hann riede fyrirog Eigle Einhendta, og þeirra frægdar verkumm.10. (139r-182r:4) Sjö meistara sagaIcelandic1.Cap.11. (182r:5-195v:11) Sjö meistara sagaIcelandicÆfintyr af ALEXANDER og Lodvyk.12. (197r-210:v20) Sigurðar saga turnaraIcelandic1 Cap.13. (212r-127:17) Flóres saga og BlankiflúrIcelandicCap 114. (229r-240v) Hálfdanar saga BrönufóstraIcelandicHringr var kongr nefndr, hann red fyrer DanmórkOg lykuz hier nu Saga af Halfdane Brønu föstra med so ordnu Nidurlage15. (242r-261r:22) Sálus saga og NikanórsIcelandic16. (263r-278v:22) Viktors saga og BlávusIcelandic1 Cap.Derived from Lbs 840 4to.17. (280r-298v) Jarlmanns saga og HermannsIcelandic1. Cap.18. (300-315v:17) Dámusta sagaIcelandic1. Cap19. (317r-330r:19) Eiríks saga rauðaIcelandic1 Cap.20. (331r-350v:11) Jasonar saga bjartaIcelandicSagann af Iasone Biarta21. (351r-366v:3) Ásmundar saga og TryggvaIcelandicSagann af Asmunde og Triggva22. (367r-381v:15) Flóres saga konungs og sona hansIcelandicSagann af Flores oc Sonumm hans23. (382r-410v:25) Arons saga HjörleifssonarIcelandicSaga af Aron Hiørleifs syne24. (411r-423v:22) Heiðarvíga sagaIcelandicInntak af Vyga Styrs Savgu FragmenteEptir dräp Berserkianna, vaxa so metordNB M. M. con: minner mig, S. S. con: seiger Sagann25. (425r-447v) Reinalds saga og RósuIcelandicSagann af Reinallde oc RoosuNote: Fragment. Fols. 434-435, 439-441 and 448r are blank.26. (449r-487v:12) Ingvars saga ÖlvissonarIcelandicSagann af Ingvara konge AulverssyniNote: Fragment. Fols. 465-466, 471-472 are blank.

CodexPaper488198mm x 159mmDifferent watermarks:e.g. fols 382-410: two lions holding an emblem with a crown on top. 412-487: J HONIG ZOONEN (GK?); Maid of Dort, PRO PATRIA. fol. 488 Crown and ornamentsNoneGood159mm x 128mmCatchwords on fol. 1-37rUnknownHum cursivaMinor

Info: A different hand added 1v:1-1v:23

UnknownLate kurrentMinor

Info: Mostly late current, chancery for highlighted parts on fols. 2r-37v, i.e. items 1-2

UnknownChanceryMajor

Info: 38r-487v, items 3-25

Low

Initial: rubrics

Low

On the inside of the front board C. A. Boheman Andersson left an ex libris. Two leaves of different quality are inserted, i.e. fol. 1 and 488. On fol. 1v, a table of contents is added in a different hand.

Moderately decorated (contemporary)

Cardboard binding with brown leather. The spine is decorated with floral ornaments. On the front board "Johannes Arnæus possessor libri" is imprinted with gold.

1725-1775

Jón Árnason: OwnerB. C. Boheman Andersson: OwnerJón Árnason, sýslumaður á Ingjaldshóli (1727-1777). C. A. Boheman Andersson gave the manuscript to LUB in 1800.

Last update: 2016-08-18

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