Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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UB 310 4to

UB 310 4to (1750-1799, Iceland)
Universitetsbiblioteket, Oslo
1. (1r:X-5v:X) Hervarar saga og Heiðreks (Extracts)IcelandicFormäle at Getspeki Heidreks kongsNote: Riddles (as in Uppsala R 692) with riddle prologue.2. (5v:X-7r:X) Baldurs draumarIcelandicWegtams kuiþa3. (7r:X-8v:X) GróttasöngurIcelandicGull er kallat miölfróþaNote: Some marginal commentary. A note on fol. 8v reads: "Þessar þriär Qviþr Getspeki Heidrics kongs, Uegtams Qviþa og Grottusaungr eru rettar Corrigeradar effter godri Eddu, utan hvad observerast þarf literatura og audsien feil sem ej verdur i þessum gomlu blodum Corrigerad helldur Comitterast skrifaranum til hægre verka. Allar eru Qvidurnar fullkomnar. Her effter a Grougaldur at koma"4. (9r:X-15v:X) Bergbúa þátturIcelandicEin Litel oc fäheird frasagaNote: Possibly related to copy in Rask 995. (16r:X-23r:X) Stjörnu-Odda draumurIcelandic6. (23r:X-23v:X) Kumlbúa þátturIcelandicÞáttur eirn litill af Þorsteine Þorvardssyne a Jslande skrifadur effter sömu Membrana

CodexPaper26205mm x 165mmNote: Composite manuscript. Formerly three separate items.UnknownÁsgeir JónssonUnknownMinor

Info: Fols. 1-8 attributed to Ásgeir Jónsson, but this is refuted by Jónas Kristjánsson (cf. typescript cat.).

UnknownUnknownMajor

Info: Fols. 9-23 in three unknown hands.

1750-1799Iceland

Carsten Tank Anker: OwnerPreviously in the possession of Carsten Anker (cf. typescript cat.)

Last update: 2013-07-22

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