Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:
AM 169 c I-III fol.
AM 169 c I-III fol.
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 3 parts.
CodexPaper12313mm x 200mmYesContemporary foliationAverage248mm x 155mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor
Info: Several hands.
Low
  • Initial
Low
    Plain (later)
    Rebound in 1976. Old cardboard binding kept with the manuscript.
    1650-1700
    AM 169 c I fol.
    1. (1v-5v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicNote: Fragment.Note: Fol. 1r blank.
    CodexPaper5313mm x 200mmYesContemporary foliationAverage260mm x 160mmYesUnknownHybridaMinor
    UnknownHybridaMajor
    None
    Low
    • Comment by Árni Magnússon from around 1720 on fol. 5v: "Reliqva deerant".
    AM 169 c II fol.
    1. (1r-3v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaNote: Fragment.
    CodexPaper3313mm x 200mmYesContemporary foliation: Begins with the number 170.Average240mm x 150mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor
    UnknownUnknownMinor
    None
    AM 169 c III fol. (1650-1700, Iceland)
    1. (1r-4v) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicNote: Two fragments. One without ending, the other without beginning.
    CodexPaper4313mm x 200mmContemporary foliation: Foliation starts with the number 337.Average245mm x 155mmYesUnknownUnknownSole
    Low
    • Initial
    1650-1700Iceland
    Last update: 2015-02-02

     

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    M. J. Driscoll
    Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics
    University of Copenhagen
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