Manuscripts:
ÍBR 6 fol.
ÍBR 6 fol. (1680, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, ReykjavíkFormer shelf mark: ÍBR. B. 16
Later addition: Sögu-safn I. b. með hendi Magnúsar Jónssonar í Vigur [second front flyleaf]1. (1r-8v) Gautreks sagaIcelandicSagan af Gautreki konungi milda og Gauta kongi og þeim Dalafíflum2. (9r-35r) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarIcelandicHér byrjar söguna af Hrólfi kongi Gautrekssyni3. (35r-86v) Mágus sagaIcelandicHér byrjar söguna af Mágusi jarli og þeim Ámundssonum.4. (87r-114r) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicHér byrjar söguna af Göngu Hrólfi og segir fyrst af Hreggvið kongi.5. (114r-130v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicHér byrjar söguna af Þorsteini víkingssyni6. (131r-140v) Friðþjófs sagaIcelandicHér byrjar söguna af Friðþjófi en frækna, syni Þorsteins víkingssonar7. (141r-147v) Hálfdanar saga BrönufóstraIcelandicHér byrjar Sagan af Hálfdani kölluðum Brönufóstra8. (147v-149v) Styrbjarnar þáttur SvíakappaIcelandicHér hefur upp þátt Styrbjarnar Svíakappa er hann barðist við Eirek kong þeirra Svíanna.
CodexPaperii, 150, iNote: Flyleaves contemporary to binding285mm x 185mmYesLater paginationPoor: Many repairs; some of them result in loss of text250mm x 160mmMagnús Jónsson DigriKurrentMajor
Low
  • Initial: Some intitials decorated
High
  • "Vigrarbók II" FFl1rThe title page is a later addition FFl2r FF2v A later table of contents in the hand of Páll stúdent Pálsson. He also filled in text in places where it was lacking due to poor condition.
Plain (later)
Thin wooden boards covered in black linen, red book block.
1680
Iceland
Bjarni Björnsson: OwnerHið íslenska bókmenntafélag, Reykjavík: OwnerÍBR 5 fol. and ÍBR 6 fol. used to be one manuscript (called ÍBR. B. 16). Both manuscripts have similarly themed contents. The manuscript was split up in 1870. Bjarni Björnsson sold the manuscript to the Reykjavík division of the Icelandic Literary Society - Reykjavíkurdeild Hins íslenska bókmenntafélags.
Last update: 2016-03-28

 

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