Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 356 4to

AM 356 4to (1690-1710, Iceland)
Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen
1. (1r:1-35r:3) Gautreks sagaÞar hefium vier eina frasogu af einum Konunge þeim er Gaute hetþviat mier þiker.Note: Copied from a manuscript that ends defective2. (38r:1-165v:18) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarÞar hefium ver þessa Sogu er Gautrekr hefer Konungr heititer annar heyrer ecke. i frasogum.

CodexPapervi, 165, iv200mm x 157mmCoat of arms flanked by rampant lions on front flyleaves. Fence with inscription 'EPO...' on fol. 35. Crown visible on rear flyleaves.Later pagination: Paginated 1-330. Good150mm x 95mmNote: Fols. 35v-37v blank.YesEyjólfur BjörnssonUnknownSole

Low

Initial: Titles and initials slightly bigger.

Low

Few additions in the margins. Slip affixed to front flyleaf in the hand of AM reads: "af Gautreke og Dalafiflum. vantar aptan vid. af Hrolfi konge Gautrekssyne. med hendi Eyjolfs Biórnssonar. ex membranâ in folio, er eg feck af Vigfuse Gudbrandssyne."

Plain (later)

Plain limp vellum binding over paper boards. Speckled red painting on paper edges. Handwritten spine title: "Hrolfs saga Gautreks-sonar". Modern blue shelfmark label and another label reading "1107" affixed to spine.

1690-1710Iceland

Árni Magnússon: Owner

Last update: 2013-08-16

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