Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 552 q 4to

AM 552 q 4to (1600-1650, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-8v) Ketils saga hængsIcelandicNote: There is no separation between the text of Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinna.Note: The text that was ripped out on fol. 2 has been added in a note on fol. 3.2. (8v-11v) Gríms saga loðinkinnaIcelandicNote: There is no separation between the text of Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinna.3. (12r-34v) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicNote: The text that was ripped out on fol. 33 has been added in a note on fol. 34, which is also an inserted leaf.Note: There is a poem about Örvar-Oddur at the end of the saga (fol. 34v): "Ruddi búkum bredda með broddum".

CodexPaperi, 34, i190mm x 162mmYesLater foliationAverage: Tears and gaps on some pages.165mm x 133mmUnknownUnknownSole

Low

Secondary (initial): Some initials on fols. 1-12 slightly bigger than others and some slightly decorated.
Initial (inhabited): Initial on fol. 11v with man's face.
Secondary (tailpiece): Knotwork on fol. 11v.
Secondary: Drawing of a wheel in the margins on fols. 21r and 22r.

High

Fol. 34 is an inserted leaf.
The text ripped out on fols. 2 and 33 has been added in notes.
Corrections by scribe on fol. 25v, 29r and 32v.
Squiggles on 4r and 9v.

Plain (later)

Dimensions: 230mm x 180mm x 10mm.

1600-1650Iceland

Árni Magnússon: Owner

Last update: 2015-02-06

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