Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Westin 86

Westin 86 (1750-1799)
Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala
1. (1r:1-65v:14) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicHier Hefur Søguna Af ØRVAR ODDE HJNVMM VJDFØRLA.I Cap:Þad var eitt sumar, Grijmur biö ferd Syna i Wyk Vestur, þvi hann atte þar miklar eignerog er þar mikil ætt Fra kominnNote: younger vers.

CodexPaper65200mm x 160mmYesLater foliation: Printed foliation in top outer corners.Good160mm x 115mmUnknownKurrentSole

Low

Mixed: Decorated initials on fols. 1, 2r, 3v, 5r, 9v and 11r over 2 to 5 lines. Verses, ending of the saga and first line of new chapters written in different script. Ending written in half-diamond indention.

Plain (later)

Bound in cardboard with marbled pattern.

1750-1799

Birger Thorlacius: OwnerJacob Westin: OwnerThe manuscript once belonged to Birger Thorlacius, after whose death Jacob Westin bought it at an auction in 1830.

Last update: 2013-04-08

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