Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 591 e 4to

AM 591 e 4to (1675-1700, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1v:1-15r:10) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicSaga af Góngu HrölffeHreggvidur hefur kongur heitid. hann riedi firir Gardarikiog lukum wier so þessare søgu. finisNote: Fol. 1r has blacked-out text (table of contents?) in two columns.2. (15r:11-19v:19) Hálfdanar saga BrönufóstraIcelandicSaga af Hälffdäne BrónuföstraHringur er kongur nefndur hann riedi fyrir Danmórkog lukum wer so þessare sogu.3. (19v:20-19v:35) Jarlmanns saga ok Hermanns (defective)Note: Contains only the beginning of the saga, heavily struck-through and illegible.

CodexPaperii, 19, i202mm x 160mmLater foliation: Foliated in the upper corners of recto leaves.Average182mm x 138mmÓlafur GíslasonKurrentSole

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Note on front flyleaf reads: "Gaungu hrolfs saga. halfdanar saga Brónu fostra. Ur bokum er eg feck af sira Olafe Gislasyne ä Hofe i Vopnafirde."

Plain

Bound in March 1977.

1675-1700Iceland

Árni Magnússon: OwnerÁrni Magnússon acquired the manuscript from the scribe.

Last update: 2016-08-02

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