Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 4370 8vo

Lbs 4370 8vo (1875-1899)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-43r) Rímur af Maroni sterkaEndi AmenNote: eftir Jón Jónsson í BárðarbúðNote: 12 rímur2. (43v-93r) Rímur af Hervöru og Heiðreki konungiPunktum - Satis - EndirNote: eftir Gísla KonráðssonNote: 14 rímur3. (93v-119v) Rímur af Helga HundingsbanaEndi 1885Note: eftir Gísla KonráðssonNote: 7 rímur4. (120r-145r) Rímur af Partalopi og MarmoríuEnginn maður augum sá ....Note: eftir Helgu þórarinsdótturNote: 7 rímurNote: Beginning defective. The title on page 120r only, succeeded by three empty pagesNote: Starts with verse 47 in ríma 1 Note: Cholophone, Endi: 18855. (145r-155v) GeiplurEndiNote: eftir Gísla KonráðssonNote: 5 rímur6. (156r-176v) Rímur af Hjálmari hugumstóraJötuns væng úr fleina frey ... hæng í hægum þey höfn á þreyða renndi. ...Note: eftir Hallgrím JónssonNote: Kveðnar af sveitalæknir, Hallgrími Jónssyni á Miklagarði í Skagafirði 1857Note: 6 rímurNote: Ends defective in the 6th ríma, verse 1267. (177r-235v) Mágus saga jarls... hún kvaðst ei mundi af því láta. Áki kemur nú að máli við mmanninnEnduð árið 1884 á gamlársdag.Note: Begins defective8. (236r-273r) Flóvents saga9. (276r-283v) Þjalar-Jóns sagaskal ég honum trúliga umbuna þessi þín orð ef ég vinnumst til. Settust síðan niður ...Note: ends defective in 5th chapter10. (284r-296v) Brot úr óþekktri rímu... Kinnar slyngur reifði rár rósa hringur blóma heiti Ingibjargar bar björkin fingra ljóma ... Sæmdar þrótt í sverða byl sáða gróttNote: defective Starts in verse 17Note: Ends at verse 20311. (297r-298v) Skriftaræfing

CodexPaper298175mm x 107mmLater foliation!Foliation info not supported!Poor169mm x 106mmUnknownHum cursivaMajor

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The name of Jónas Vilhelm Lárusson on 298v, the last page that contains script examples

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Note: There is an indication that before accquistion the manuscript has had boards. It is sewn together.

1875-1899Note: The topics of the manuscripts, or rather their authors, point to its origin beeing in West-Iceland

Ambiguous: OwnerAmbiguous: OwnerJóhannes Skúlason purchased the MS in an antiquarian bookstore while acquiring rímur from Jónas Vilhelm Lárusson.

Last update: 2012-05

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