Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. 4to nr 9

Papp. 4to nr 9 (1600-1699, Iceland)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-229v:10) Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar (defective)Icelandic1.1. (73v-74v) Frá Fornljóti og ættmönnum hansIcelandicDerived from GKS 1005 fol.1.2. (110r-113v) Sörla þátturIcelandicDerived from GKS 1005 fol.1.3. (134r-138r) Helga þáttur ÞórissonarIcelandic2. (229v:11-230v) Óláfs rímaEinar GilssonIcelandic3. (231r-351v) Úr Noregs konunga sögurIcelandic3.1. (231r-267v:18) Magnús saga góðaIcelandic3.2. (167v:19-300r:2) Haralds saga harðráðaIcelandic3.3. (300r:3-310v:22) Magnús saga berfættsIcelandic3.4. (310v:23-336v) Sigurðar saga JórsalafaraIcelandic

CodexPaperi, 351195mm x 155mmDifferent watermarks: e.g. two lions holding a coat of arms with a large crown on top; a round watermark, rather small, with floral ornamentsLater foliation: Good165mm x 130mmNote: fols. 41r-52v are blank.UnknownChancerySole

Low

Paratext: The rubrics are slightly decorated. There is open space for initials but none of them is filled in.

Low

A few scholarly comments and marks for chapters in the margins, e.g. a variant reading on fol. 231r, probably from the text mentioned in the note on front-flyleaf: "Distinctio capitum ex Cod. Husafeld(?). vid. Chap. 163". On the recto side of the front-flyleaf, "TTS" is added in red. And "Emptus Anno Domini 1682" in black. On the verso-side of the flyleaf, "Historia Olai Triggonis Completissima" and "Fragmentum Historia Magni Regis Boni" is added by the same hand. There are two stickers with the shelfmark on the binding. In the manuscript case, there are two little slips (photocopies) with information on Norna-Gests þáttr and Flateyjarbók.

Decorative (contemporary)

Thick wooden plates covered in pressed leather

1600-1699Iceland

Last update: 2013-04-03

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