Manuscripts:
AM 567 XIV 4to
AM 567 XIV 4to
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 3 parts.
AM 567 XIV α 4to (1380-1420, Iceland)
1. (1r-1v) Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar (defective)Icelandicforsia eptir þat geck hun tilskemmuer eptir er en vid asmundrNote: Chapters 13-15
CodexParchment1243mm x 168mmLater foliationPoor: Traces and trimming that indicate a former usage as binding220mm x 140mmUnknownTextualisSole
Low
  • Miniature (drawing): A small face drawn in an open space for rubric on fol. 1r
Medium

  • (1r) An identifying note in the lower margin reads: "(a) Af Hrolf Götrikssöns Saga Cap 13.14.15"
  • (1v) Squiggles in the inner and outer margin
None
1380-1420Iceland
Árni Magnússon: Owner
AM 567 XIV β 4to (1280-1320, Iceland)
1. (1r-1v) Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar (defective)Icelandic Begins: truþi betr enn ollum odrum. su het Ends: ne fætr. skiolld hefr þat
CodexParchment2187mm x 153mmNonePoor: Traces and trimming that indicate a former usage as binding; lacunae160mm x 120mmUnknownTextualisSole
Low
  • Initial: Initials decorated and colored (red)
  • Paratext: Red rubrics
Medium

  • There is an AM slip that reads: "þetta blad er ur Hrolfs Sögu Gautrekssonar/ er gamallt"
  • (1r) Illegible marginalia on the inner margin
  • (1v) Indetifying note in the outer margin: "567(b) Gamalt Frgament af Hrólfs Sögu Gautrekssonar, Cap 32.33 samhljoða med Nr 590 C(?) in 4to"
  • (3r-4v) In the back, two paper leaves (foliated 3-4) are added. They contain a transcription of the verso side of the fragment.
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1280-1320Iceland
AM 567 XIV Gamma 4to (1380-1420, Iceland)
1. (1r-3v) Gautreks saga (defective)Icelandic Begins: Þeirra minok nu munu þau tynir Ends: ok jafnan hofdu sigr haft Eptir þetta hallda þeirNote: Chapters 1-4, shorter version2. (4r-5v) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarIcelandic Begins: at sem hraustiligaz ok latum þaa eigi Ends: ok skiolld suo miykinn at huldi(?) hallNote: chapters 24-28
CodexParchment5200mm x 120-140mmNote: Size varies due to trimmingLater foliationPoor: Holes and stains, some trimming; the last leaf was cut in two.170mm x 110mmUnknownTextualisSole
Moderate
  • Initial: Large and small colorful decorated initials
  • Paratext: Red rubrics
High

  • (1r) "Gautreks Saga Cap. 1-4""2 Cap""(D)a Af Hrolf Götrikssöns saga. stemmer med den Kortere (og forskællige Recension) af Sagaen som findes i 14c i folio. ThSil(?)"
  • (1v) "3 Cap""4 C."
  • (2r-3r) An older identification as "Fragm. XXI." and the note "Fra Eyolfe Einars syne 1708" (on both recto sides)
  • (3r) The same note again: "Fra Eyolfe Einars syne 1708"
  • (4r) "Af Hrolfs Saga 24 Cap. 24 Cap." and "(D)b Ur Rolfs Saugu Gautreksonar"
  • (4v) Older marginalia
  • (5r) "Af Hrolfsaga Cap. 27.28."
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1380-1420Iceland
Árni Magnússon: OwnerEyjólfur Einarsson: OwnerAccording to the notes on fols. 3r-4r, it is likely that Árni Magnússon acquired these leaves from Eyjólfur Einarsson in 1708. According to Kålund (1888, p. 725), leaves 2-3 were originally part of AM 667 4to.
Last update: 2013-08-22

 

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