Manuscripts:
AM 168 fol.
AM 168 fol. (1675-1700)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-10v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandicNote: According to an older description Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar was between fols. 10 and 11 but has seemingly been removed (see note and AM 435 b fol., fol. 12r).2. (11r-19v) Sörla saga sterkaIcelandic
CodexPaper19322mm x 215mmYesLater foliationGood259mm x 156mmYesUnknownFracturaSole
Moderate
  • Initial
High
  • Several marginalia by Þormóður Torfason in the first part of the manuscript.
Plain (later)
Boards and spine of old binding were wrapped in leaves from a religious Latin manuscript, now Access. 7, Hs 122, fol. 21v, from France from the 13th century.
1675-1700Unknown
Þóra Þorsteinsdóttir: OwnerÁrni Magnússon: OwnerThe book to which the manuscript belonged was nr. XVIII in Þormóður Torfason's collection. Árni Magnússon got the manuscript from Þormóður's widow in 1720 and divided it (see AM 435 b fol. and note in AM 147 fol.).
Last update: 2015-02-10

 

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