Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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SÁM 15

SÁM 15 (1825, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-22r) Heiðarvíga saga (defective)IcelandicSögubrot af Víga-Styr. Fragmentið byrjar svo Begins: Atli stóð í dyrum úti Ends: lyktar nú þessum málum að sinni, og af hinum2. (23r-46r) Blómsturvalla saga (defective)IcelandicBlómsturvalla sagaÞegar Hákon kóngur hafði ráðið fyrir Norvegi 20 veturog laun þeir sem vel og snjallt lásu. Endir.18253. (46v-71v) Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns (defective)IcelandicJallmanns sagaVilhjálmur hefur kóngur heitiðog héldu vel trú sína.18254. (72r-86v) Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar (defective)IcelandicSagan af Hálfdani EysteinssyniÁ fyrri manna dögum réð sá kóngur fyrir Norvegi er Eysteinn hétog dóttur sem Ingibjörg hét.5. (87r-88v) Fjósaríma (defective)Þórður Magnússon á StrjúgiIcelandicEfnið máls ég fundið fæ Ends: öruggur stáli beittiNote: Defective; lacks beginning. No copy of mansöngur in this text.

CodexPaper88158mm x 100mmLater foliation: Later foliation in pencil 1-88. Fol. 22v blank.Poor: Extensive damage to margins resulting in loss of text. Some leaves lacking at the end. Leaves loose in binding.UnknownKurrentSole

Low

Fragment of a letter formerly used as flyleaf; now loose.

Plain (contemporary)

Old binding (likely contemporary; parchment over wood boards) housed with manuscript.

1825IcelandNote: Dated on fols. 46r and 71v.

Bjarni Sigurðsson: OwnerReceived as a gift by the National Library of Iceland from Bjarni Sigurðsson bóndi í Hofsness í Öræfum on 13 January 1970.

Last update: 2014-02-10

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