Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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JS 634 4to

JS 634 4to (1700-1749, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Later addition: Sögu Safn.1. (FFL2v-FFL2v) Table of ContentsIcelandicJnnihald1. (1r-13r) Ketils saga hængsIcelandicSagann af Katle Hæng oc Hrafnistomønnum.Hallbiørn var Madur nefndur, hann var kalladr halfTrøllenn Aurvar Oddr var sonr Grims, og lijkur hier þad þessa sogu2. (13r-19r) Gríms saga loðinkinnaIcelandicAf Grimi LodinkinaSva er sagt af Grimi Lodinnkinna at hann var bædi mikill og sterkrhann vard ellidaudr madr, og likr her sógu Grims Lodinnkinna3. (19r-88v) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicSagann af AVrvar OddiGrimr het madr oc var kalladr Lodinnkinni. ok sá ættbogi hefr þar up-vaxit. Og lýkr þar nú saugu Aurfar Odds, eftir því sem nú hafit Er heyrt frá sagt.4. (89r-96v) Hrómundar saga GripssonarIcelandicAf Hrómundi Greýpssyni1. Cap. | Ætterni, fædíng, upvvöxtr oc bradgöt ligur HromundarÞat er upphaf þessarar saugo at Kóngr sa redi fyrir Gaurþom er Oláfr hetaf þeim komnar konga ættir og kappar miklir, og dreifdiz sá afspreingr wida umm laund, jafnvel til Jslands. Og lykr her saugunni af Hrómundi Greýpssyni.skrifud 3 Martii Annno 1767Note: Written on 3rd march 1767.Note: Chapters have titles.5. (97r-105r) Hákonar þáttur HárekssonarIcelandicAf Häkoni Norræna6. (105v-137v) MírmannssagaIcelandicAf Mírmann7. (138r-165r) Jarlmanns saga og HermannsIcelandicSagann af JarlmannNote: Finished on 22nd june 1805. 8. (165r-177r) Ála flekks sagaIcelandicHier byriar AAlaflecks SøguEndud þann 27ta Febr. Anno 1806Note: Páll stúdent Pálsson added a variant ending on the bottom half of the page.9. (179r-222v) Vilhjálms saga sjóðsIcelandicHier byriar Savgv af Vjlhjalme Sjód10. (225r-231) Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka (defective)Icelandic

CodexPaperii, 231185mm x 150mmYesContemporary paginationAverage150-160mm x 120-125mmYesUnknownUnknownSole

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Initial

Medium

Páll stúdent Pálsson filled in lacunae, the title page and table of contents.
On fol. 16r, 161v 162v, 163r, 164r two top lines supplied.
Inserted blue leaves to fill lacunas: fol. 62, 63, 223, 224, 231 blank; fol. 137 (written in a different hand then rest of the ms.), While leaves inserted for the same purpose, e.g. 177.
"Jonias Sigurdsson or Tomas Sigurdsson".

Plain (later)

Cardboard binding covered with blue linen, red book block.

Scraps of some printed text used to strengthen the support.

1700-1749Iceland

Jón Sigurðsson: OwnerJón Árnason: OwnerFrom Jón Árnason the book-keeper's collection.

Last update: 2017-11-13

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