Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 1008 4to

AM 1008 4to
Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, CopenhagenFormer shelf mark: AM Addit. 40a 4to
This manuscript consists of 9 parts.

CodexPaperi, 152, i195mm x 165mmHalf of a symbol (crest? mitre?) visible on fol. 15. Crown visible on fols. 46, 47 and 140. Beast within a fence on fol. 59. Foolscap watermark visible on fol. 95.Contemporary pagination and later foliation: Separate contemporary pagination for each item in upper corners (Items VII, VIII and IX are not paginated). Irregular foliation is continuous in bottom right corners of recto leaves. Fols. 13-15, 43-47, 59, 95 and 140 blank. Good: Some text (including an inscription?) has been scraped off of fol. 103r.

Moderately decorated (later)

Blind-tooled parchment over wooden boards. Tooled decorations include a floriated outer frame and an inner frame of medallions. Initials and dates appear at intervals in both frames, including: "B.I.S. 1747" and "ION S ANNO 1680". The parchment shows signs of wear and tear.

Árni Magnússon: OwnerThe manuscript was once in Skálholt, Iceland.

AM 1008 I 4to (1688-1747)

1. (1r:1-9v:13) Frá Fornljóti og ættmönnum hansIcelandicHversu noregr bygðizNu skal segia demi til hversu noreghr bygðiz í fystuenn dottir Valdemars Danakonungs, eptir er hon let fanga AlbriktNote at the head of fol. 1r reads: "Or Flateyiarbok Fol 8"Note: Contains section headings for ættartölur, including "ætt Haralds fra Aðam" on fol. 7v. Final six lines on fol. 9v are in another hand.2. (10r:1-12v:21) Frá Fornljóti og ættmönnum hansIcelandicFundr NoregsForniotr hefur konungr hæitit hann reð fyrir Jotlandehins rika oc hins raðsuinnaNote on fol. 10r: "Skrifad effter Flateyarbok Fol: 110"

Codex175mm x 130mmÁsgeir JónssonUnknownMajor

UnknownUnknownMinor

Info: Fol. 7v:16-21

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Medium

Some marginalia by Torfæus. Names underlined in red pencil.

1688-1747
Unknown

AM 1008 II 4to

1. (16r:1-42r:10) Hálfs saga og HálfsrekkaIcelandicSagann af Halfe oc Halfsreckum.Alrekr het kongr er bio a Alrekstauðumyri het dottir hans, oc er þaþan mikil ætt kominnNote on fol. 42r (in Torfæus' hand?) reads: "Þessi Saga Samannlesinn við Membranam". Copies of this exist in AM 202c fol, NKS 1698 4to, ÍB 43 fol. and JS 629 4to.

Codex165mm x 110mmÁsgeir JónssonUnknownSole

None

Low

Some marginalia by Torfæus.

AM 1008 III 4to

1. (48r:1-58v:6) Hróa þáttur heimskaIcelandicSagann af Slysa=HröaI þann tima er Sveinn Kongur ulfs son riede fyrer Danmórkoc kom margt gófugra manna frä þeim i Englande. oc lykur her þessare Sóghu.

Codex145mm x 105mmUnknownUnknownSole

None

Low

Occasional marginalia in another hand.

AM 1008 IV 4to

1. (60r:1-83v:14) Eiríks saga rauðaIcelandicHer Hefr vpp Sogu þeirra þorfinnz Karlsefnis oc Snorra þorbrandz sonarOlafr het herkongr er kalldr var Olafr hvitimart stormenni er komit annat fra Karlsefni oc Gudridi þat er ekki er her skradVeri Gud med oss AmenNote in a later hand (Guðbrandur Vigfússon) on fol. 60r reads: " eptir Hauksbók"

Codex170mm x 120mmUnknownChancerySole

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Medium

Marginal and interlinear corrections in the hand of Árni Magnússon. "Foræret Mag. Joen Arnesen af A.M." is written in the outer margin of fol. 60r and refers to bishop Jón Árnason.

Jón Árnason: OwnerAccording to a note on fol. 60r, this part of the manuscript once belonged to bishop Jón Árnason (d. 1743).

AM 1008 V 4to

1. (84r:1-94r:17) Grænlendinga þátturIcelandicGrænlendinga þattrSocki het maðr oc var þorisson hann bio i Brattahlið a GrænlandiEnn þeir Hermundr komu til Jslandz til ættjarða sinna, oc lykr þar þessi Sogu.Note on fol. 84r reads: "E codice Flateyensi."2. (94r:18-94v:16) List of bishops and churches in GreenlandIcelandicÞesser hafa biskupar verit a Grænlandi Arnalldr Jonn Kauttrþriðia í Anavik í Rangafirði.

Codex170mm x 125mmÁsgeir JónssonUnknownSole

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Low

AM 1008 VI 4to (1686-1688, Denmark)

1. (96r:1-102v:15) Ölkofra þátturIcelandicAulkofra Saga Note: Rubric changed by a different hand to "Þättur af Aulkofra Saga"Þorhallr het madr, hann bio i bläskogum a þorhallzstóðum

Codex165mm x 125mmÁsgeir JónssonChancerySole

Info: Written by Ásgeir Jónsson.

None

Low

1686-1688
DenmarkNote: According to Loth (Om nogle af Ásgeir Jónssons håndskrifter, p. 210), this part of the manuscript may have been written by Ásgeir Jónsson during his stay in Copenhagen in 1686-88.

AM 1008 VII 4to (1725-1783, Iceland)

1. (103r:1-134v:17) Hrafns saga SveinbjarnarsonarIcelandicSagann af Rafne Sveinbiarnar SyneSveinbiórn het madur son Bardar svarta, Atlasonar.Og lukum vier þar sógunne af Rafne Sveinbiarnarsyne, og hans digdum, dauda og afgange.Copied from AM 426 fol. (former Addit. 27 fol.)

Codex165mm x 130mmMagnús SnæbjarnarsonUnknownSole

None

1725-1783
Iceland

AM 1008 VIII 4to

1. (135r:1-139r:6) Sigurðar þáttur slefuIcelandicÞattr fra Sigurdi konungi Slefu Syni GunnhildarÞat er sagt þa er Gunnhildar synir redu Noregi sat sigurdr konungr slefva a haurdalandi.Nockurum vetrum sidar for olof utan til Noregs til frænda sinna oc þotti enn mesti kvenskaurungr.

Codex160mm x 110mmUnknownUnknownSole

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AM 1008 IX 4to

1. (141r:1-146v:1) Vilhjálms þáttur bastardsIcelandicLytell þättur kyrknaräns og äsökna J Einglande ä dógumm þeirra tveggia Biskupa, Erckebiskups S. Anshelmi og S. Thomasar CantuariensisTveir merkelegir kennemenn, Bergur Gunnsteinsson og Jön Hallsson hafa skrifad lyfsóguad hann siglde sinn kors til Indialands.2. (146v:2-152v:24) Roðberts þátturIcelandicRodberts ÞätturRodbert lyste þvy fyrer synumm Companum Balduina og Godefreyog giórdust marger Merkeleiger hluter under hannz kongsdæme. Finis.NB. Þesse sóguþattur ä firerfarande ur blódumm hefur vered tediceradur Welskreivendum Biskupenum Mag: Bryniölfe salug: sveinssine af Jöne Gudmundssine (cognam: lærda.)

Codex195mm x 160mmUnknownKurrentMajor

UnknownUnknownMinor

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Last update: 2013-08-16

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