Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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AM 930 4to

AM 930 4to (1790-1810, Iceland)
Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen
1. (1r:1-25r:14) Flóvents sagaIcelandicHjer Skrifast Sagan af Flóvent, Frakka Konúngji.Saga þessi er eí af Lokleiso Þeírri er Sumir menn óscírir gjora sjer til gamansþeim sem lifir oc rytirum[?] aldir alda2. (25r:15-34v:16) Hercúlianus sagaIcelandicSagann af Herculianus Sterka og Septuse Hinumm Frækna, og þeirra Köppumm.Dátmordr hefr kongr heitid, er riedi firir Indialandistór vinátta med þeim medan þeir lifduer so saga þessi á enda, er sagnameistarinn Týlus hefur samsett.3. (35r:1-50v:22) Flóres saga ok Blankiflúr (defective)IcelandicSagan af Flórent og BlankinflúrFelix hefr kongr heitid Ends: en sverd sitt hafdi hannberid, og er hann kom í herbergi Blankiflúr bad hann svein mætti innNote: Defective. Lacks ending.4. (51r:1-99v:19) Völsunga saga and Ragnars saga loðbrókarIcelandicSagan af Volsúngum, Gjúkúngum, Buðlungum, Ragnari konúngi Loðbrók, og Sonum Hanns.Note: Label with title pasted over earlier text (now illegible) on fol. 51r. No formal distinction between texts. Ragnars saga begins with ch. XLI on fol. 81r.Note: Völsunga saga and Ragnars saga treated as one text.4.1. (51r:1-81r:12) Völsunga saga (defective) Begins: Eylime hefur kongr heitid rýkr og ágiætur, dóttir hans hiet Herðarog þa flugu steinar úr öllum áttum ad þeim, og vard þeim þad ad alldr lægi.Note: Defective. Begins with chapter 11.4.2. (81r:13-99v:19) Ragnars saga loðbrókar (defective)Heimr í Heimsdølum spyr nú þessi tydindi, ad daudr er Sigrdr og Brínhilldr Ends: er fóru um lönd ad leita ef nokurn höfdíngia, þann er þeim þætti ej svívyrdíng í ad þiónaNote: Defective. Lacks ending.

CodexPaperi, 99196mm x 172mmPart of a fence with 'H K...' below it visible on fol. 72 and several other leaves throughout. Multiple other watermarks also present.Paginated: Paginated 1-50 in the top outer corners, then only on recto pages.Average: Numerous leaves have been repaired due to damage with some loss of text. Marginal repairs contain traces of Icelandic printed waste. Margins of several leaves (fols. 25ff.) cropped with some loss of text.195mm x 155mmUnknownCursivaMinor

Info: Written in at least two hands, both unknown. Hand I covers fols. 1r-25r

UnknownCursivaMajor

Info: Hand II covers fols. 25v-99r.

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Low

Front pastedown, rear pastedown and front flyleaf contain manuscript waste from an account book; dated 1833 with the name "Jone Gudmundson(?)" on first flyleaf recto. Dated 1836 with the name "Stephan Stephansen" on rear pastedown. Contains occasional marginal emendations. Multiple autographs on fol. 99v: "Gudmundsdotter, Odda Ragn"

Plain (later)

Bound in mid-19th c.(?) brown-dyed vellum. Some basic decoration resembling raised bands on the spine.

1790-1810
Iceland

Árni Magnússon: Owner

Last update: 2013-08-16

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