Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Westin 78

Westin 78 (1750-1799, Denmark)
Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala
1. (1r:1-29r:24) Hrólfs saga krakaIcelandicSAGANN Af BØDVARE, BJARKAI Cap.J þann Tyma sem Fröde köngur hinn Fridsami stijrde Danmörk hann var X madur frä Odinn könge, enn Hrölfur kongur hinn kirr sem kalladur var Krake styrde Hleidargardehann var bæde heimskur og spotskur hann var Fader þorbiargar, sem Hrölfur kongur Gautreksson ätte sem lesa mä i Sógu hannsog endum vier so soguna af Bódvari Biarka og Beina hialtaNote: Böðvars þáttur

CodexPaper30202mm x 158mmFols. 29v-30v blank.YesLater foliation: Printed foliation in top right corners.Good160mm x 120mmCatchwords on every page.UnknownKurrentSole

Low

Mixed: Decorated intial over 3 lines at the beginning of the saga on fol. 1r. Different script for the first line of new chapters and for verses. Red book edge

Plain (later)

Bound in cardboard with marbled pattern.

1750-1799Denmark

Birger Thorlacius: OwnerJacob Westin: OwnerThe manuscript once belonged to Birger Thorlacius, after whose death Jacob Westin bought it at an auction in 1830.

Last update: 2013-04-10

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