Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:
GKS 1017 fol.
GKS 1017 fol. (1650-1750, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
This manuscript consists of 2 parts.
UnknownUnknownMajor
Info: Fols. 1r-684v
UnknownUnknownMinor
Info: Fols. 685r-772r
Low
  • Initial: Some inititals are slightly decorated
Low
  • The numbers 1 to 48 are evenly added throughout the manuscript. The numbers are written with a thick brown pencil in the lower margin of the recto side of the leaves. On the inside of the second volume's back cover, a conservator wrote: "restaureret 1970"
Moderately decorated (contemporary)
Marbeled paper on card boards; leather corners and spine. On the spine, lines are drawn and "NORRIGES HIST. TOM. I." and "NORRIGES HIST. TOM. II." is tooled into the leather. The bindings were restored in 1970.
1650-1750
Denmark
GKS 1017 fol. I
1. (1r-9v) Frá Fornjóti og hans ættmönnum [Danish]Danish, IcelandicBased on Flateyjarbók.2.1. (7v:5-9v) Ættartölur konunga og konungatöl í Noregi [Danish]Danish3. (10r-392v) Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar [Danish, Part I]Danish, IcelandicBased on FlateyjarbókNote: Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar hin mesta with the inserted sagas and þættir.Note: Only a few divisions.3.12. (269v-278v) Sörla þáttur [Danish]Danish, Icelandic3.23. (366r-386v) Norna-Gests þáttur [Danish]Danish, Icelandic3.24. (387r-392v) Helga þáttur Þórissonar [Danish]Danish, Icelandic
CodexPaperii, 392, i340mm x 210mmCoat of armsLater foliation: Later foliation on every tenth leaf.Good: Margins untrimmed.245mm x 130mmNo
GKS 1017 fol. II
3. (1r-728v) Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar [Danish, Part II]Danish, IcelandicBased on FlateyjarbókNote: Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar hin mesta with the inserted sagas and þættir.4. (728v-736r) Hálfdanar þáttur svarta [Danish]Danish5. (736r-748r) Haralds þáttur hárfagra [Danish]Danish, Icelandic6. (748r-750v) Noregskonungatal [Danish]Danish, Icelandic7. (750v-761r) Hauks þáttur hábrókar [Danish]Danish, Icelandic8. (761r-762r) Noregskonungatal [Danish]Danish9. (762r-767r) Haralds þáttur grenska [Danish]DanishNote: Undanfari Ólafs sögu helga.10. (767r-772r) Ólafs þáttur Geirstaðaálfs [Danish]Danish
CodexPaperi, 380, i340mm x 210mmTwo lions holding a coat of arms.Later foliation: Foliation on every tenth leaf.Good: Margins untrimmed.245mm x 135mmNo
Last update: 2013-08-26

 

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