Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 277 4to

ÍB 277 4to (1833-1834, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-5v) Perus saga meistaraIcelandicSaga af Meistara Perus.-1833-Note: 5 chapters2. (6r-11r) Drauma-Jóns sagaIcelandicSagann af dravma Jóne3. (12v-17r) Galafreys sagaIcelandicSagann af Galifreir Kristmarssyni, Kongs af Rómaborg-4. (17r-18r) Trönu þátturIcelandicTrőnu þáttur.18335. (18v-23v) Faustus saga ok Ermenu í SerklandiIcelandicSagann af Faustus og Ermena i SerKlande1833Note: 7 chapters6. (23v-28v) Nitida sagaIcelandic6ti Sagann af Niteda Frægu-1833-7. (28v-31r) Sjö sofenda sagaIcelandic7da Saga af Sjő Sofendum-1833-8. (31r-33v) Saga af þremur stórherrasonumIcelandic8da Saga af þremur Stórherrasonum.-1833-9. (33v-37r) Valtara þáttur hertogaIcelandic9da Saga af Valltara Hertoga10. (37r-38r) Sigurðar saga AkasonarIcelandic10da Saga af Sígurde AKasýne, Vagnssonar AKasonar11. (38r-39v) Tóka Þáttur TókasonarIcelandic11ta þáttur af Tőka TőkasyneJ þann tjma er Olafur Kongur Sat i Sarpsborg bar þad til á einum deige. ad mikill madur og ó Kunnugur gékk fyrir Kong.hann villdi trú taka, og Gudi þjóna. var hann sýdann sKyrdur af hyrd BisKupi Kongs, og andadest i hvyta vodum12. (39v-41r) Ormars þáttur FramarssonarIcelandic12ta þáttur af Ormári Framárssyne-1833-13. (41r-43r) Sendibréf eins kaupmanns frá EnglandiIcelandic13ta Sendibref eins Kaupmanns Frá Englande Sem var i Siglingum14. (43v-45r) Saga af einni keisaradótturIcelandic14da Saga af einni Keisara dóttur15. (45r-49r) Saga af meistara Páli í FrakklandiIcelandic15ta Saga af Meistara Páli i FraKKlandi.1833-16. (49r-52v) Um fund Vestr-Indía og Kristófer ColumbusIcelandic16da umm Fund Vestindýjanna af Kristófor. Kólumbanó183417. (52v-61r) Amalíu saga keisaradótturIcelandic17da Saga af AMALJU, Keisaradóttur-1834-18. (61r-72r) PartalopasagaIcelandic18da Saga af Partalopa Hlődverssýne-1834-19. (73v-77v) Hauks þáttur hábrókarIcelandic19da Saga af HauKe Hábrók og Výgharde-1834-20. (77v-97r) Sörla saga sterkaIcelandic20ta Saga af Sørla SterKa, og Hőgna HálfdánarsýneJ Þann tíma sem Hálfdán Brőnufóstri Stýrde Svýaryki - hvőrt hann vann med hersKýllde af Agnari hinum dgaþórer sterke Vard Jall medan Hőgne Rýkte. enn Sval gjőrde hann ad hertoga.-1834.-21. (97r-110r) Nikulás saga leikaraIcelandic21ta Sagann af NJKULAsE Leikara.22. (110r-125r) Þjalar-Jóns sagaIcelandic22ur Sagann af þialar Jóne Svipdagssyne.þad er Upphaf þessarar Sőgu, ad Vilhjálmur hjet Kongur er Rjede fyrir Vallande, hann Sat i þejrre Borg er Rúduborg hiet.áttu þavg Eýrikur og Marsilja 2 sonu, hiet annar viljálmur epter Fődur hans. enn annar Svipdagur epter Fődur hennar,-1834- af G. J. S. á SKuggabjőrgum-Note: 27 chapters23. (125r-140v) Konráðs saga keisarasonar (defective)Icelandic23ia Saga af Konráde Keisarasýne, i Saxlande.Note: Ends defective

CodexPaperi, 141, i202mm x 165mmContemporary pagination: Paginated pp. 1 and 10-280 (p. 77 unnumbered, p. 216 wrongly paginated as 116) by the scribe in the top outer corners. There is an additional pagination in the lower margins of the recto-pages, but pp. 119-279 are wrongly paginated as 117-277, as the number 117 is used twice. Later foliation: Foliation from the 20th century in pencil on the outer bottom corners of the recto-pages on every 10th leaf.Average: Damage to the leaf at the outer margins with loss of text on pp. 1-3. Some leaves are damaged at the spine, but without loss of text. One leaf has been excised between pp. 160 and 161, and up to 2 letters per line are legible, but there is no lacuna in the text.165mm x 135mmCatchwords on every verso-side, except when a new item or chapter starts on the following recto-side.Gunnlaugur JónssonHum cursivaSole

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A later register is on separate added leaves of blue paper, acc.mat 1r-2v. P. 1, top margin: "Torfhildur þorsteinsdóttir 9/9 69". P. 25, bottom margin: "Gudrun G G Gudrun". P. 137, bottom margin: "Gudrun Eingil rad es".

Plain (later)

Bound in a cardboard binding that is covered with dark marbled paper. Dimensions: 163 x 110 x 24mm

1833-1834
Iceland

Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir: OwnerTorfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir gave the manuscript to the collection in 1869.

Last update: 2016-03-29

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