Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Thott 1768 4to

Thott 1768 4to (1650-1699)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
1. (1r-4r) Frá Fornjóti og ættmönnum hansIcelandic2. (4v-5r) Table of ContentsLatin3. (7r-16v) Hálfs saga og HálfsrekkaIcelandicCopy of AM 202 f fol.Note: older vers.4. (17r-49v) Þorðar saga hreðuIcelandic5. (51r-94v) Svarfdæla sagaIcelandic6. (99r-129v) Flóamanna sagaIcelandic[...] Kaupenhafn 1687 2 Junij7. (131r-139v) Hreiðars þáttur heimskaIcelandic8. (140r-149r) Sneglu-Halla þátturIcelandicAnnar þattr af Halla Islending9. (151r-156v) Brandkrossa þátturIcelandic10. (157r-177v) Droplaugarsona sagaIcelandic11. (178r-232v) Fóstbræðra sagaIcelandic12. (233r-238r) Völsa þátturIcelandic13. (239r-259v) Hrafnkels saga FreysgoðaIcelandic14. (261r-268v) Hrómundar saga GripssonarIcelandic15. (269r-276v) Hróa þáttur heimskaIcelandic16. (277r-294v) Möttuls sagaIcelandic

CodexPaperii, 294, ii200mm x 160mmDifferent watermarks, e.g. coat of arms, foolscapContemporary pagination and later foliation: some parts paginated; sparse modern foliationAverage160-180mm x 110-120mmNoÁsgeir JónssonHum cursivaMajor

Jón Ólafsson Grunnavíkur-JónUnknownMinor

None

High

Jón Ólafsson frá Grunnavík wrote the table of contents, marginalia and a long note on Ásgeir Jónsson on fol. 129v

Decorative (later)

Brown embossed leather on thin wooden boards. Floral ornaments, lines and spirals all over the binding. The inside of the binding contains a fragment of a contract as well as a personal letter in Icelandic from the year 1743.

1650-1699Unknown

Jón Ólafsson Grunnavíkur-Jón: OwnerJón Ólafsson frá Grunnavík seems to have inherited the manuscript in 1754.

Last update: 2013-06-12

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