Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 320 4to

ÍB 320 4to (1790-1820, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-20v) Edda (defective)IcelandicSkáldaA copy of P.H. Resen, Edda Islandorum, Havniæ 1665Note: A part of SkáldskaparmálNote: Extract from Resen's Edda, with some additionsNote: Defective at the end as is obvious from the catchword "Dulenn" on fol. 2. (21r-27r) ÍslendingabókIcelandicSchedae Ara prests fróða um Island. Prentaðar í Skálholti, af Hendrich Kruse, Anno 1688A copy of the printed version from Skálholt: Schedæ Ara prests fróða um Island, Skálholt, 1688.3. (27v-29v) Þóris þáttur hasts og Bárðar birtuIcelandic4. (29v-30v) Ættartala frá Hervöru AngantýsdótturIcelandic5. (33r-49r) Huldar saga hinnar miklu (defective)IcelandicNote: See printed edition: Sagan af Huld drottningu hinni ríku, 1909Note: Cætera desunt. Ends defective6. (49r-52r) Brandkrossa þátturIcelandic7. (52r-55v) Þorsteins þáttur stangarhöggsIcelandic8. (55v-58v) Gautreks sagaIcelandicSöguþáttur af Gauta konungi9. (58v-59r) On Gautreks sagaIcelandicMerk þú þettaðNote: The scribe could be the author10. (61r-74v) Sturlaugs saga starfsamaIcelandic11. (74v-104r) Líkafróns saga og kappa hansIcelandic

CodexPaperi, 105, iNote: Last three pages blank193mm x 155mmYesNoneGood: Crude cutting of paper at binding170-193mm x 130-155mmNote: A part of the manuscript very badly cutYesSigurður SigurðssonChanceryMinor

Info: Sigurður Sigurðsson, Fjarðarhorn, wrote fols. 1r-20v

Ólafur Sigurðsson SívertsenHum cursivaMajor

Info: Ólafur Sigurðsson Sívertsen wrote fols. 21r-59r

Matthías SívertsenHum cursivaMinor

Info: Matthías Sigurðsson Sivertsen á Kjörseyri wrote fols. 61r-104r

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In the bottom margin of fol. 1r can be read: "Pétur Eggerz í Júlí 1877: P. heldur það sé sú bók, sem Rask talar um í Hrútafirði og hefir átt hana Matthías á Kjörseyri"

Plain (contemporary)

Leather over paper boards. Brown parchment

1790-1820
Iceland

Matthías Sívertsen: OwnerPétur Eggerz: OwnerMatthías Sigurðsson Sívertsen á Kjörseyri owned the manuscript after Pétri Eggerz ().

Last update: 2016-04-02

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