Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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JS 641 4to

JS 641 4to (1693-1799, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r:1-1r:15) Vilhjálms saga sjóðs (defective)Icelandiceda øngua þann skrifade og Jlla lærde.Endud þann 22 Dag febrúari Anno 1693 valeNote: Only the very ending survives.2. (1r:16-6r:16) Jóns saga leikara (defective)IcelandicEitt æfinntijre af Sine Eins Búrgeis Jone Leiksúene ad NafneCAP I. Þad er upphaf lytillrar frasagnarNote: Fragment3. (6r:17-14v:31) Þjalar-Jóns saga (defective)IcelandicSagann af Þialar Jone Suipdags SyneCAP. I. Vilhialmur hefir kongur heited er Ried fyrir VallandeNote: Fragment4. (15r:1-19v:9) Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagns (defective)IcelandicNote: Without a title, fragment.5. (19v:10-28v:30) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabana (defective)IcelandicSagann af Asmunde og Eigle EinhentaCAP. I. Hertriggur hefúr köngúr heitid hann Ried fyrir austur J RussiaÞessu næst förú þeir Asmundurog Herraudur a skip og høfdú þeir DrekaNote: Fragment; ending is missing.6. (29r:1-38v:29) Samsons saga fagra (defective)IcelandicCAP I Artús hefúr kongúr heitidNote: Fragment7. (39r:1-48v:27) Flóres saga og Blankiflúr (defective)IcelandicFielegs hefúr kongúr heitid er Riede fyrir Borg þeire er Afles heitirNote: Fragment8. (49r:1-66v:26) Sigurðar saga þögla (defective)Icelandicso stóra oc setr hana undir EyraNote: Fragment; without a title

CodexPaper66Note: One flyleaf has been added, including a table of contents (see additions).190mm x 156mmOnly on 49r-66v.Later foliationPoor: Many leaves missing in manuscript; leaves are often badly damaged.165mm x 128mmYesÞórður JónsonKurrentMajor

Info: Þórður Jónsson á Strandseljum

UnknownChanceryMinor

Moderate

Initial: Slightly decorated initials throughout.

Medium

A separate folio with a table of contents on both parts of the manuscript is kept at the front of the manuscript (written by Páll Pálsson student).
In the manuscript's register, a Þórður Jónsson á Strandseljum is mentioned as the writer of the manuscript. Þórður's handwriting is on folios 1r-48v. The register lists folios 49r-66v as a separate part. They are in another hand, and the watermarks differ from those in the first part.
Páll Pálsson stúdent has provided the missing parts of the sagas and written their titles on notes placed at the relevant parts in the manuscripts.
Names in the manuscript: Einar Jónsson ( 19r), Guðmundur Arasen ( 22v).

Plain (later)

Unbound, separate binding provided.

1693-1799IcelandNote: 1r - 48v are written in 1693, but 49r - 66v are from the 18th century.

Jón Sigurðsson: OwnerPossible owners (see names above in additions).Note: From a saga collection in 19 volumes: JS 623 4to - JS 641 4to

Last update: 2016-04-04

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