Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

R 707

R 707 (1744-1746, Sweden)
Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala
1. (1r:1-10r:18) Ketils saga hængsIcelandicHier byrias Sogu af Katle Hæng1. Cap: Frä uppwexti Ketils Hængs.Hallbiórn hiet Madur hann var Kalladur hälftröllKetill hængur Riede fyrer Hrafnistu ä medann hann lifde.explicit Holmiæ d. 20 Januar 1746 Christ: Hinr. BraadCopy of Stock. Isl. papp. fol. nr 102.2. (11r:1-15v:20) Gríms saga loðinkinnaIcelandicSagann Af Grime Lodinnkinnu.I Cap: Frä Grime Lodinnkinnu og Hwarfe festar meyar hanns LipthænuSwo er Sagt af Grime, Syne ketils, ad hann var bæde mikill og Sterkur.og var gamall madur, hans son var Ørvar Oddur,explicit Holmiæ d. 20 Janu. 1746 ChristHinrBraadCopy of Stock. Isl. papp. fol. nr 102.3. (16r:1-94v:11) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicHier hefur upp Søgu af Gaungu-Hrolfe.I Cap. Frä Hreggwid Konge og hanns herbünade.Swa byriar þessu Sogu, ad Hregg vidur er kongur nefndurog ei vilia Sier ad gagni eda gamni varda läta.Holmiæ Hanc Historiam descripsi ex mss 1745 1746 explicit d. 18 Januar: 1746 Christ:Hinr:BraadCopy of Stock. Isl. papp. 4to nr 30.4. (97r:1-104v:7) Hróa þáttur heimskaIcelandicHier byrjast Sagann af SLJSA HRÖA, Er sidann war kalladur Hröe hinn Spake.I. Cap: Ferd Hröa til Einglands.Um þann tima, er Sweirn kongur riedi fyrir Danmórku, war sa Madur med honum. er Hröe hietog kom margt gofugra manna frä þeim i Einglande.Copy of a manuscript owned by Archbishop Er. Benzelius jun. which was perhaps a copy of Stock. Isl. papp. fol. nr 56..

CodexPaperi, 104, i210mm x 160mmNote: Fols. 10 and 95r-96v blank.YesCatchwords on every page.Paginated: Pagination in top outer corners.Good140mm x 105mmNote: Verses written in 2 columns.Christopher Henric BraadHum cursivaMajor

Info: Fols. 1r-93.

UnknownHum cursivaMinor

Info: Fols. 96-102 written by an unknown scribe.

Low

Other: Endings of items written in half-diamond indentions with pen flourishes.

Low

Some corrections by the scribe and information on filiation.

Moderately decorated (later)

Bound in cardboard covered with marbled paper and white corners and spine.

1744-1746Sweden

Last update: 2013-04-11

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