Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 199 8vo

ÍB 199 8vo (1776-1850, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-20v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabana (defective)IcelandicNote: Last two pages fragmentary.2. (accMat1v-accMat1v) DraumvísaIcelandicDraumvísa Péturs Ásmundssonar frá Hólum í Hornafirði 1775Note: Added at the end in a younger hand (from ca. 1850).

CodexPaper20160mm x 103mmContemporary foliationPoor: In better condition after extensive repair. Many leaves were heavily damaged, especially near the back of the manuscript. Some text is lost.135mm x 78mmSigurður MagnússonKurrentMajor

Info: Sigurður Magnússon í Holtum wrote mostly in kurrent. The rubric and parts of the text are in chancery fractura.

UnknownUnknownMinor

Info: AccMat1 in a hand from ca. 1850

Low

Initial: Saga title richly decorated with foliated border.

Low

At the end of the manuscript, in younger hand, is a Dream in verse from 1775 on a trimmed leaf (accMat1).

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1776-1850Iceland

Guðmundur Guðmundsson: SignatoryGuðmundur Guðmundsson from Miðskeri (Austur-Skaftafellssýsla)

Last update: 2016-04-02

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