Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 1161 4to

Lbs 1161 4to
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 3 parts.

CodexPaper43UnknownUnknownMajor

None

1800-1825
IcelandSold by Flateyjarfélagið on September 15th 1902.

Lbs 1161 4to 1st part (1800-1825, Iceland)

1. (1r-26v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicSagan af Þorsteini Víkingssyni

CodexPaper26211mm x 170mmYesLater pagination: There is also an old pagination 1-52 (1r-26v)Poor: Dirty, has been cut and repaired, in loose leaves190mm x 145mmYesUnknownKurrentMajor

Low

Initial: Initials are slightly decorated

Low

allar stund ætíð sæl og blessuð Kristín mín góð Guð gefi
Þorgerður á bókina?

1800-1825
Iceland

Lbs 1161 4to 2nd part (1800-1825, Iceland)

1. (27r-32v) Þorsteins saga Síðu-HallssonarIcelandicÚr sögu Þorsteins Síðu-HallssonarNote: Under the rubric: (Ex. Membrana Bibliothecæ Regiæ in 4to)2. (32v-32v) Draumur Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar (defective)IcelandicNote: Fragmentary. Just the beginning3. (33r-33v) Hallmundarkviða (defective)IcelandicNote: With key to the poetic language Note: Named Hallmundarkviða in some other manuscriptsNote: Missing the end4. (34r-35r) Þorsteins þáttur tjaldstæðings (defective)IcelandicNote: Missing the beginning5. (35v-37v) Þorsteins saga hvíta (defective)IcelandicSagan af [Þorst]eine inum hvítaNote: Missing the end

CodexPaper11YesLater foliation: Pencil foliation added at time of repairAverage: Note: Folio 37 has been added when the manuscript was repairedText is missing due to tearing on folios: 33r-34v, 36175mm x 130mmGísli KonráðssonHum cursivaSole

1800-1825
Iceland

Lbs 1161 4to 3rd part (1800-1825, Iceland)

1. (37r-42v) Huldar saga hinnar miklu (defective)Icelandic... auða er það að segja að hann fór vestur um fjall og dróst mikið lið að honum ...Dagur gjörðist sáttur, heilum sáttum við Dómarr og og fóstraði Dyggva son hans, er fyrstur var konungur kallaður með Svíum - Svasi son Dags var mikill maður, hans son var Beigaði ...Note: See edition from 1911, Sagan af Huld hinni miklu og fjölkunnugu trölldrotninguNote: Fragmentary, end of chapter 18 - end of chapter 28

CodexPaper6207mm x 168mmYesNonePoor140mm x 187mmNoJón Espólín JónssonHum cursivaSole

None

1800-1825
Iceland

Last update: 2014-12-16

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