Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Kall 611 4to

Kall 611 4to
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
This manuscript consists of 2 parts.

CodexPaperi, , i

Low

Table of contents for the whole codex added later on the front flyleaf. Fol. 116 was added later.

Plain (later)

Plain brown half binding with few golden ornaments and title "Islendinga sögur" on the spine. This is a later binding containing both parts.

Johan Christian Kall: Owner

Kall 611 4to I (1704, Iceland)

1. (1r-64v) Grettis sagaIcelandicSkrifad ef so mä heita A Biarneyum Anno 1704. Af Eynare Eiriksyne(?)

CodexPaper64195mm x 150mmLater foliationAverage170mm x 135mmYesEinar (Eiríks?)sonHybridaSole

Info: Fols. 1-64

Moderate

Initial: Larger and ornamented initials (red and black), red rubrics
Vignette: Slightly larger vignettes in colored ink
Paratext: Squiggles and decorative lines were partly cut off during trimming when the manuscript was rebound.

Low

A few repairs with slips from printed paper

1704Iceland

Kall 611 4to II

1. (65r-73r:21) Ketils saga hængsIcelandic2. (73r:22-76v) Gríms saga loðinkinnaIcelandic3. (77r-116r:19) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandic4. (116r:20-116r:24) Verse on Örvar-OddrMagnús JónssonIcelandic5. (117r-128v) Hálfdanar saga BrönufóstraIcelandic6. (129r-152v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandic

CodexPaper88196mm x 150mmLater foliationPoor: Many repairs, text is partially cut off.180mm x 140mmNoKetill JörundssonHybridaSole

Info: Fols. 65-152 most likely written by him.

None

Medium

On fol. 65r, text in the lower margin reads: "Þessa bok a Eg Arne p. Jonsson a Hvitadal [...]". Many additions but mostly illegible because they have been cut off during the process of rebinding.

Árni Jónsson: Owner

Last update: 2013-06-07

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