Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. fol. nr 17

Papp. fol. nr 17 (1630-1670, Denmark)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-75v) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarIcelandic, DanishSaga frä Hrölfe GautrekssyneThe Icelandic text is copied from Perg 4to nr. 7Note: older vers., Icelandic text with Danish translation2. (76r-96v) Örvar-Odds saga (defective)Icelandic, DanishSaga fra Ørvar ØddeUm hausted bydur Hjalmar Odde til Svijþjödar, og þvij næst fara þeir Asmundur og Sig:Note: Icelandic text with Danish translation, ends defective3. (97r-132r:8) Mírmanns saga (defective)Icelandic, DanishEnn frä þvij er ad seigja ad sött lyster meistarann, og liet lijf sitt.Note: Beginning missing. Icelandic text with Danish translationNote: Fols. 138v-140v are blank.4. (132r:9-138r) Eiríks saga víðförlaIcelandic, DanishNote: C-vers., Icelandic text with Danish translation5. (141r-182r) Jómsvíkinga sagaIcelandic, DanishCopy of Perg. 4:o nr 7:3.Note: Icelandic text with Danish translation. Only partly in separate colomns, otherwise alternating line by line.6. (185r-200r) Ásmundar saga kappabanaIcelandic, DanishAsmund Käupubanes SageThe Icelandic text is a copy of Perg. 4:o nr 7:4.Note: Icelandic text with Danish transl.

CodexPaperii, 200, i323mm x 200mmA gate with two large towers, one on either side. The gate has a pointy roof and below the image, an 8-like symbol can be seen. On the flyleaves, the watermark is a beehive with floral ornaments around it. Below the hive is '1839', with "HOWARD" on the opposite site.Later foliation: Later foliation with pencil in the outer right corner on ca. every tenth page.Average: Water damage on the upper part of almost all leaves. Some text was lost, some was filled in again later after the leaves were repaired.280mm x 160mmNoPáll HallssonKurrentSole

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Scholarly comments in the inner margin, partly in Latin. Some additions possibly by the scribe himself. On the first front flyleaf, a later hand noted "Island. Chart. in folio. No 17 s. (Katal. s. 49). Inbunden år 1843 G. O. H. C.". On fol 96r, a later hand added: "membrana n:o 84 fol: 113". On fol. 97r, the title "Mirmiantz saugu fragm." is added.

Moderately decorated (later)

Cardboard binding with leather spine. On the spine, "SAGA fra HROLFE GAUTREKSS. Isl. og Dan.", is imprinted in golden letters.

1630-1670Denmark

Jørgen Seefeld: CommissionerJørgen Seefeld: Owner

Last update: 2013-03-19

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