Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Westin 79

Westin 79 (1750-1799, Denmark)
Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala
1. (1r:1-44v:26) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicSagann Gőngu HrőlfsI CapituleHreggvidur hefur kőngur heitid hann riede fyrer gardarijkeenn ei er þad greint, hvert hann yrde sottdaudur, edur med vopnum veigenn,og lűkum vier so sogu af Hrolfi kónge Sturlaugssyne

CodexPaper46202mm x 160mmFols. 45-46 blank.Later foliation: Printed foliation in top right corners, fol. 2 left out.Good170mm x 125mmCatchwords on every page.UnknownKurrentSole

Low

Mixed: Decorated intial over 7 lines at the beginning of the saga on fol. 1r. Frequent usage of a different script for the first line of a new chapter.

Plain (later)

Bound in cardboard with marbled pattern.

1750-1799Denmark

Birger Thorlacius: OwnerJacob Westin: OwnerThe manuscript once belonged to Birger Thorlacius, after whose death Jacob Westin bought it at an auction in 1830.

Last update: 2013-04-08

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