Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 43 fol.

ÍB 43 fol. (1730-1770, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-12v) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandicSaga | af | Halfdane | Eysteins Syne | 1te CapÞrandr er Kóngr nemndr, vit hann er kendr Þrandheimr i Norvegioc er margt Stormenni frá þeim | Komit i Norvegi oc Orkneijum, | og liukum vier so Saugu | af Halfdani Eijsteins | SijneNote: A-vers.Note: Pagination on fol. 1r:2102. (13r-38v) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicSagan | af | Gaungu Hrólfe | Cap j.Hreggvidr hefr kóngur heitid hann rede fyrir Holm- | gardar Rikeoc lycur her frá honum at segiaNote: Pagination on fol. 13r: 1143. (39r-48v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicSaga | af | An Bogsveger | 1te Cap:J þamm Tima er Filkes Kongar voro i Norvegifader Sigurdar | Biodaskalla agiætasta mans i nor | veige oc likur hier vid Sogú | Ans BogsvegersNote: Pagination on fol. 39r: 70; Fol. 48v blank4. (49r-54r) Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagnsIcelandicSaga | af | Þorsteine Bæarmagn | Ite. Cap.J þann Tima er hákon Sigurdarson redi fyrir NoregEnn | sem Olafr kongr hverf af Orminom lánga, hvörfo horn- | inn hvitingar med. Lukom vier sva þessari Saugu.Note: Pagination on fol. 49r: 258; Fol. 54v blank.5. (55r-57v) Eiríks saga víðförlaIcelandicSaga | af å Eyrike Vídførla | Ite. Cap:Þrámdr hefr konungur heitit, hann redi fyrstr fyrir ÞrándheimeEndur | her sogú af Ey | -rike Vid | -forlaNote: A-vers.6. (58r-69v) Sturlaugs saga starfsamaIcelandicSaga | af | Sturlauge Starfsama | Ite. Cap.Haralldur Gullkampúr het Kongur er riedi fyrir Noregi,endar Sog | unda af Stúrlaúgi enúm StarfsamaNote: Pagination on fol. 58r: 907. (70r-74v) Hrómundar saga GripssonarIcelandicSaga | af | Hrómunde Greipssyne | Ite Cap.Sá kongr redi fyrir Danmaurk er Olafr het, hann var son Gnodar AsmundarEro af þeim | komnar Kong ættir oc kapp | ar mikler. Lykr þar saugo Hromundar Greips Sonar.Note: Pagination on 79r: 11[...] (unclear)8. (75r-80v) Hálfs saga og HálfsrekkaIcelandicSagan | af | Halfi og Halfs-Reckum. | Ite Cap:Alrekr het kongur er bió á AlrekstaudumYri het Dott | -ur hanns, oc er þadann micil ætt kominn.Copy of AM 1008 4toNote: Older vers.9. (81r-102r) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicSaga | af | Þorsteine Vijkingssyne. | Ite. Cap.Kongr einn var nemndur Halogi, hann redi fyrir | Halogaland.hún tók sverded áng- | -urvadal epter faudur sinn. | Ok endar her þessa | saugoNote: Fol. 81r: 17810. (102v-114v) Friðþjófs sagaIcelandicSaga | af | Fridþiófe enum Frækna | Ite CapSva byriar þessa saugo, at Bele kóngr stirdi | Sygnafylke;ok endar her | saugo af fridþiofe enom fræknaNote: Pagination on fol.102v: 221. This saga starts in the same quire as "Þorsteins saga" ends, so numbers in the corners are pagination

CodexPapervi, 114, vii290mm x 180mmYesContemporary pagination: Conteporaty pagination, sparse: only on the first pages of the sagas. The contemporary pagination does not agree with current foliation, e.g. on 13r 13r: 144 or on 39r 38r:70. Later pagination and foliation: Later pagination with pencil in the middle of the page and foliation only on the recto sidePoorNote: Prose in one column, verse in 2 and 3 colums287mm x 162mmYesUnknownHum cursivaMajor

Info: Hum cursiva for main text, chancery for rubrics

UnknownHum cursivaMinor

Moderate

Initial: Decorated initials: letters bigger and in a different script type
Paratext: Headings
Paratext: Some of the rubrics with floral decorations

Low

38vSome simple calculations

Moderately decorated (later)

Library binding; leather spine and corners

Loose gatherings not attached to the cover

The blue slip at the beginning contains a table of contents and a note:"Frá S. Petri Jónssyni"

1730-1770Iceland

Icelandic Literary Society (Hinð íslenska bókmenntafélag) received manuscript from Pétur Jónssón from Kálfatjörn (see: Skýrslur og reikninga Bókmenntafélagsins 1858-1859, bls. XIV).

Last update: 2016-05-26

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