Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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Lbs 510 fol.

Lbs 510 fol. (1786, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Later addition: Fornsögur skrifaðar á Steinsstöðum í Tungusveit. Norvegs kónga sögur frá Ólafi kóngi helga til Sverris kóngs.1. (1r-75v) Magnús saga góða og Haralds harðráðaIcelandicNote: Without a titleNote: Title on fol. : Hér byrjast Haralds sagaNote: A mixed version of Magnús sögu góða og Haralds harðráða from Flateyjarbók, at least the first thirteen chapters (up to folio ) and from the on Magnús sögu góða and Haralds sögu harðráða from Heimskringla2. (75v-77v) Ólafs saga kyrraIcelandic3. (78r-80r) Magnús saga berfætts (defective)IcelandicNote: Fragmentary4. (80r-82v) Sveinka þáttur SteinarssonarIcelandic5. (82v-90v) Gísls þáttur IllugasonarIcelandic6. (90v-106v) Magnússona sagaIcelandic7. (107r-115v) Magnús saga blinda og Haralds gillaIcelandic8. (115v-128r) Haraldssona sagaIcelandic9. (128r-149v) Hákonar saga herðibreiðsIcelandic10. (151r-234v) Sverris sagaIcelandic11. (235r-252r) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicSagan af Þorsteini Víkingssyni12. (252r-258v) Friðþjófs saga (defective)IcelandicSvo byrjar þessa sögu að Beli kóngur stýrði Sygnafylki ... Note: Without rubric.

CodexPaperi, 258, i282mm x 188mmYesLater foliationAverage250mm x 170mmmost oftenUnknownUnknownMajor

Info: Mainly one scribe

Moderate

Initial: Decorated initials and headings
Vignette (tailpiece): Knotwork: 75v, 151r, 234v

Plain (contemporary)

Very damaged: pieces of leather missing and the whole is detached from the book block. Dark brown leather over wood.

1786
Iceland

Rögnvaldur Pétursson: Owner

Last update: 2016-05-30

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