Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 34 fol.

Lbs 34 fol. (1727, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-20v) Hjálmþérs sagaIcelandicSagan af Hjálmþér og Ölver2. (21r-23r) Styrbjarnar þáttur SvíakappaIcelandicHér hefur upp þátt Styrbjarnar Svíakappa er hann barðist við Eirek kóng þeirra Svíanna3. (23v-81r) Eyrbyggja sagaIcelandicHér byrjar Eyrbyggju- eður Þórnesinga sögu4. (81v-155r) Egils saga SkallagrímssonarIcelandicLífssaga Egils Skallagrímssonar5. (156r-557v) Sturlunga sagaIcelandicHér byrjast Sturlunga sagaAt the end of the first part: Ending þess fyrsta þátts Sturlunga sögu Anno 1727 þann 10da of December 1727Note: The text is divided into eleven parts.Note: Leaf 404 is in the wrong place. It should be between leaves 387-388

CodexPaperi, Note: Functions as a titlepage in the hand of Páll Pálsson, stúdent.558, i315mm x 210mmYesLater foliation: Added when the manuscript was catalogued.GoodNote: Verses are separated in Sturlunga saga281mm x 180mmNoUnknownKurrentSole

High

Vignette (tailpiece): 23r, 81r, 155r, 209v, 394v
Paratext

Low

Foliated in pencil in the top outer corner on the r-side. It is not in line with the more recent foliation
Fly-leaf 1r is a later addition. It is a title page in the hand of Páll Pálsson, student
Notes are present, made by bishop Hannes Finnsson, in the margin of the Sturlunga saga text

Decorative

Leather on wooden boards. Originally with two clasps, one lost.

1727
Iceland

Hannes Finnsson: From the manuscript collection of bishop Hannes Finnsson

Last update: 2016-05-25

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