Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 345 4to

AM 345 4to (1675-1700, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-8v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicAf An BogsveigirJ þamn Tyma er fylkis kongar woru i Norgi hofzt þessi sagaog Lykr hier wid sogu Ans Bogsveigis2. (9r-29v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicSaga fra Þorsteine Wijkings syneMadr er nefndr Vijfill enn Annar vesete, bræður ijLukum uer hier nu saugu Þorstæins Wykings sonar3. (29v-29v) Table of contentsIcelandicNote: Under the saga starts "Sogu Reisgistur" listing 29 sagas, followed by a note and date Anno 17033. (30r-50r) Hervarar saga og HeiðreksIcelandicSagann af Heidreke könge og hanns ættmønnumSuo finnst skrifad J fornum bookum ad Alffheimur war kalladur nordurog endum vier so soguna af herworu og heidrecki konnge Syne hennarJ litlu töme skrifud Anno 1694 og endud 1. delemb4. (50v-74r) Bósa sagaIcelandicSagann af þeim Boosa hinum sterka og HerraudiCap. I.Þann Tijþ er Haralldr conungr Hilldi Taun stiörnadienn hiner oþacker ohljod giordu ok fyfir oss fipuduEndud J Kalfa wyk med ... Anno 1695Note: Younger version, accroding to Jiriczek's edition, followed by a few sentences reffering to the storry telling5. (74v-78v) Hrómundar saga GripssonarIcelandicSaga Af Hromunde GreypssyneSä kongr reiþi fyrir Gørþom er olafr hietoc lijkr hier saugo Hromundar GreipssonarAnno 1695

CodexPaperiv, 78, i198mm x 160mmYesLater foliationGood160-170mm x 120-130mmYesUnknownCursivaMajor

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Moderate

Initial: Initials decorated in black ink. Some are left blank. Mostly in the first half of the manuscript.

Low

Register on fol. 29v from 1702 of 19 sagas that are mostly in this manuscript or in AM 536 4to and AM 585 a-e 4to. Later says: "Þeſsarar bokar Regiſtur sem þeſsar sogur hefur jnne ad hallda: ſkrifadar af Jone Sal. Thordarſyne Anno 1700. Þeſsa fyrr nefnda Sogu book  eg Jon Jonſson Enn Einginn annar hveria mier Giefid hefur minn salugi [elſk]u fader Jon Thor[darson] M ... Jon Jonſson med Eiginn H[en]de. Anno 1703". Kålund doubts whether fols. 4-8 and 30-78 are written by Jón Þórðarson and refers to AM 426 fol.Árni Magnússon got this collection as one book from Markús Bergsson with AM 536 4to and AM 585 a-e 4to.
Árni's notes regarding the content on the fly leaves 2, 3 and 4

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1675-1700Iceland

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Last update: 2016-04-28

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