Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 592 a 4to

AM 592 a 4to (1600-1699, Iceland)
Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen
1. (1r:1-29v:11) Mágus saga (defective)Icelandic Begins: keisari mælti herra hugon[?] mvn ecki hitt sannaraog vox damborg[?] leingi enn her endur so sa sogu.Note: Begins defective.2. (29v:12-41v:8) Sigurgarðs saga fræknaIcelandicAf Sygurde enum fræknaSigardr h ried firir gardum austr rykeog endar hier fra Sigurgardi[?] ad seigur3. (41v:9-41v:33) Hrólfs þáttur skuggafífls (defective)IcelandicÞattur af Hrolfe SkuggafyfleHrolfr skuggafyfl var ingialldsson Ends: er i burt skipit en þauNote: Contains only the beginning of the þáttr.4. (42r:1-85r:33) Flóres saga og Leó (defective)Icelandic Begins: hielldu [?] og endar so þessa soguNote: Lacks beginning of the saga.5. (85v:1-85v:29) Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra (defective)IcelandicSøguþattur af illuga gridar fostraSa konungr ried firir danmork er hringr hiet Ends: heim til hallarok er mioc ogladur6. (86r:1-91r:20) Ála flekks saga (defective)Icelandicog lukr ver so þessare soguNote: Lacks beginning of the saga. First page too faded to read7. (91r:21-121r:7) Sigurðar saga þǫglaIcelandicSaga af Sugurde þogla[?]oveg er [?] konungur er ried firir fraklandeendar hier nu sogu af sugrdj þøgla8. (121r:7-124v:21) Af StarkaðiIcelandicAf starkardiVr[?] þann tyma var kongr aa øgdum er haralldi hietog endar hier fra starkard gamla9. (124v:25-126r:5) Færeyinga saga (defective)Icelandicfæreynga þaatturÞorbiorn hiet madr og var kalladrog leifr ondudust aa dogum magnusa konungs godaNote: Text follows Flateyjarbók. Contains beginning and ending of saga with a large lacuna after fol. 123.10. (126r:6-135r:21) Færeyinga sagaIcelandicfæreynga þattr sem stendr fyrer þennannHofgrimr [?] hiet madrdo hann þar oc ap [?] j elli sinnNote: Text follows Flateyjarbók.11. (135r:22-138v:12) Hróa þáttur heimskaIcelandicHroa þatturHroe hiet madur hann fæddest vp j danmorkog lykr hier hroa þætti12. (138v:13-140r:26) Auðunar þáttur vestfirskaIcelandicAudunar þaatturAudun hiet madur vestfyrskrlykr so hanns þætti13. (140r:27-142r:32) Blóð-Egils þátturIcelandicAf BlodeigleRagnar hiet madurog lykur so þessum þætte14. (142v:1-142v:34) Dofra þáttur (defective)Icelandicur til enn iola aptan ad hal[...]lyf af mer, ec veitNote: Upper and outer margins of leaf damaged with some loss of text.15. (143:1-223v:28) Olgeirs saga danska (defective)Icelandic Begins: drap einn mankugnan [?] kong sm stod hia Ends: og er nu skiott daudr af ungri og þostaNote: Begins and ends defective. Entry in AM's table of contents for this item includes a note: "udsat paa Iislandsk af den Danske tryckte"

CodexPaper224210mm x 165mmNote: Leaves vary greatly in size from 165mm x 95mm (fol. 20) to 210mm x 165mm (fol. 94).YesLater foliation: Foliated in pencil in the upper and lower margins. Foliated 1-2, 13, 3-12, 14-156, 156bis, 157-223Poor: Many leaves are heavily worn and barely legible. Extensive loss of text resulting from damage to leaf margins.165mm x 135mmUnknownUnknownSole

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Medium

A tipped-in leaf at the front of the volume contains a table of contents in the hand of Árni Magnússon. A second tipped-in leaf has an inscription in his hand which reads: "Komnar til min fra Halldore Einarssyne". Contains occasional marginal notes (variant readings, commentary). Alphabet and inscription (autograph?) on fol. 44r: "Signingenn j næfn hvedt[?]". Autograph on fol. 70r: "jon ionsson" (also on fols. 107v, 108r, 129r and 131v). Autograph on fol. 91r: "Gysla". Inscription on rear pastedown: "Ónýt skrudda! Skrifud ílla skrattinn taki þig! icki skaltu optar villa augna-daprann mig."

Plain (contemporary)

Bound in contemporary pasteboards. Table of contents written on the front cover. Printed waste on front and rear pastedowns.

1600-1699Iceland

Árni Magnússon: Owner

Last update: 2016-08-02

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