Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 1472 8vo

Lbs 1472 8vo
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 4 parts.

CodexPaper94

Low

Front-flyleaf 1v: Hér skrifast fimm Rímur af Salómon kóngi og Markólfi Mórustasyni kveðnar 1886

Plain (contemporary)

A paper cover on parts I and II

1700-1899

Lbs 1472 8vo I. hluti (1865-1899, Iceland)

1. (1r-16r) Saga Ásgríms Vigfússonar prestsIcelandicNote: Based on Daði Níelsson´s fróði story of Ásgrímur Vigfússon.

CodexPaper16170mm x 100mmLater foliationGood140mm x 80mmNoÁrni H. HannessonHum cursivaSole

None

Low

bl. 15r: '73 ár' added to specify 'sjötug ár' on the same line. Also added date '1829 19/12'.

Plain (contemporary)

Paper cover.

1865-1899Iceland

Lbs 1472 8vo II. hluti (1886, Iceland)

1. (17r-37v) Salómons rímur og MarkólfsIcelandicNote: 5 stanzas.

CodexPaper21152mm x 100mmYesLater foliationGood140mm x 80mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

None

Plain (contemporary)

A paper cover.

1886IcelandNote: On part I front-flyleafs verso side is written that the rímur are composed in 1886.

Kristmundur Guðmundsson:

Lbs 1472 8vo III. hluti (1838-1899)

1. (39r-56r) Friðriks rímur landstjórnaraSigurður BreiðfjörðIcelandicortar af Sigurði BreiðfjörðNote: 5 stanzas.2. (56v-56v) VísaIcelandicOrt hefur Illugi3. (56v-56v) KvæðiVernharður ÞorsteinssonIcelandicOrt hefur síra Vernh. Th.4. (56v-56v) KvæðiIcelandicNote: From a ljóðabréf5. (57r-63v) Eiríks saga víðförlaIcelandicHér hefur sögu Eiríks víðförla

CodexPaper27164mm x 100mmYesLater foliationAverage135-145mm x 75-90mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

Low

Miniature: Pictures of humans in pencil: 38, 39v and 63v-64.

Plain (contemporary)

1838-1899

Lbs 1472 8vo IV. hluti (1700-1799, Iceland)

1. (65r-72v) Annálar (defective)Björn JónssonIcelandicNote: From the Skarðsárannals, 1401-1637Note: Added to the rubric in a different hand: Björns á Skarðsá.Note: Missing the end.2. (73r-74v) Biskupatal (defective)Icelandic1685 FinisNote: Lacking at the beginning3. (75r-75v) UnknownIcelandic[…]l allra þjóða er dauðans stríð og hatur …Note: Without a rubric.4. (76r-76v) HallmundarkviðaIcelandicNote: Two verses from Hallmundarkviða in Bergbúaþáttur with literary notesNote: Fragmentary.5. (77r-84v) [St]utt ágrip um lifnað og afgang [þ]eirra heilögu manna hvörra messu[d]agar ...IcelandicNote: Ends with JulyNote: Fragmentary.6. (85r-89v) From an excerpt on the lives of the apostelsIcelandic[l]emja og síðan krossfesta, en sá hugprúði pí[sl]arvottur gladdist við þvílí...Note: Missing the beginning.7. (90r-90v) Draumur kvinnu Pilati (defective)Icelandic[…] sagna […]erusalem skrifar …Note: The title is barly readable and there are lacunas in the text due to damage.8. (91r-91r) Summa Summarum. Dalir 330, móðir CCXVI. Sóknarkirkjur umkring landiðIcelandic9. (91v-92v) Hér eftir skrifast nafnatala biskupa á Íslandi sem verið hafa í Skálholti og ...IcelandicNote: Fragmentary.10. (93r-94v) AnnálarIcelandicútlægur af öllum vors kóngsríkjum. Það fannst að hann hafði skrifað í móti Lútheri lærdómi … Note: From annals, Skarðsárannál among othersNote: Missing the beginning.11. (94v-94v) ÆvintýriIcelandicÆvintýr af tveimur systrum er til bar í einu þorpi …Note: Fragmentary.

CodexPaper30160mm x 100mmYesLater foliation: Fol. 65r-72r have a separate later foliation. The manuscript's foliation continues on fol. 73r.Poor140mm x 80mmYesUnknownKurrentMinor

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UnknownHum cursivaMinor

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UnknownKurrentMinor

Low

Initial: Some initials moderately decorated
Vignette (tailpiece): Vignette: 74v, 89v

1700-1799Iceland

Last update: 2014-11-06

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