Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Lbs 187 fol.

Lbs 187 fol. (1810-1816, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-64r) Heiðarvíga sagaIcelandicNote: Retelling by Jón Ólafsson úr Grunnavík at the beginning of the saga on fol. 2. (65r-131r) Reykdæla sagaIcelandic3. (132r-157v) Svarfdæla sagaIcelandic4. (158r-203v) Ljósvetninga sagaIcelandic4.1. (202v-203v) Þórarins þáttur ofsaIcelandic5. (205r-205r) ÆttartalaIcelandicNote: Ágrip af ættartölu6. (206r-228v) Hálfdanar saga gamlaIcelandic7. (230r-239v) Gautreks sagaIcelandicHér byrjar sögu Hrólfs Gautrekssonar. Sá fyrzi [sic] hluti inniheldur Skafnatungu þátt og byrjar fyrst að segja frá Gauta kóngi8. (239v-273v) Hrólfs saga GautrekssonarIcelandicHér byrjar nú söguna af Hrólfi kóngi GautrekssyniSkrifað að Fjarðarhorni við Hrútafjörð árið 1816 af Sigurði Sigurðssyni

CodexPaperiv, 273, iv292mm x 180mmIn the watermark the years 1810 og 1811 are visibleNoneGood195-245mm x 115-150mmPresent in the latter part of the manuscript, folios 132-203Ólafur Sigurðsson SívertsenHum cursivaMajor

UnknownHum cursivaMinor

Sigurður SigurðssonHum cursivaMinor

Moderate

Initial: Decorated initials in places

Moderately decorated

Cardboard binding covered with dark linen, leather corners and spine, gold embossing on spine.

1810-1816
Iceland

Bogi Thorarensen: Owner

Last update: 2016-05-25

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