Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:
Lbs 2152 8vo
Lbs 2152 8vo (1869, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Contemporary: Þettað kver hefur inni að halda ýmislegar smásögur ásamt rímunum af Fedor og Efimíu þarmeð sagan af Illhuga hugprúða og Króka-Refssögu.
Skrifað á Dölum af Þórarni Mattíassyni (1r, 2r)1. (3r-3v) Smásaga af einum gyðingi er hýddur varIcelandic2. (4r-9r) Sjö sofenda sagaIcelandic3. (9v-11v) Sagan af stúlkunni er gekk sofandiIcelandic4. (11v-11v) IcelandicNote: Án titils5. (12r-15v) Sagan af hinum mikla KristóferIcelandic6. (16r-19v) Sagan af Perseifi. Forngrískt ævintýriIcelandic7. (19v-28r) Ein saga kölluð sonarástIcelandic8. (28v-33r) Sagan af Pan VardoviskiIcelandic9. (33v-57v) Rímur af Fedór og EfemíuIcelandicNote: 7 rímur10. (58r-65v) Illuga saga GríðarfóstraIcelandic11. (65v-93r) Króka-Refs sagaIcelandic12. (93r-93r) VísurIcelandic
CodexPaperi, 93, i170mm x 105mmContemporary paginationGood153mm x 85mmYesÞórarinn MattíassonUnknownSole
Info: Þórarinn Mattíasson, Dölum í Fáskrúðsfirði
High
  • Miniature: Drawing of a god on fol. 16r
  • Initial: Decorated letters throughout
  • Vignette (tailpiece): Knotwork: 15v
Low
    Moderately decorated (contemporary)
    Red and yellow and dark blue patterned marbelled paper with black spine and corners.
    1869Iceland
    Last update: 2015-01-13

     

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