Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Icel. MS. 34

Icel. MS. 34 (1805, Iceland)
Houghton Library, Cambridge, MA
Contemporary: Sagann af Jngvari Viðforla Skrifuð á Helgafelli af Student Monsieur Þorgeiri Pals Syni 1805.1. (2r-17v) Yngvars saga víðförlaIcelandicSagann Af Jngvare Vidførla Og Sveine Sijne Hanns2. (17v-48r) Breta sagaIcelandicBrettlands edur Einglands Bigging og hefst um Eneam sem Grickir Räku af Trojo Eptir 10iu aara Bardaga3. (48r-58v) Breta saga (defective)IcelandicSaga Enns Heilaga Edvardi Köngs.Note: fols. 49-56 (chapters 8-10) are missing.4. (59r-63v) Hákonar þáttur HárekssonarIcelandicÞatturinn af Hakone Norræna.5. (64r-70r) Galeso Cymon saga ens heimskaIcelandicÞattur af Galeso Simone.6. (70vr-87v) Virgilíus sagaIcelandicLyfssaga þess Nafnfræga VirgeliiNote: The text is incomplete. Cf. Lbs. 661, 4to, 162v-174r: “Lifs Saga Wirgelĳ utlogd ur Jtalendsku Ano 1676.” On 174r: “… endar svo þessi Saga af Wirgilio Galdramanni.” ??See Drög. Ítalia 71, item I 605.?? Also, Lbs. 896, 4to, 1v-20r: “Lĳf Saga þesz nafn Fræga Vyrgilii Wr Hollendsku wtlogd.” See Ward 1: 196-97. This is translated from: Virgilius. Von zĳn leuen, doot, ende vanden wonderlĳcken wercken die hi dede by nigromancie … (Antwerp, ?1512). There is a facsimile in: Virgilius. Facsimile van de oudste druk van het Vlaamse volkboek, ed. Jan Gessler and Frank van den Wĳngaert (Antwerp: De Vlĳt, 1950). It is likely that the present text was translated from one of the many later editions.

CodexPaper79213mm x 165mmContemporary paginationAverageYesÞorgeir PálssonFracturaSole

Low

On fol. 1v a prayer. On fol. 12v: "Jon Gudmundsson á Bookena med Riettum". The same name appears again on fol. 16v. Alphabet on fol. 37v. On fol. 43v: "Jon Gudmundson med eiginn hendi. Testor J. Brinjulfsson." Some additions on other pages.

Moderately decorated (contemporary)

Bound in tooled leather on wood boards.

1805Iceland

Friðrik Eggerz: OwnerJóhannes Guðmundsson: OwnerKonrad Maurer: Owner

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