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Ivar Baardssøn's Description of Greenland; Denmark, 1600-1615
Name
Árni Magnússon
Birth
13 November 1663
Death
07 January 1730
Occupation
Professor, Arkivsekretær (Secretary of the Royal Archives)
Roles
Scholar; Author; Scribe; Poet
Name
Þormóður Torfason
Birth
27 May 1636
Death
31 January 1719
Occupation
Roles
Owner; Scholar; Marginal
Contents
Ivar Baardssøn's Description of Greenland
Rubric
“[1r] Enn kortt Beschriffuellse om | Grónnland, Om segladsenn | did henn saa och om Landtz-|ens Beschriffuelse”
Incipit
“[2r]Saa sigger wisemend som fóde ehre wdj Grónnland, och sist komne aff grón-|land, att Norden af stad wdj Norge er | vij dagge seijling rett vdj wester thill | Horns som ligger ósten paa Jssland”
Explicit
“af roess i herrne vfi stene | Oes andet saadan”
Language of Text
Danish
Physical Description
Support
Paper.
No. of leaves
12 leaves. Fols 1v and 12v are blank. 200 mm x 163 mm.
Layout
Written in one column throughout.
History
Origin
Written in Denmark in the beginning of the 17th century.
Acquisition
According to the information provided by Árni Magnússon on the accompanying slip, the manuscript was acquired from Torfæus in October 1712.
Additional
Record History
Catalogued 23 June 2005 by MJD.
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Editor | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grönlands historiske Mindesmærker | ed. Det kongelige nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab | III: p. 250-264, 491-497 | |
| Grønlands gamle topografi efter kilderne: Østerbygden og Vesterbygden, Meddelelser om Grønland | ed. Finnur Jónsson | 1898; XX:4 | |
| Det gamle Grønlands beskrivelse af Ívar Bárðarson (Ivar Bårdssön) | ed. Finnur Jónsson | ||
| Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling | ed. Kristian Kålund | II: p. 197 |
