Manuscript Detail
AM 11 fol.
View ImagesHrólfs saga kraka; Iceland, 1600-1650
Name
Árni Magnússon
Birth
13 November 1663
Death
07 January 1730
Occupation
Professor, Arkivsekretær (Secretary of the Royal Archives)
Roles
Scholar; Author; Scribe; Poet
Contents
(1r-42v)
Hrólfs saga kraka
Rubric
“Hier Byriast Sagan af Hrolfe Konge | Kraka, sem vered hefur J Danmørk”
Note
The saga is divided into þættir, not chapters. Fols 1 and 42 containg the beginning and the end of the saga have been added for Árni Magnússon. The original beginning of the saga is to be found, cancelled, at the end of AM 165 g fol. The original end is lost.
Bibliography
Slay: Hrólfs saga kraka ed. cit., var.app. (“11”)
Language of Text
Icelandic
Physical Description
Support
Paper
No. of leaves
42. 290 mm x 190 mm
Foliation
Foliering 1-42 med rødt blæk ved Kr. Kålund.
Script
Fols 1 and 42 are written by one of Árni Magnússon's scribes
Fols 2-41 are written by Jón Gissursson
Additions
Accompanying Material
There is an AM-slip written by Árni Magnússon. It reads “Hrolfs saga Kraka ”
History
No history available.
Additional
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Editor | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Slay | The manuscripts of Hrólfs saga kraka, | 1960; XXIV | |
| Hrólfs saga kraka, | ed. D. Slay | 1960; I | |
| Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling | ed. Kristian Kålund | I |