According to Árni Magnússon's account on the AM-slip, this volume is a copy op a manuscript belonging to Sveinn Torfason
„Søgu þättur af Svei|ne vlfsſyne konge j Danmrk, og hans XIII sonumm “
Chapters 1-6.
„Her byriar Knytlinga | Sgu fyrst af Knute Dana | kong“
Chapters 1-100
Traces of foliation by Kålund in red ink (almost washed away by wet treatment 1980-81).
Foliated 1-93 by a conservator in pencil.
Contemporary pagination 1-185 in brown ink.
The original part of the volume is written by Jón Erlendsson.
Due to the volume originally being a part of a greater entity fol. 1 has been added by one of Árni Magnússon’s scribes, possibly Þórður Þórðarson.
Bound in a BD standard binding with cloth spine and corners from 1980-81. 289 mm x 217 mm x 30 mm
Previously in a full parchment binding with laced-in single endband supports from the period 1700-1730. On the spine Árni Magnússon had written the title Knytlinga Saga. The old parchment binding is kept together with the manuscript in the box.
Updated 5. desember 2023 by Jakob Þrastarson.