Manuscript Detail

Rask 38

Sagas and Rímur ; Iceland, 1700-1788

Contents

1 (1r-32r)
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar
Rubric

Sagann af | Þorsteini Vykyngs Syni

Language of Text
Icelandic
2 (33r-60r)
Alexanders rímur og Loðvíks
Rubric

Af ALEXANDR Og LODWICH

Note

8 rímur items, dedicated sýslumaður Jón Árnason of Ingjaldshóll 1763

3 (61r-77v)
Skáld-Helga rímur
Rubric

Hier Skifast Rijmur Af | Skälldhelga

Note

7 rímur items

4
Völsunga rímur
Author

Árni Böðvarsson

Note

Dedicated sýslumaður Jón Árnason, 1758.

4.1 (78r-127r)
23-36. ríma
Rubric

Af | Ragnari Lodbrok og | sonum hanns

4.2 (128r-214r)
1-22. ríma
Rubric

Hier Byriast Rijmur af | Wolsungum | Budlungum, Giukungum | RAGNARE Lodbrok

Physical Description

Support

Paper

No. of leaves
215, fols 32v, 60v, 127v, 214v-215v were originally blank. 192 mm x 155 mm
Condition

The first 25 leaves are worn and has therefore been restored. A piece of f. 214 is cut out with the consequence of loss of some final lines. A new piece of paper, a fragment of a letter dated Fagradal 1732, has been added. The recto carries the superscription: Finis libri, the verso: Christian i Vigri a bókina.

Script

Written in different hands.

Decoration

The book opens with a flourished initial.

Additions

At fol. 215v a thanksgiving in verse is found.

Binding

In the time of Kristian Kålund fragments the fly-leaves and pastedowns consisted of fragments private letters. One of the lettes used at the binding is addressed Jón Ásgeirson of Sandar.

History

Origin
Iceland s. XVIII.

Bibliography

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