Manuscript Detail

AM 34 fol.

Hversu Noregr byggðisk and a letter ; Iceland and Norway, 1600-1699

Contents

Physical Description

Binding

Bound in a grey cardboard binding from c. 1730-80. On the front board is written: No 34. | 1. Flateẏar Bok 3 Exempl. in Folio. | 2. ...... 4 Exempl. in Qvarto.

History

Origin
Iceland and Norway, s. XVII.

Additional

Record History

Catalogued May 30, 2008 by Silvia Hufnagel.

Part I ~ AM 34 I fol.

1 (1r-7v)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Or Flateyiar Boc Col. 8. | Hvessu Noregr Bygþiz“

Incipit

„Nu skal segia demi til hversu Noreghr | Bygðiz i fyrzstu, eðr hversu konunga ættir hofuz | þar“

Explicit

„enn dottir Valdimars Danakonungs. eftir | er hon Let fanga Albrict“

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
7. 317 mm x 205 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 1-7 in red ink in top outer corners by Kålund. Paginated 1-14 in dark ink in top outer corners.

Layout

Written in long lines with 28 to 29 lines per page.

Script

A copy of Flateyarbók written by Ásgeir Jónsson and samannlesinn vid Membr: | Anno 1695.

Accompanying Material

The AM-slip reads: Ur Num. 13. in Folio | fra Stangarlandi.

History

Origin

Most probably written in Norway between 1688-1707.

Provenance

Árni Magnússon got this transcript from Torfæus.

Part II ~ AM 34 II fol.

2 (8r-14v)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Hier seiger Hversu Noregur | Bygdist.“

Incipit

„ Nu skal seigia Dæmi til hversu | Noregur bygdizt i firstu. Edur hversu | konga ætter hőfust þar“

Explicit

„enn dotter Walldamars Dana kőngs epter er hon liet | fanga Albrikt“

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
7. 317 mm x 205 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 8-14 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Layout

Written in one column with 24 to 26 lines per page. Running titles.

Script

Written by Jón Erlendsson.

History

Origin

Written in Iceland in the seventeenth century. Originally written for Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson.

Acquisition

Ifølge Arne Magnussons notits: Ur bok Þorbiargar Vigfussdottur, sem kom til min fra Sr Þordi Jonssyne .

Part III ~ AM 34 III fol.

3 (15r-17v)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Huoriu Noreg Bydist.“

Incipit

„Nu skal seigia Dme til Huorsu Noreg bygdist, edur Huorsu Konga | ætter haffist þar,“

Explicit

„Haffa þeir talid 69 Lidi med Adam Og Haralldi Härfagra þeirra J milli.“

Final Rubric

Þetta Skrifad Eftter Bok Magnusar Jonssonar brodur Jons | Pals Og Sigurdar Aff Honum Ritad sialfum, Og Hefur hann Eftter | Odrum fornfrædum þetta skriffad. Enn eftter hans bok skriffadi | þetta Sigurdur Prestur Jonßon J Ogur þingum, Og Sendi J Skal|hollt Biskupenum M Bryniolfi Sueinßyni til handa Ad Eyri J | Seydisfirdi Anno 1664 31 Augusti (for underskriffad Nafn) | Sigurdur P. Jonßon MEH

Note

first 6 chapters

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
3. 317 mm x 205 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 15-17 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Layout

Written in long lines with 33 to 38 lines to the page.

Script

Written by Sigurður Jónsson for bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson after a copy Magnús Jónsson, his brother, had written Effter Odrum fornfrædum.

History

Origin

Written Ad Eyri J Seydisfirdi Anno 1664 31 Augusti.

Part IV ~ AM 34 IV 4to

4 (18r-27r)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Hvessa Noregr bygdiz“

Incipit

„Nu skal segia deęmi til hvessu Noregr bygdiz | i fystu, edr hversu konunga ættir hofuz þar“

Explicit

„enn dottir Valdamars dana | konungs eftir er hon Let fanga albrict.“

Note

Árni Magnússon has compared this copy to AM 2 4to.

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
10. Fol. 27v is blank. 215 mm x 170 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 18-27 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Layout

Written in one column with 22 to 24 lines per page.

Script

This part of the manuscript contains an inacurate copy of Flateyarbók written by Ásgeir Jónsson.

Additions

On fol. 18r in the top margin is written: Ex Cod. Flateyensi | Col: 8. There are some corrections to the text of Hversu Noregr byggðisk.

Accompanying Material

AM-slip c) reads: þetta Exemplar er hvergi | nærri Correct qvantum | ad literaturam, og þvi verd | eg þad einu hverntima ad conferera med | Codice flatáensi, hvadan | þad skrifad er. | Variæ lectiones med minne | hende, eru epter hendi | Sr Jons i Villingahollte. | sem eg hafde ä Islande | 1707. i bok Sr þordar | Jonzsonar. hvert exemplar | att hefur Mag. Bryniolfur. in folio 1622-30. | nefndernar ur henne. | Jt þad sem er ä innfestum | sedlum | hitt eins, nema þar hier | er Corrigerad. .

Part V ~ AM 34 V 4to

5 (29r-33r)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Her skal Seigia Dæmi til hverso Norvegur bygdist j | fyrsto, eþor hvorsu konga ætter hofust þar, eþor j | oþrum londum, eþor hvi þeir heita, Skiólldungar, | Budlungar, Bragningar, Ødlingar, eþr Nif-|lungar, sem konga ætternar eru af-|komnar.“

Filiation

Differs from the other copies, especially at the ending, yet corresponding to AM 34 VII 4to.

Incipit

„Forniotur hefur maþr heitit, hann atti þria Sono,“

Explicit

„Epter drottning Margret vard kongur yfir Danmork | Norvegi og Svyariki.“

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas
6 (33v)
Letter
Rubric

„Bref þess Tyrkneska Keisara þeim christna Keisara tilskrifad.“

Incipit

„Machomet Keisarans sonur, so vijdfræge og vijtkiende Gudsson. Tyrkiannakeisare, kongur til | Gricklands, Macedonien, Moldan, j Samaria og Holgio“

Explicit

„ad mier þo knast mijn tennar“

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Epistles / Letters

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
7. Fols 28 and 34 are, or were originally blank. 215 mm x 170 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 28-34 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Collation

Catchwords are found on fol. 29v.

Layout

Written in one column with 22 to 28 lines per page.

Script

Written by Grímur Árnason.

Additions

On fol. 28r Árni Magnússon wrote: Kom fra Islandi med minum | pappirum 1720.

Accompanying Material

AM-slip d reads: þetta var fest framan-|vid Annala in 4to. | med hendi Grims Arna-|sonar, er eg feck af | Monsr Scheving.

History

Acquisition
According to the AM-slip, Árni Magnússon got this part from Scheving.

Part VI ~ AM 34 VI 4to

7 (35r-41r)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Hvórsu Norvegur Bygdest | Nu Skal Seigia Dæme til hvorsu Norvegur bygdest, og | hvórsu kőnga Ætter hőfust þar, edur j odrum lóndumm | og hvi þeir heite Skiolldungar, Budlungar, Bragn|ingar, Ødlingar og Niflungar, er konga Ætternar | eru fr komnar“

Incipit

„Fornjőtur hiet madur, hann tte þri Sonu,“

Explicit

„Brőder Haralldar Var Ranndver | fader Sigurdar hrings fadur Ragnar lodbrokar. fader Sig|urdar.“

Final Rubric

ut supra

Note

first 5 chapters

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas
8 (41v-42r)
Genealogy from Adam to Ólafur
Rubric

„Ættartala Fra Adam fyrsta | manne til þessa“

Incipit

„Adam Skapade Gud fyrstann allra manna, Seth var | Sonur hanns:“

Explicit

„Hanns Son | Olafur er þetta skrifade“

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Genealogies

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
12. Fols 43-46 are blank. 205 mm x 170 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 35-46 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Collation

Catchwords are found on fols 35r-40v and 41v.

Layout

Written in long lines with 21 to 22 lines per page.

Script

According to the AM-slip, this part is written by Ólafur Gíslason.

Accompanying Material

On AM-slip e, Árni Magnússon wrote: Epter nyu Exemplare | skrifudu (ad eg meina) af | Sr Olafi Gislasyne ä | Hofi i Vopnafirde, þä | hann var þienare i Skal-|hollte.

History

Origin

According to Loth ( Loth 1960 p. 141 ), this part of the manuscript might have been written in 1669, not in 1679 as stated in the final rubric on fol. 42r.

Part VII ~ AM 34 VII 4to

9 (48r-51v)
Hversu Noregr byggðisk
Rubric

„Her Skal Seigia Dæmi til Hverso Norvegur | bygdist i fyrsto, Eþor hvorso Konga ætter hőfust þar, | eþor i óþrum lóndum; Eþor hvi þeir heita, Skióldungar, Bud-|lungar, Bragningar, Ødlingar eþr Niflüngar, sem kon-|ga ætternar ero afkomnar“

Filiation

corresponding to AM 34 VII 4to

Incipit

„Fornjotur. hefur maþr heitit, hann ätti þrjä Sono,“

Explicit

„Eptir Drottning Margret vard kongur yfir Danmórk | Norvegi og SvyaRiki “

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Mythical-heroic sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
6. 215 mm x 170 mm.
Foliation

Foliated 48-51 in red ink in the top outer corners by Kålund.

Layout

Written in long lines throughout with 29 to 31 lines per page.

History

Provenance

Torfæus once owned this part of the manuscript.

Part VIII ~ AM 34 VIII fol.

10 (52r/47v)
Letter Describing Events Taking Place in Copenhagen
Rubric

„K:hafn d. 30 Junij 1714“

Incipit

„Hans Excell. Hr Geheime Raad Vibe“

Explicit

„Machander gaar i Svang. Posten | 16d hujus andkommest; -“

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class
Epistles / Letters

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
2.
Foliation

Only fol. 47 is foliated.

Additions
On fol. 47r Árni Magnússon wrote the following note: Eg skar þetta ut ur Num. 1. | 1720. i kaupenhafn. | Mente Martio. | Eru Origines Norvegiæ. | fra Stangalande.

History

Origin
Previously served as a cover for AM 34 VII 4to. The leaves are now kept as a separate, last part of the manuscript.

Bibliography

Title: Fornaldar sögur Nordrlanda: Eptir gömlum handritum
Editor: Rafn, Carl Christian
Title: Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling
Editor: Kålund, Kristian
Author: Loth, Agnete
Title: Sønderdelte arnamagnæanske papirhåndskrifter,
Scope: p. 113-142
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