Manuscript Detail

AM 36 fol.

Noregs konunga sǫgur, vol. II ; Karmøy, Norway, 1675-1699

Note
This manuscript containing Ólafs saga helga is the second volume of a book in three volumes, together with AM 35 fol. (volume I) and AM 63 fol. (volume III). An electronic edition of the manuscript can be accessed at Menota's home page (Heimskringla 2).

Contents

Ólafs saga helga
Filiation

Transcript of Kringla or Codex Academicus Primus which was destroyed at the fire at Copenhagen University Library in 1728. According to Jørgensen ( The Lost Vellum Kringla ) AM 35–36–63 fol., together with Holm. Papp. 18 fol., constitute the most important transcripts of the lost Kringla-manuscript.

Bibliography

Finnur Jónsson, Heimskringla: Nóregs konunga sögur af Snorri Sturluson I Ed. K

Schöning, Heimskringla edr Noregs konunga sǫgur af Snorra Sturlusyni

Ottosson, Heimskringla 2 An electronic, diplomatic, edition from Menota.

Unger, Heimskringla

Language of Text
Icelandic
Text Class
Kings' sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves
ii + 273 306 mm x 210 mm
Foliation

Foliated 219-493 in red ink in the top of the recto-pages.

Paginated 1-546 in black ink in the upper right-hand corners.

The first two flyleaves are foliated I and II. The last leaf in the last quire is foliated III.

Layout
Written in half columns.
Condition
Due to exposure to humidity especially the middle part is seriously damaged.
Script

Written by Ásgeir Jónsson.

Additions
Fols 474 og 493 are attached slips. Headings and variants are added by the same later hands as in AM 35 fol.
Binding

Half-binding from November 2004 with leather spine and parchment corners and a cover of blue and brown marbled paper. Gilt title and serialnumber at the spine. Size of binnding: 316 mm x 221 mm x 61 mm

Originally covered by written parchment from the fifteenth century. This was removed ca 1911-1913 and was transferred to Acc. 7 e, Hs. 123 (a psalm commentary by Peter of Herentals)

History

Origin
Karmøy, Norway s. XVII4/4

Bibliography

Author: Louis-Jensen, Jonna
Title: Kongesagastudier: Kompilationen Hulda-Hrokkinskinna,
Scope: XXXII
Author: Jørgensen, Jon Gunnar
Title: The lost vellum Kringla,
Scope: XLV
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Title: Heimskringla II,
Editor: Bjarni Aðalbjarnarson
Scope: 27
Title: Heimskringla edr Noregs konunga sögur af Snorra Sturlusyni
Editor: Schöning, Gerhard, Skúli Thorlacius
Title: Heimskringla eller Noregs Kongesagaer af Snorre Sturlasøn
Editor: Unger, C. R.
Author: Jørgensen, Jon Gunnar
Title: Collegium medievale, Om verdien av sagaavskrifter fra 1600-tallet
Scope: 11
Author: Louis-Jensen, Jonna
Title: Nordica Bergensia, Heimskringla - Et værk af Snorri Sturluson?
Scope: 14
Title: Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling
Editor: Kålund, Kristian
Author: Ottosson, Kjartan
Title: Heimskringla 2
Title: Færeyinga saga,
Editor: Ólafur Halldórsson
Scope: 30
Title: Heimskringla: Nóregs konunga sögur af Snorri Sturluson, STUAGNL
Editor: Finnur Jónsson
Scope: I-IV
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