Reykjavík,
AM 557 4to, known as Skálholtsbók (, the Book of
Skálholt
Skálholt (Modern Icelandic: ; non, Skálaholt ) is a historical site in the south of Iceland, at the river Hvítá.
History
Skálholt was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. A bishopric was established in Sk ...
), is an Icelandic saga-manuscript. It is now fragmentary: three gatherings of eight leaves and twenty individual leaves have been lost, leaving only 48 leaves. Nevertheless, it contains, in whole or in part, ''
Valdimars saga'', ''
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu'', ''
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds'', ''
Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar'', ''
Eiríks saga rauða
The ''Saga of Erik the Red'', in non, Eiríks saga rauða (), is an Icelandic saga on the Norse exploration of North America. The original saga is thought to have been written in the 13th century. It is preserved in somewhat different versions ...
'' (complete), ''
Rögnvalds þáttur og Rauðs'' (complete), ''
Dámusta saga
''Damusta saga'' ('the saga of Dámusti', also known as ''Dámusta saga ok Jóns'', ''Saga spekingsins Dámusta i Gricklandi'') is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. It is noted for its inventive engagement with Continental romance-writing traditio ...
'', ''
Hróa þáttur heimska'', ''
Eiríks saga víðförla'', ''
Stúfs saga'' (complete), ''
Karls þáttur vesæla'' (complete) and ''
Sveinka þáttur''. It seems likely to have been written by
Ólafur Loftsson (d. c. 1458), the son of
Loftur ríki Guttormsson, in the north of Iceland, around 1420.
[This entry is based on information from the exhibition catalogue ]
The Rhythmic Office of St Þorlákur and Other Medieval Manuscripts from the See of Skálholt
'' published in 1998 by The Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland.
References
External links
Online catalogue record and facsimile
Icelandic manuscripts
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