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1. Add Ch 15898

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Vatnahvarf, Haus Kulldsstada, Iceland: Transfer of a farm at: 1418.: Icelandic. Styr Snorrason, of Iceland: Transfer of his farm to E. Bessason: 1418.: Icelandic. Iceland: Deeds relating to,: 1418, 1537, 1538: Icelandic. Einar Bessason, of Iceland: Transfer of a farm to: 1418.: Icelandic. Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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Icelandic
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1418
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2. Add MS 4857

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. I (ff. 243). Collection of Sagas, chiefly romantic, made for Magnús Jónsson of Vigr in Isafjörðr in north-west Iceland. 'No. 36' according to a note on f. 1. They were copied for the most part by Thórðr Jónsson in 1669-1670, but ff. 129b-143b were copied by Jón Björnsson i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
Date Range:
1669-1690
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3. Add MS 4858

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. II (ff. 258). Book of Annals from 1200 to 1600, divided into centuries (ff. 2, 28b, 52, 108) with appendices to the sections dealing with the 15th and 16th centuries (ff. 103b, 245). The second appendix consists of documents relating to the life and violent death of Jón Ar...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

4. Add MS 4859

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. III (ff. 370). Collection of Sagas, made for Magnús Jónsson of Vigr, and copied by Jón Þorðarson, (with the exception of art. 16) in the years 1693-1697, according to the dates added to the sagas, although the title-page bears the date of 1696. 'No 33' according to a note ...
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Western Manuscripts
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Icelandic
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1693-1697
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1 item

5. Add MS 4864

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. VIII (ff. 126). Icelandic ecclesiastical biographies and annals and a semi-historical saga, together with two romantic sagas relating to other countries, in three different hands; 18th cent. 'No. 47' according to a note on f. 1. Viz.:- (1) 'Hungur Vaka'. History of the f...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, Icelandic, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

6. Add MS 4865

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. IX (ff. 338). The Sturlunga-Saga, or history of the family of Sturia Thórðarson, called Hvamm-Sturla from his living at Hvammr in west Iceland. It contains the principal political events in Iceland from the middle of the 12th cent. until its absorption into Norway in 1261,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

7. Add MS 4866

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. X (ff. 107). 'Edda Saemundar Hins Froda', and 'Edda Snorra Sturlusonar'. 'No. 17' according to a note on f. 3b. Extracts from the two works, which are often respectively known as the Elder (or Poetical) Edda, and the Younger (or Prose) Edda; together with commentaries, chi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

8. Add MS 4867

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BANKS COI.LECTION. Vol. Xl (ff. 261). Historical sagas relating to families and heroes of Iceland, and one romantic saga; 17th cent. 'No. 35' according to a note on f. l. Viz.:- (1) 'Sagann Niála': in 148 chapters. Story of Njál of Bergthórshvoll, (called Brennu-Njál after his death) and his...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
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17th century
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9. Add MS 4868

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. XII (ff. 246). Historical and romantic Sagas relating to Icelandic heroes and to events in Iceland of the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries. Written in 1667 by Magnús Thórulfsson for Magnús Jónsson of Ögr on Isafjörðr, afterwards known as Magnús Jónsson of Vigr. 'No. 32' accord...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Icelandic
Date Range:
1667
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1 item

10. Add MS 4869

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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. i + 235). Book of Sagas, copied in 1679-1680 by Jón Thórðarson for Magnús Jónsson of Vigr, containingone historical and four romantic sagas. 'No. 34' according to a note on f. i. Viz.:- (1) 'Trójumanna Saga'. Story of the Trojans, telling how the mighty town of...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Icelandic
Date Range:
1679-1680
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1 item