Manuscript Contents

Saga in Icelandic

1. Njáls saga (1r–108r)

Rubric: Hier Bÿriar Niꜳls Saugu
Incipit: Maurdur heet maþur, Er kallaþur var Gÿgia, hann var sonur Sighvatz hinns Rauþa, hann biö ꜳ Velle i Hvolhrepp at Rängꜳr Vꜷllum, hann var Rijkur hꜷfþinge, og mälamadur mikill, og sva mikell lagmadur at ꜷngvumm þötte lꜷgleger Dömar nema hann være vit, hann ꜳtti döttur eina er Wnnur heet, hun var væn kona og kurteis, og so vel at sier, at sä þötte beste kostur ꜳ Rꜳngꜳrvꜷllumm.
Explicit: stee hann þꜳ ꜳ sk-

ip og leet i haf, og hefer til þesz skipz allþrei spurztt
sijþann. Þesse varu bꜷrn þeirra kꜳra Sꜷlmun
darsiear og Helgo Niꜳlzdöttr, þörgerþr, Ragn-
eijþr, Valgeerþr og þörþr, er inne brann. enn
bꜷrn þeirra Hillþegunnar og Kꜳra varo
þeir starcaþr þorþr og Flose. Kolbein
heet ser brenno, Flosa, er ꜳgiaitaztur
maþr hefer verit einhuer i þeirre ait.
Ok lwkomm veer sva
Niꜳlz sꜷgo.

Colophon:

Skrifuþt, og enþuþt aþt Wigr aa Isafiarþar
diwpe af Magnuse Ketilssyne, Anno. 1698.

Note: 119 chapters.

Physical Description

Support: Paper
Number of leaves: 108 + i
Dimensions: 297 mm x 194 mm
Foliation: None
Condition: Good
Number of hands: 1
Scribe: Magnús Ketilsson
Decoration: Moderate. Initials at chapter beginnings, in gold ink for chs 1–9, otherwise in black ink.
Date of origin: 1698
Place of origin: Iceland
Provenance: The manuscript was commissioned and owned by Magnús Jónsson. The manuscript was acquired by the Royal Library between 1788 and 1831. It was previously owned by Peter Friderich Suhm (1728–1798).

Repository: Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
Collection: Ny kongelige samling (NKS)
Shelfmark: Nks 1220 fol.
Nickname: Vigursbók
Previous identifier: Suhms samling 395 fol.
Other identifier: No. 372 in Kålund’s catalogue (1900: 139)
Other catalogue descriptions: REX | Kålund