AM 748 I 4to
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AM 748 I 4to is an Icelandic vellum manuscript
fragment containing several Eddaic poems
. It dates to the beginning of the 14th century. The six sheets which have been preserved contain the following poems, all mythological.
AM 748 I 4to is the only mediaeval manuscript to preserve Baldrs draumar
. The other poems are also preserved in Codex Regius
.
Vellum
Vellum is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used...
fragment containing several Eddaic poems
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Along with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, and from the early 19th century...
. It dates to the beginning of the 14th century. The six sheets which have been preserved contain the following poems, all mythological.
- GrímnismálGrímnismálGrímnismál is one of the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda. It is preserved in the Codex Regius manuscript and the AM 748 I 4to fragment. It is spoken through the voice of Grímnir, one of the many guises of the god Odin, who is tortured by King Geirröth...
(complete) - HymiskviðaHymiskviðaHymiskviða is a poem collected in the Poetic Edda. Its contents are somewhat confusing but can be summarized more or less as follows....
(complete) - Baldrs draumarBaldrs draumarBaldrs draumar or Vegtamskviða is an Eddic poem, contained in the manuscript AM 748 I 4to. It relates information on the myth of Baldr's death in a way consistent with Gylfaginning....
(complete) - SkírnismálSkírnismálSkírnismál is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. It is preserved in the 13th century manuscripts Codex Regius and AM 748 I 4to but may have been originally composed in heathen times...
(partial) - HárbarðsljóðHárbarðsljóðHárbarðsljóð is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda, found in the Codex Regius and AM 748 I 4to manuscripts. It is a flyting poem with figures from Norse mythology-Synopsis:...
(partial) - VafþrúðnismálVafþrúðnismálIn Norse mythology, Vafþrúðnismál is the third poem in the Poetic Edda. It is a conversation in verse form conducted initially between the Æsir Odin and Frigg, and subsequently between Odin and the giant Vafþrúðnir...
(partial) - VölundarkviðaVölundarkviðaVölundarkviða is one of the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda...
(only the beginning of the prose prologue)
AM 748 I 4to is the only mediaeval manuscript to preserve Baldrs draumar
Baldrs draumar
Baldrs draumar or Vegtamskviða is an Eddic poem, contained in the manuscript AM 748 I 4to. It relates information on the myth of Baldr's death in a way consistent with Gylfaginning....
. The other poems are also preserved in Codex Regius
Codex Regius
Cōdex Rēgius is an Icelandic manuscript in which the Poetic Edda is preserved. It is made up of 45 vellum leaves, thought to have been written in the 1270s. It originally contained a further 8 leaves, which are now missing...
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