'Hávamal', the 'Sayings of the High one', i.e. Odin; in 104 sections, part of the Edda, written in the first half of the 18th cent. (?)
Beg. 'Vátter allar ádur.'.
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 18th cent. (?)
Extent
13 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 100
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 20741
A catalogue by Magnusen, dated 1828, is in the Library, and was printed in 1832 with the title 'Catalogus...codicum cliii manuscriptorum Borealium præcipuæ Islandicæ originis, ...autcore... Finno Magnæo, Islando'.
Dimensions
5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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