Icelandic Manuscript, SÁM 66
SÁM 66 (Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi) is an 18th-century manuscript now at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Iceland. Reference information and a copy of this manuscript can be found online[1]. According to the website [1] this book was written in Iceland in 1765 and 1766. The back cover is dated 1765. The text follows that of earlier manuscripts and printed books [2]. However the book contains a nice collection of illustrated pages on pages 73-80 (many of which are reproduced below).
- Odin riding Sleipnir
- Fenrisulfr bites Týr's hand off.
- Thor and Hymir go fishing for the Midgard Serpent.
- Hermod rides to Hel
- Odin gets Baugi to drill into the mountain to get at the mead of poetry.
- The mead of poetry is delivered
- Three gods trying to boil some food as related in Haustlöng.
References
[1] https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/SAM-0066 accessed 5/25/2018
[2] Snorra Edda 1665, Calendarium MDCLXIII.
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