The Royal Codex ( lat. Cōdex Rēgius ; Isl. Konungsbók , lit. - “The Royal Book”) is an Old Icelandic manuscript, one of the main sources of Younger Edda . It dates from the beginning of the XIV century . The symbol is GKS 2367 4to .
| Royal Code | |
|---|---|
| Cōdex Rēgius | |
| Royal Code | |
| Other names | fig. Konungsbók Royal book |
| Date of writing | beginning of the 14th century |
| Original language | Old Icelandic |
| Collection | Younger Edda |
| Genre | epic |
| Volume | 55 sheets |
| Storage | Árni Magnússon Institute |
| Original | preserved |
Description
The Codex consists of 55 Leaves .
The first mention of the manuscript occurs in 1643. She, like the GKS 2365 4to, was first transferred to the possession of the bishop of Skaunholt Sveinsson , and then in 1662 presented to the Danish king Frederick .
Like the GKS 2365 4to, the manuscript was originally stored at the Royal Library in Copenhagen . However, she was not sent home in 1971 with the GKS 2365 4to, and she was returned to Iceland only in 1985. Since then, it has been kept at the Arnie Magnusson Institute in Reykjavik .