Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga

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The manuscripts of the Sjö meistara saga (Icelandic Version H) consist of prose translations from the Danish Folkebog as well as verse adaptations. The prose version survived in 21 manuscripts, and can be further divided into two sub-groups: Seelow Group A and Seelow Group B.

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General Information
Language within Version	Icelandic
Narrative / Scholarly Group
Parent Versions	Icelandic Version H
Child Versions	Group A: Sjö meistara saga, Group B: Alexander og Lúðvík
Author
Title
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Branch of the tradition	Seven Sages of Rome

Language & Composition
Language of version
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition
Source for date of composition

Literature & Editions
Modern research literature	Seelow (1989)
Modern Editions

Recorded branch of this secondary version

H (Historia Septem Sapientum) Czech Version H: Kronika sedmi mudrců Danish Version H Dutch Version H Dutch Prints (H) Dutch Prose Version H English Version H English Prints (H) Conyers Version Pynson Version French Version H German Version H Aventewr von Diocleciano German Prints (H) Hystorij von Diocleciano Prosafassung / Prose Version Redaction A Redaction B Redaction C Redaction D Redaction E Redaction F Redaction G Versfassung / Verse Version Anonymous Verse Version Bühnenfassung / Stage adaptation: Sebastian Wild, Tragedj Hans von Bühel, Dyocletianus Leben Hungarian Version H: Pontianus tsaszar historiaia Hungarian Prints Icelandic Version H Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga Group A: Sjö meistara saga Group B: Alexander og Lúðvík Icelandic Verse: Sjö meistara saga Group C: Rímur Group D: Vinaspegill Latin Version H Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum Continental Group w Continental Group x Insular Group u Group I Group II Group III Group IV Lost Latin Version H Manuscripts Polish Version H Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages Scots Prints (H) Spanish Version H: Los Siete Sabios de Roma Spanish Prints (H) Swedish Version H: Sju vise mästare Old Swedish Redaction C Swedish Prints (H) Yiddish Version H

Connected prints
No connected prints

Adaptations
Adapted from (version)	Danish Version H
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information	Seelow (1989)

Languages in Use
Regional or specific language of version

Notes
Note
Notes on motifs

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Connected manuscripts

Has Language Has Location Has Date Range Of Production København Det kongelige Bibliotek Thott 1776 4to Icelandic København, Det kongelige Bibliotek 1700 - 1723 London British Library BL Add 11,158 Icelandic London, British Library 1700 - 1800 London British Library BL Add 4884 Icelandic London, British Library 1700 - 1800 Lund Universitetsbibliotek LUB 4to 4 Icelandic Lund, Universitetsbibliotek 1725 - 1772 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, JS 251 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1700 - 1800 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, JS 410 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1700 - 1900 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1137 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1800 - 1900 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1352 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1860 (circa) Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1541 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn around 1750 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 221 fol Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1819 - 1832 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 2317 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1800 - 1900