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

Parent Versions

Icelandic Version H

Child Versions

Group A: Sjö meistara saga, Group B: Alexander og Lúðvík

Branch of the tradition

West

Literature & Editions

Modern research literature

Seelow (1989)

Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version

• H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
  • Armenian Version H
  • Czech Version H: Kronika sedmi mudrců
  • Danish Version H
  • Dutch Version H
    • Dutch Prints (H)
    • Dutch Prose Version H
  • English Version H
    • Conyers Version
    • English Prints (H)
  • French Version H
  • German Version H
    • Aventewr von Diocleciano
    • German Sieben Weise Meister
      • German Prints (H)
      • Prosafassung / Prose Version
        • Redaction A
        • Redaction B
        • Redaction C
        • Redaction D
        • Redaction E
        • Redaction F
        • Redaction G
      • Versfassung / Verse Version
        • Anonymous Verse Version
    • Hans von Bühel, Dyocletianus Leben
    • Hystorij von Diocleciano
    • Sebastian Wild, Ein schoͤne Tragedj (Stage adaptation)
  • 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
    • Latin Historia Septem Sapientum
      • 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
    • Ludus septem sapientum. De Astrei regii
  • Lithuanian Version H
  • Polish Version H
  • Russian 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
    • Yiddish Version H Manuscripts
    • Yiddish Version H Prints

Adaptations

Adapted from (version)

Danish Version H

Source for composition and adaptation information

Seelow (1989)

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