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AM 748 I 4to

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AM 748 I 4to is an Icelandic vellum manuscript fragment containing several Eddaic poems. It dates to the beginning of the 14th century. AM 748 I is split into two parts. AM 748 I a 4to is kept in the Arnamagnæan Institute in Copenhagen. AM 748 I b 4to is kept at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík.[1] The six sheets which have been preserved of AM 748 I a 4to contain the following poems, all mythological.[2]

AM 748 I a 4to is the only mediaeval manuscript to preserve Baldrs draumar. The other poems are also preserved in Codex Regius.

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  1. ^ "Snorra-Edda, Þriðja málfræðiritgerðin og Íslend... | Håndskrift | Handrit.is". handrit.is. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. ^ "Eddadigte | Håndskrift | Handrit.is". handrit.is. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-04.