Anonymous Sturlunga, Formáli - Sturlunga saga 1

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Formáli ch. 1

Formáli - Sturlunga saga 1 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Formáli ch. 1)

Anonymous Sturlunga Formáli - Sturlunga saga 1

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

MARGAR sögur verða hér samtíða, ok má þó eigi allar senn rita: saga Þorláks byskups ins helga ok Guðmundar ins góða Arasonar, þar til er hann var vígðr til prests, ‑ saga Guðmundar ins dýra hefst þrimr vetrum eftir andlát Sturlu ok lýkr þá, er Brandr byskup er andaðr, en Guðmundr inn góði er þá vígðr til byskups, ‑ saga Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar ok Þorvalds Snorrasonar er samtíða sögu Guðmundar ins góða, ok lýkst hon eftir andlát Brands byskups, svá sem Sturla Þórðarson segir í Íslendinga sögum.

Flestar allar sögur, þær er hér hafa gerzt á Íslandi, áðr Brandr byskup Sæmundarson andaðist, váru ritaðar, en þær sögur, er síðan hafa gerzt, váru lítt ritaðar, áðr Sturla skáld Þórðarson sagði fyrir Íslendinga sögur, ok hafði hann þar til vísendi af fróðum mönnum, þeim er váru á öndverðum dögum hans, en sumt eftir bréfum þeim, er þeir rituðu, er þeim váru samtíða, er sögurnar eru frá. Marga hluti mátti hann sjálfr sjá ok heyra, þá er á hans dögum gerðust til stórtíðenda. Ok treystum vér honum bæði vel til vits ok einurðar at segja frá, því at hann vissa ek alvitrastan ok hófsamastan. Láti guð honum nú raun lofi betri.

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