Annales vetustissimi

Annales Vetustissimi (from Latin "most ancient annals"), also known as Forni annalli,^[1] Forniannáll,^[2]^[3] or Forni annill is a medieval Icelandic manuscript. It was written until the 14th century; its content spans the birth of Christ until the year 1318.^[4] It is archived as manuscript AM 415 4.º (c. 1310).^[5] Annales Vetustissimi contains an entry in 1285 that corresponds to one in Flateyjarannáll which has been interpreted as a clear reference to the Americas.^[6]

References

^ Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten, eds. (1993). Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia. Garland reference library of the humanities ; Garland encyclopedias of the Middle Ages. New York: Garland. ISBN 978-0-8240-4787-0.
^ Kristjánsson, Jónas (1980). "Annálar og Íslendingasögur" [Annals and Icelandic Sagas]. Gripla (in Icelandic). IV. Reykjavík, Iceland: Stofnun Árna Magnðussonar: 295, 302. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
^ Líndal, Sigurður (1974). "Saga Íslands: samin að tilhlutan þjóðhátíðarnefndar" [A History of Iceland: Written for the Independence Day Organizing Committee]. Sögufélagið (in Icelandic). 3. Reykjavík, Iceland: 41, 222.
^ Beamish, North Ludlow (1941). The discovery of America by the Northmen, in the tenth century. London: T. and W. Boone. p. 147. LCCN 01025363.
^ Imsen, ed. (2010). The Norwegian domination and the Norse world, c.1100-c.1400 (Steinar ed.). Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-8251925631.
^ Reeves, Arthur Middleton (2013). The Norse Discovery of America. Norrœna Society. p. 106. ISBN 978-1625582072.

Bibliography

Eldbjørg Haug, The Icelandic Annals as Historical Sources, 1997

[1] Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten, eds. (1993). Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia. Garland reference library of the humanities ; Garland encyclopedias of the Middle Ages. New York: Garland. ISBN 978-0-8240-4787-0.

[2] Kristjánsson, Jónas (1980). "Annálar og Íslendingasögur" [Annals and Icelandic Sagas]. Gripla (in Icelandic). IV. Reykjavík, Iceland: Stofnun Árna Magnðussonar: 295, 302. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

[3] Líndal, Sigurður (1974). "Saga Íslands: samin að tilhlutan þjóðhátíðarnefndar" [A History of Iceland: Written for the Independence Day Organizing Committee]. Sögufélagið (in Icelandic). 3. Reykjavík, Iceland: 41, 222.

[4] Beamish, North Ludlow (1941). The discovery of America by the Northmen, in the tenth century. London: T. and W. Boone. p. 147. LCCN 01025363.

[5] Imsen, ed. (2010). The Norwegian domination and the Norse world, c.1100-c.1400 (Steinar ed.). Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-8251925631.

[6] Reeves, Arthur Middleton (2013). The Norse Discovery of America. Norrœna Society. p. 106. ISBN 978-1625582072.

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