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
edit- ^ 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
editEldbjørg Haug, The Icelandic Annals as Historical Sources, 1997