Codex Regius manuscript displayed at the Edda Building in Reykjavik (Iceland)

Title: Codex Regius manuscript displayed at the Edda Building in Reykjavik (Iceland)
Submitted by: DocRife
Description: Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda as displayed in 2026 at the Edda Building in Reykjavik, Iceland.

This is one of the most famous Icelandic manuscripts, and the source of most poems in the Eddic tradition, as well as much of what we know about Norse myth and legend.
Identifier: NM-01022; GKS 2365 4º
Contributor: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar (The Arni Magnusson Institute for Icelandic Studies) in Reykjavík, Iceland See all items with this value
Date: 1270
Temporal Coverage: Medieval (1100–1500)
Current Location: Arngrímsgata 5, Reykjavík, Iceland; 64.14214909239097, -21.950550913856006
Format: Parchment
Language: Old Norse [non]
Type: Manuscript See all items with this value; Media & Storytelling See all items with this value
Subject: Poetic Edda; Poetry
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0