Heiðarvíga saga
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Heiðarvíga saga or The Story of the Heath-Slayings is one of the Icelanders' sagas
. It is badly preserved; 12 leaves of the only surviving manuscript were destroyed along with their only copy in the fire of Copenhagen
in 1728. The content of that part is only known through a summary written from memory by Jón Grunnvíkingur who had made the lost copy.
The saga has been taken by some scholars as possibly among the oldest Icelanders' sagas.
Icelanders' sagas
The Sagas of Icelanders —many of which are also known as family sagas—are prose histories mostly describing events that took place in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centuries, during the so-called Saga Age. They are the best-known specimens of Icelandic literature.The Icelanders'...
. It is badly preserved; 12 leaves of the only surviving manuscript were destroyed along with their only copy in the fire of Copenhagen
Copenhagen Fire of 1728
The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest fire in the history of Copenhagen, Denmark. It began on the evening of October 20, 1728, and continued to burn until the morning of October 23. It destroyed approximately 28% of the city , left 20% of the population homeless, and the reconstruction lasted...
in 1728. The content of that part is only known through a summary written from memory by Jón Grunnvíkingur who had made the lost copy.
The saga has been taken by some scholars as possibly among the oldest Icelanders' sagas.