Flateyjarbók

Also known as Flateyjarbok, The Flatey Book

thumb|300px|Illustrated page of Flateyjarbók, containing the end of Eiríks saga víðförla and the start of [[Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar.]]

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It sits within the topics 1394 books, 14th-century manuscripts and Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada.

Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.

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Material used: parchment
Collection: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Image: Flateyjarbok Olaf Tryggvason.jpg

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Commons category: Flateyjarbók
inception: 1387-00-00
language of work or name: Old Norse
publication date: 1394-00-00
exemplar of: Norna-Gests þáttr

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thumb|300px|Illustrated page of Flateyjarbók, containing the end of Eiríks saga víðförla and the start of [[Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar.]]

Flateyjarbók (; "Book of Flatey") is an important medieval Icelandic manuscript. It is also known as GkS 1005 fol. and by the Latin name Codex Flateyensis. It was commissioned by the knight and lawspeaker, Jón Hákonarson, and produced by the priests and scribes Jón Þórðarson and Magnús Þórhallsson.

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