The Legendary Chronicle
Free download here This small chronicle, by Marcus Lorenzen called "The Legendary Chronicle in Stockholm" because it only contains legends, is found in Cod. Holm. K 46. The chronicle is a rather clumsy adaptation of earlier texts such as Annales Ryenses and ultimately Gesta Danorum, with the author frequently misunderstanding his sources or even forgetting to include material. The chronicle was dated by Peter Skautrup to around 1460, and was most likely authored by the Franciscan monk Olavus Jacobi in Næstved. Text sample: Ten tredyæ oc føryætyuennæ vor ten sammæ Halden, som draph koningh Eryk af Suørygæ oc en kempæ aff Suerighæ, som hed Syuald, oc hans broder met hannum at en synnum, oc han vor sa sterk, ...