Resensannáll

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Resensannáll is one of the oldest known medieval Icelandic manuscripts, dating to the 8th century.[1][page needed] The original manuscript was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, but a copy belonging to Árni Magnússon (c. 1700) survived and is cataloged as AM 424 4°.[2] Its notable content includes a mention of the search for Erik Gnupsson, bishop of Greenland, from known territory into Helluland, Markland and Vinland.[3]

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