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present. Bjarni gissurarson’s name is included in two of the manuscripts
of the shorter version, in js 141 8vo and, as mentioned previously, in the
autograph thott 473 4to. It is worth noting that Hallgrímur Pétursson is
mentioned as the hymn’s author in one manuscript of the shorter versions
(Lbs 1192 8vo), indicating that even the shorter version was associated with
him in at least one instance.45
the melody for Hljómi raustin barna best was indicated differently in
the manuscripts – if indicated at all. None of the manuscripts contain
musical notation for the hymn, although several manuscripts, as well as
the printed edition of Andlegir sálmar og kvæði (1773), include musical nota-
tion for other hymns.46 the status of the melody as an independent part of
the rubric is visible, since, in almost all examples, the script differs clearly
from that of the titles. Usually, the script is smaller and often current
script (fljótaskrift), whereas the titles are mostly written in display script.47
the similarities in the denotations of a melody reorganize the previous
groups:
I. no denotation of a melody;48
II. “[M]eð sínum tón” – refers to the song’s own melody;49
III. the melody is denoted by its characteristic feature without speci-
fying further details: “med ägiætum tön” (Lbs 1192 8vo) and “med
liömulag” (Lbs 194 8vo);
Iv. References to other hymns are made, either Máría móðirin skæra50
or Lífsins alla líkn og náð.51
45 the text reads “af sama ortur,” referring to Hallgrímur Pétursson, who was mentioned with
the previous hymn.
46 ÍBr 7 8vo, JS 138 8vo, JS 208 8vo, JS 386 8vo, Lbs 1485 8vo, Lbs 1530 8vo, Lbs 1536 8vo,
Lbs 1724 8vo. Since we did not have access to all the manuscripts in the later stages of our
work, this aspect could not be verified for the following manuscripts: EDL a 8vo, EDL b
8vo, ÍB 380 8vo, JS 272 II 4to, Lbs 847 4to, Lbs 1422 8vo, MS Boreal 113, thott 473 4to.
47 the few exceptions to this rule are Lbs 194 8vo, thott 473 4to, and ÍBr 104 8vo.
48 EDL a 8vo, Edl b 8vo, ÍBr 7 8vo, JS 141 8vo, JS 385 8vo, JS 386 8vo, JS 509 8vo, JS 643 4to,
Lbs 847 4to.
49 JS 138 8vo, JS 439 8vo, Lbs 238 b 8vo, Lbs 506 8vo, Lbs 1530 8vo, Lbs 1568 8vo, thott 473
4to.
50 ÍBr 104 8vo, ÍB 380 8vo, JS 208 8vo, JS 272 II 4to, Lbs 1422 8vo, Lbs 1485 8vo, Lbs 1536
8vo, MS Boreal 113.
51 js 208 8vo and Lbs 1724 8vo.