Manuscript Count Trends in Old Norse Sagas: Riddarasögur vs. Konráðs saga #1442493 (License: Personal Use)

The chart tracks the number of surviving manuscripts across nine chronological points, showing three distinct trends: original riddarasögur (dark blue) peak sharply at period 7 before collapsing; translated riddarasögur (orange) rise steadily to a moderate peak at period 6 then decline; Konráðs saga keisarasonar (light blue) follows a similar trajectory to originals but with slightly lower peaks and earlier decline. Data suggests heightened medieval interest in chivalric sagas, especially in the 14th-15th centuries, followed by rapid loss or non-copying in later periods.

Used in academic or digital humanities articles on Old Norse literature transmission, manuscript preservation, or saga reception history; serves readers researching textual survival, genre popularity, or scribal activity in medieval Iceland and Scandinavia.