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Annales vetustissimi

(from Latin "most ancient annals"), also known as , or is a medieval Icelandic manuscript. It was written until the 14th century; its content spans the birth of Christ until the year 1318. It is archived as manuscript AM 415 4.º (c. 1310). contains an entry in 1285 that corresponds to one in Flateyjarannáll which has been interpreted as a clear reference to the Americas.

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Bibliography

Eldbjørg Haug, The Icelandic Annals as Historical Sources, 1997