Annales Vetustissimi (from Latin "most ancient annals"), also known as Forni annalli,[1] Forniannáll,[2][3] or Forni annill is a medieval Icelandic manuscript.
It was written until the 14th century; its content spans the birth of Christ until the year 1318.
[4] It is archived as manuscript AM 415 4.º (c.
[5] Annales Vetustissimi contains an entry in 1285 that corresponds to one in Flateyjarannáll which has been interpreted as a clear reference to the Americas.
[6] Eldbjørg Haug, The Icelandic Annals as Historical Sources, 1997