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The Arnamagnaean Commission

The Arnamagnaean Commission was set up in 1772 as a governing body for the Arnamagnaean Foundation, the collection of manuscripts and printed books that Árni Magnússon bequeathed, along with his private estate, to the University of Copenhagen on his death in 1730. Read more.

 

Dictionary of Old Norse Prose

The dictionary gives a full registration and detailed description of the medieval Icelandic/Norwegian vocabulary of all the prose genres: native and translated sagas, works of theology, encyclopaedic works, laws, and diplomas. See dictionary.