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A handwritten letter of indulgence given to the Poor Clares of Roskilde tells the story of … »
AM 79 8vo consists of a heterogeneous collection of medieval manuscript fragments in several … »
Two small fragments found in the binding of an Icelandic manuscript tell the story of how a farmer … »
In 2020 Denmark will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the reunification with Southern Jutland. The … »
Accessoria 4 is a single shelfmark, but is it a single manuscript? This collection of Faroese papers … »
AM 79 4to is a particularly beautiful part of the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection. The manuscript … »
The story of an English saint is found in a Danish lawbook from the late 15th century. A study of … »
Persenober og Konstantianobis is the title of a courtly romance in Danish from the fifteenth … »
One of the manuscripts in the Arnamagnæan Collection, AM 377 fol., has recently been identified as … »
While the twelfth century is generally associated with great social, political and economic … »
A small 22-page manuscript, half Danish, half Faroese, tells the story of a common interest in … »
In the Arnamagnæan collection, there are six illustrated manuscripts, AM 366 fol.-AM 371 fol., all … »
Rasmus Rask's foundational text on the origin of Icelandic was originally written as a prize essay. … »
For the most part, AM 828 4to contains critical notes and commentaries about classical works by the … »
20 September is the feast of St. Eustace in the Western Christian calendar and this month’s … »
One of the treasures of the Arnamagnaean Collection is the manuscript AM 468 4to, which dates from … »
Árni Magnússon made an effort to preserve every manuscript he could, even fragments. Among others AM … »
Who needs Iron Thrones and dragon queens, when you have manuscripts from the 15th century? Dwarf … »
AM 578 i 4to is an Icelandic paper manuscript, which among other things contains a copy of the story … »
Among the more recent acquisitions of the Arnamagnæan manuscript collection in Copenhagen is a group … »
The Arnamagnæan Collection contains a manuscript written in the medieval language of Gotland in the … »
When Latin rather than English was the lingua franca in Europe, scholarly versions of Icelandic … »
Numerous poetical miscellanies, written and collected in Iceland in the 17th and 18th centuries, are … »
A diploma from the beginning of the fifteenth century is written in an early form of Faroese and … »
Rask 33 39r: Large initial at the beginning of part 2 of the saga. (Click on the picture for a … »
This short tale about a king and his heroic son, written on only two leaves of paper, is not only … »
A charter from 1259 issued by Archbishop Jakob Erlandsen charter situates him within a vast web of … »
Calendars form one of the main categories of medieval manuscripts, owing to the important role they … »
A legal text in a manuscript from the middle ages can be difficult for a present-day reader to … »
The 2017 Reformation Anniversary has been kicked off and is celebrated worldwide. One of the … »
AM 779 c 4to is a seventeenth-century paper manuscript that mostly contains rhymed chronicles about … »
Private books of hours were the European bestseller of the 14th-16th centuries, especially among the … »
How did leaves from a Norwegian 13th-century manuscrip containing French profane tales of fervent … »
AM 76 8vo is a small and unprepossessing paper manuscript, the contents of which rarely rise above … »
Beginning of chapter 7: "Ok er Haraldr konungr hilditǫnn var orðinn svá gamall, er hann hafði hálft … »
Among the many diplomas in the Arnamagnæan collection, there are three title deeds issued by the … »
The Vatnsfjörður Psalter, 241 a I fol., contains Psalms of David in an extended version, liturgical … »
The vignets in this calendar depict the labours of the month. The common activities for February … »
The opening 45v-46r: The Nativity Marine Jespersdatter’s prayer book ‘Dear Lord, almighty … »
"Take juniper berries or the root of inula, dry it, grind it well and mix it with wine". Thus reads … »
AM 795 4to (12th century) contains the only extant copy of a sixth-century commentary on the … »
Codex Wormianus, Ole Worm’s book, was written c. 1350 and is noteworthy for its contents, its … »
Roman wars on Icelandic vellum. Rómverja saga (The saga of the Romans) is a compilation of Icelandic … »
Njáls saga’s many travels. The manuscript AM 468 4to, better known as Reykjabók (the book of … »
