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2018.07.06

Priceless manuscripts on loan to Iceland

Yesterday two manuscripts from the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection were flown to Iceland, where … »

2018.06.17

Modern technology casts new light on old manuscripts

One of the treasures of the Arnamagnaean Collection is the manuscript AM 468 4to, which dates from … »

2018.05.16

Sad remains of once proud books

Árni Magnússon made an effort to preserve every manuscript he could, even fragments. Among others AM … »

2018.05.09

New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia

A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer … »

2018.05.09

New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia

A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer … »

2018.04.16

While we wait for Game of Thrones

Who needs Iron Thrones and dragon queens, when you have manuscripts from the 15th century? Dwarf … »

2018.03.15

A Scribe’s Favourite Exemplum?

AM 578 i 4to is an Icelandic paper manuscript, which among other things contains a copy of the story … »

2018.01.15

The Law of Gotland in Danish Hands

The Arnamagnæan Collection contains a manuscript written in the medieval language of Gotland in the … »

2017.12.05

Research grant for James Alan Johnson from the Wenner Green Foundation

With the funding, James Johnson will be able to carry through excavations in Russia and have the … »

2017.12.05

Gold Medal for Rasmus Gudmundsen Bjørn

At the UCPH Annual Commemoration 17 November Rasmus Gudmundsen Bjørn was awarded a Gold Medal for … »

2017.12.04

Seán Vrieland recommended for the PhD degree

Seán Douglas Vrieland has been recommended for the PhD degree after the succesful defense of his PhD … »

2017.11.17

The Sacristan Didn’t Light the Lamps

In the final instalment of Miracle of the Week. A sacristan learns that being frugal can have … »

2017.11.15

Early Modern Translations into Latin and Manuscripts as Scholarly Editions: The Case of AM 922 4to

When Latin rather than English was the lingua franca in Europe, scholarly versions of Icelandic … »

2017.11.10

Oil flowed from the image of our Lady

This week we bring you a story of sacred oil which flows from a portrait of the Virgin Mary. … »

2017.11.03

An image of Our Lady

This week we bring you a popular story of a miraculous portrait of the Virgin Mary. … »

2017.11.02

Network of Early Career Researchers in Old Norse

Over forty young researchers participated in the inaugural workshop of NECRON (the Network of Early … »

2017.10.20

An adulteress is reformed

In this week's miracle, the Virgin Mary teaches a scorned wife and an adulteress that there are more … »

2017.10.15

A Grab Bag of Early Modern Poetry

Numerous poetical miscellanies, written and collected in Iceland in the 17th and 18th centuries, are … »

2017.10.13

The Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This week's miracle is found in many different traditions and name drops both William the … »

2017.10.11

Our brain omits grammatical elements when it has limited resources

A study of the use of pronouns by French speakers with agrammatic aphasia shows that grammatical … »

2017.10.09

Tenure-track assistant professorship in Danish as a second language

The Department Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites … »

2017.10.06

Here is told of the Office of Our Lady

This is Gazo. Gazo refused to pray to the Virgin Mary. Gazo's impiety caused a band of violent men … »

2017.09.29

Our Lady gives a woman back her sanity

We continue our series of Marian Miracles as transcribed by the Master Class of this year's … »

2017.09.29

Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans

5,000 years ago, the Yamnaya culture migrated into Europe from the Caspian steppe. In addition to … »

2017.09.22

Monks prayed for abbot

We all know the type: a saint by day but when out with his mates a foul-mouthed lout. This week the … »

2017.09.20

Congratulate Peter Springborg

Peter Springborg, former director of the Arnamagnæan Institute in Copenhagen, will turn 80 on 28 … »

2017.09.15

Wrongdoers rightened

This week Mary saves St Hugh of Cluny from some bad hombres. … »

2017.09.15

PhD Scholarship in grammaticalisation and the grammatical changes of Middle Danish

The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities, University of … »

2017.09.08

Gossiping monks

Each week we will publish one miracle from the collection of Marian miracles preserved in the … »

2017.09.08

The Húsavík Letters - A Medieval Faroese Diploma

A diploma from the beginning of the fifteenth century is written in an early form of Faroese and … »

2017.09.04

New project member at “Homeland” project

Mikkel Nørtoft is employed as a research assistant at the “Homeland” project from 1 September 2017 … »

2017.08.15

Medieval romance in early modern Iceland

Rask 33 39r: Large initial at the beginning of part 2 of the saga. (Click on the picture for a … »

2017.07.03

INSS merges with NFI under new acronym: NorS

From 1 September 2017 the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics (INSS) merges with the … »

2017.06.16

Vermundar þáttur og Upsa (The Tale of Vermundur and Upsi) in AM 409 fol.

This short tale about a king and his heroic son, written on only two leaves of paper, is not only … »

2017.06.13

Book clearance at the Department of Nordic Research

At the Department of Nordic Research we need to make room in our storage facilities and we are … »

2017.05.18

Call for papers: Care and conservation 17

Care and conservation of manuscripts - international seminars held at the Arnamagnæan Institute, … »

2017.05.15

Patronage and Memory in a Medieval Charter

A charter from 1259 issued by Archbishop Jakob Erlandsen charter situates him within a vast web of … »

2017.05.03

A sensational discovery: Fragment of lost Norwegian royal charter from circa 1205 rediscovered in old book cover

A unique parchment fragment was recently discovered at The Arnamagnæan Institute. … »

2017.04.26

Mirrors of virtue: Manuscript and print in late pre-modern Iceland

Margrét Eggertsdóttir andMatthew James Driscoll (eds.): Mirrors of virtue. Manuscript and print in … »

2017.04.16

An Easter 'cheat sheet'

Calendars form one of the main categories of medieval manuscripts, owing to the important role they … »

2017.04.05

Nina Møller Andersen is awarded the Knight´s Cross of the Order of Dannebrog

Associate Professor Nina Møller Andersen received the badge on February 3rd, 2017 for her eight year … »

2017.03.15

Medieval law with explanatory glosses

A legal text in a manuscript from the middle ages can be difficult for a present-day reader to … »

2017.02.28

Data collection for Professionals’ use of video meetings has begun

CIRCD has found a number of highly engaged collaborators within tele health and social service and … »

2017.02.15

Chronicon Skibyense - Contemporary history from the time of the Danish Reformation

The 2017 Reformation Anniversary has been kicked off and is celebrated worldwide. One of the … »

2017.01.25

Digital traces on paper

New Ph.D. thesis gives a nuanced insight into young students´digital literacy and an educational … »

2016.12.30

How do people create meaning when they communicate?

New PhD dissertation investigates how people create meaning when communicating in general and when … »

2016.12.25

A Dutch Book of Hours from the 15th Century

Private books of hours were the European bestseller of the 14th-16th centuries, especially among the … »

2016.12.07

Prize paper from DNSL honored at the Annual Commemoration 2016

At the University´s Annual Commemoration on November 18th 2016, the University awarded a silver … »

2016.12.07

Prize paper from DNSL honored at the Annual Commemoration 2016

At the University's Annual Commemoration on 18 November 2016, the University awarded six gold medals … »

2016.12.05

New Ph.D. dissertation indicates new inclusive ways of teaching the exam genres of Danish

On October 27th 2016 Anne Smedegaard defended her dissertation on the exam genres of Danish: the … »

2016.11.30

Postdoctoral positions in Human Language Technology and Computational Linguistics

The Department of Nordic Research, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, … »

2016.11.30

New travel and networking grants

Grants from The Danish Council for Independent Research, Carlsberg Foundation and Arthur Christensen … »

2016.11.22

Multilingualism in public day-care and school

Københavnerstudier (Copenhagen Studies ) in Bilingualism have published a new volume … »

2016.11.15

Research award for Brian Due

Brian Due from CIRCD has been awarded Kommunikation & Sprog's prestigious award for his business … »

2016.11.01

Guus Kroonen has received a Starting Grant from European Research Council

The grant is given for the project the Linguistic Roots og Europe´s Agricultural Transition - … »

2016.11.01

Language mentor – increased quality of life in children with language learning impairments

Associate Prof. Rikke Vang Christensen will be heading a new project entitled Language mentor … »

2016.10.07

Well-attended conference marked the release of a book “Kommunikation i internationale virksomheder”.

Researchers and students at the Centre for Interaction Research and Communication Design (CIRCD) won … »

2016.10.07

New research project, Videomediated interaction, funded by the Velux Foundation

Professor Mie Femø Nielsen, Centre for Interaction Research and Communication Design (CIRCD), has … »

2016.09.15

New researchers at Roots of Europe

Two new postdoctoral researchers will be based at Center for Roots of Europe from 2016. … »

2016.09.01

A schoolteacher's handbook?

AM 76 8vo is a small and unprepossessing paper manuscript, the contents of which rarely rise above … »

2016.07.28

Loving Attachment: Regulating Danish Love Migration (LOVA) is awarded a grant

The Danish Council for Independent Research Culture and Communication has awarded a grant to Loving … »

2016.07.28

Student conference “Boards and Surfaces” 31 May 2016

Innovative Learning: The enterprise-sector paid large attention to the student conference “Boards … »

2016.07.28

The project Danish Voices has digitized their analog recordings

Data collection of the project Danish Voices consists now of new digital recordings. … »

2016.07.28

Inaugural lecture by Elisabeth Willadsen, professor with special responsibilities

Elisabeth Willadsen gave her inauguration lecture on June 10, 2016 … »

2016.07.28

Nordic Translator Prize 2016 bestowed on Erik Skyum-Nielsen

The Nordic culture foundation Letterstedska Föreningen has recognized Erik Skyum-Nielsen for being … »

2016.07.21

Endangered languages broaden our horizon

Conference “Geographic Grounding” at the University of Copenhagen 30-31 May 2016 was well-attended … »

2016.07.21

Large-scale Georg Brandes project with involvement of DNSL

Research and publishing project Digital Currents has been awarded a Semper Ardens grant by the … »

2016.05.03

External lectureships in Natural Language Processing and Cognitive Science

The Department of Nordic Research invites applications for one–year external lectureships (with … »

2016.04.20

Title deeds from the St. Clara Convent archive

Among the many diplomas in the Arnamagnæan collection, there are three title deeds issued by the … »

2016.04.18

Proceedings from Care and conservation of manuscripts 15

The proceedings from the 15th international seminar on the care and conservation of manuscripts is … »

2016.03.31

PhD theses spring 2016

Three dissertations were defended in March 2016 at Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics. … »

2016.03.15

The Vatnsfjörður Psalter

The Vatnsfjörður Psalter, 241 a I fol., contains Psalms of David in an extended version, liturgical … »

2016.02.26

Erik A. Nielsen is awarded Gad Rausing's prize

The prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. … »

2016.02.25

Indo-European studies in the press

Two articles regarding Indo-European Studies demonstrate the interdisciplinary co-operation in the … »

2016.02.22

Special issue of Acta Linguistica Hafniensia

Jan Heegård Petersen behind the special issue of Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: International Journal … »

2016.02.15

Journal of Language Works – a new online-magazine for students of linguistics

University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University and The State and University Library in Aarhus proudly … »

2016.02.05

Audience involving strategies in BBC´s Sherlock

Video essay by associate professor Palle Schantz Lauridsen. … »

2015.11.27

Prize papers from DNSL honoured at the Annual Commemoration 2015

Two gold medals bestowed on students from Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics. … »

2015.11.19

PhD dissertation on Authors' Poetics

On 18 November Michael Kallesøe Schmidt defends his dissertation "Authors’ poetics. The emergence … »

2015.11.16

Proto-Slavic Inflectional Morphology

On October 9th Associate Professor Thomas Olander defended his doctoral dissertation ”Proto-Slavic … »

2015.11.13

Two-volume book and defence of dissertation by Marianne Stidsen

”The new mimesis – Reality representation in Danish and Nordic literature after second world war” is … »

2015.11.11

New publication examines the linguistic roots of Europe

The publishing house Museum Tusculanum has released “The Linguistic Roots of Europe”. … »

2015.11.11

New publication examines the linguistic roots of Europe

The publishing house Museum Tusculanum has released “The Linguistic Roots of Europe”. … »

2015.11.07

Registration for Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 16 is now open

The dead-line for registration is 18 March 2016. See the seminar website for more information. … »

2015.10.01

New grant enables researchers and educators to explore new ways of stimulating Danish students reading vocabulary

Assoc. prof., ph.d. Holger Juul has received a grant from the Danish foundation A. P. Møller og … »

2015.09.29

Icelandic culture prize bestowed on assoc. prof. Erik Skyum-Nielsen

Thursday 10 September Orðstir - an Icelandic culture prize of distinction - was bestowed on Erik … »

2015.09.28

New publications third quarter 2015

Researchers at Dep. of Nordic Studies and Linguistics (DNSL) behind new publications. … »

2015.07.10

Three new grants for the linguistic research at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

In the fall 2015 two new research projects and a network will be launched on the basis of grants to … »

2015.06.08

H.C. Andersen award bestowed on Knud Wentzel

Research in folktales was the cause of the gift of the award to DPhil Knud Wentzel at Department of … »

2015.06.08

Captivating lectures honoured at the Spring Celebration

Professor Jan Rosiek has received the Teaching Award 2015 of the Faculty of Humanities at the … »

2015.06.05

Job announcement: postdoctoral researcher in Archaeology

A position as a postdoctoral researcher in archaeology has been announced. The position is part of … »

2015.05.19

Tenure-track assistant professorship in Old Norse philology

The Department of Nordic Research invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in … »

2015.05.07

New anthology on autofiction by researchers of the Department

Poul Behrendt and Mads Bunch have released an anthology on autofiction. … »

2015.04.21

Bente Rosenbeck has received the KRAKA prize

Bente Rosenbeck received the KRAKA research prize for the book "Is science gendered? - women in … »

2015.04.17

Seminar on film director Lars von Trier attracted a large audience

Mads Bunch from Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics organised a well attended seminar as … »

2015.03.27

Thomas Bredsdorff receives 'the little Nobel prize'

The Swedish Academy awards the Academy's nordic prize to Thomas Bredsdorff, professor emeritus of … »

2015.03.27

Tuula Eskeland has received badge of order of chivalry

Finland's president has awarded associate professor emerita Tuula Eskeland Finland's White Rose's … »

2015.01.20

Medieval ballads now in digital edition

The research centre Digital investigations of Danish (DUDS) has issued the balads in digital edition … »

2015.01.07

New publication on Scholarly editing

The publishing house Museum Tusculanum issues Editionshistorie (Scholarly editing) edited by Johnny … »

2015.01.06

Louise Zeuthen nominated for Weekendavisen's literature award

Louise Zeuthen is nominated for Weekendavisen's literature award for the book "Krukke. En biografi … »

2014.11.17

Prizes given by Samfundslitteratur to researchers at INSS

Researchers at the INSS centre, CIRCD, receive the publisher Samfundslitteratur's Textbook Prize … »

2014.10.09

Article by Lian Malai Madsen receives the Ton Vallen Award

Lian modtager prisen for artiklen “High” and “low” in urban Danish speech styles. … »

2014.10.01

New publications

Recent months have seen a number of publications by INSS researchers concerning Nordic modernist … »

2014.09.21

PhD defense and new postdoc

On 12 September 2014 Adam Hyllested defended his PhD thesis Word Exchange at the Gates of … »

2014.07.05

PhD defense and new postdoc

On the 20 June 2014 Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen defended his PhD thesis Archaisms and … »

2014.06.25

Professor in Gender Studies Bente Rosenbeck receives the Einar Hansen Honorary Award 2014

Bente Rosenbeck receivesthe Einar Hansen Honorary Award 2014, which is given for outstanding … »

2014.06.19

Associate Professor in Danish Marianne Stidsen has become a member of the Danish Academy

Marianne Stidsen has become a member of the Danish Academy on the basis of her literary research. … »

2014.04.12

New professor

Birgit Anette Rasmussen blev pr. 1/7-2014 ansat som professor mso ved faget Indoeuroæisk og … »

2014.02.19

Henrik Blicher receives the Jens Baggesen award

The prize was awarded to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the author Jens Baggesen at a … »

2014.02.17

Michael Toth presents the Sinai Palimpsests Project

Nordisk Forskningsinstitut, KUA 27.2.23. Monday 24 February 2014. 13.00-14.00. On Monday, 24 … »

2014.02.07

Hans Hertel receives this year's H.O. Lange Award

The Royal Library and the C.E.C. Gad Foundation have given Professor Emeritus Hans Hertel this … »

2014.01.09

Erik A. Nielsen receives and is nominated for awards

Erik A. Nielsen has received the award "til de skønne og nyttige VidenskabersForfremmelse" (for the … »

2013.12.09

New Carlsberg Foundation donates decoration to INSS

Kunstudvalget på INSS og John E. har i efteråret, efter en længere ansøgningsfase, modtaget en … »

2013.11.25

Prize theses from INSS honoured at the Annual Commemoration 2013

At the University's Annual Commemoration on 15 November 2013, the University awarded five gold … »

2013.11.05

Professorship to a teacher with an eye for case studies

Mie Femø Nielsen has just been appointed Professor in Communication at the Department of Nordic … »

2013.10.17

Care and Conservation 15 open for registration

Registration is closed. See the seminar website for more details … »

2013.08.26

VELUX-funded research project

The new three years research project Individual, kin and family in prehistoric Europe - what words … »

2013.06.28

New book: Indo-European accent and ablaut

The book Indo-European accentology and ablaut has just been published at Museum Tusculanum Press. … »

2013.05.21

Funeral service for Jens Elmegård Rasmussen

The service will be held at 1.30 PM on Tuesday 28 May at 1.30 PM at Allehelgens Kirke, Ungarnsgade … »

2013.05.16

Jens Elmegård Rasmussen 15 March 1944 - 15 May 2013

On 15 May, our research group was greatly saddened by the passing of our project leader, Jens … »

2013.02.08

Training school in codicology, Berlin, 29 April - 3 May 2013

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, 29 April - 3 May 2013A five-day intensive training school in codicology … »

2013.01.20

Viking and Medieval Studies in Copenhagen - video introduction

The two-year Nordic Master’s Programme offers an interdisciplinary approach to Viking and Medieval … »

2013.01.07

Videos available

The video recordings from 'Tracing the Indo-Europeans: Origin and migration' are now available … »

2012.11.06

21 PhD scholarships at the Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for 21 PhD … »

2012.06.25

Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead has succesfully defended her Ph.d. dissertation in Leiden 26 April 2012

26 April 2012 Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead defended her Ph.d. thesis on pickpocket compounds from … »

2012.05.11

Care and Conservation 14 registration is now closed

The registration for the 14th seminar closed on the 21st of September. Visit the seminar website. … »

2012.04.09

New publication

The sound of Indo-European – phonetics, phonemics, and morphophonemics has recently been published … »

2012.01.23

Postdoctoral position in Fornaldarsaga studies

The Department of Scandinavian Research invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position … »

2011.11.21

Care and conservation of manuscripts - call for papers

Call for papers for the 14th international seminar on the care and conservation of manuscripts … »

2011.05.01

PhD scholarship in Fornaldarsaga studies

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD scholarship in connexion with the research project … »

2011.03.10

Etymology and the European Lexicon: Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce that the 14th Congress (Fachtagung) of the Indogermanische Gesellschaft / … »

2011.01.18

Reading and writing from below: Call for research proposals

The research project Reading and writing from below: Toward a new social history of literacy in the … »

2011.01.06

Eighth International Summer School in Manuscript Studies

Applications are invited for this year's summer school in manuscript studies, taking place in … »

2010.12.02

PhD scholarship in Fornaldarsaga studies

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD fellowship in connexion with the research project … »

2010.11.09

Care and Conservation 13 open for registration

Care and Conservation 13 is now open for registration. See the seminar website for further details. … »

2010.09.08

47 participated in the Summer School in Manuscript Studies

This year, there were 47 participants from 17 countries, with the largest number coming from … »

2010.08.12

Summer School in Manuscript Studies has started

The 8-day intensive course in medieval and early-modern Scandinavian manuscript studies has now … »

2010.07.15

Bjarne Sandgaard Hansen appointed as Ph.D. fellow

As of 1 September 2010, Bjarne Sandgaard Hansen has been appointed as a Ph.D. fellow at Roots of … »

2010.07.08

Guus Kroonen new postdoctorial scholar

As of 1 December 2010, Guus Kroonen is a postdoctoral scholar at Roots of Europe. … »

2010.07.01

Roots of Europe gets deputy head of centre

As of 1 July 2010, associate professor, DPhil Birgit Anette Rasmussen (Olsen) has been appointed … »

2010.07.01

Oliver Simkin new postdoctoral scholar

As of 1 July 2010, Oliver Simkin is a postdoctoral scholar at Roots of Europe. … »

2010.06.04

Care and Conservation 13: Call for papers

Papers are invited on various subjects related to the care and conservation of manuscripts in the … »

2009.10.08

Care and Conservation 12 - Registration is now closed

Registration for Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 12 is now closed but anyone wishing to hear … »

2009.09.10

New features on the homepage

Roots of Europe's homepage has recently been enriched with some new features. … »

2009.03.17

Postponement of block seminar

Benedicte Nielsen's block seminar on nominal composition has been postponed to the autumn term. … »

2009.02.06

Adam Hyllested appointed as Ph.D. fellow

As of 1 February 2009, Adam Hyllested has been appointed as a Ph.D. fellow within Roots of Europe. … »

2009.01.07

Jenny Larsson assigned ass. prof. at Stockhom University

Ph.D. Jenny Helena Larsson has been assigned associate professor of Baltic languages at the … »

2008.12.20

Report from guest lecture and opening reception

On 5 September 2008, the opening of the centre was marked officially by a celebratory guest lecture … »

2008.11.27

Forthcoming deadline

The deadline for registration of participation in the international conference The Sound of … »

2008.10.20

Change of hours of Jenny Helena Larsson's block seminar

The scheduled hours of Jenny Helena Larsson's block seminar entitled Introduction to … »

2008.09.10

New homepage

The homepage of the research project Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations has now … »

2008.07.01

A new research project is launched

Launching of the research project Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations. … »

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