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Origin of domestic horses finally established

Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering…

Norwegian Minister Visits the Arnamagnæan Collection

The Arnamagnæan Institute received a visit from Norway’s Minister of Culture and Equality Abid Raja…

Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism

Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a…

Manuscript of the Month

Behold! A Funen Clog!

Humorous marginal drawings are not uncommon in medieval manuscripts. The wooden shoe from Funen…

Manuscript of the Month

Revising Danish Royal Genealogies Anno 1664

Since the time of Saxo Grammaticus and his monumental Gesta Danorum, Danish royal lineage was trace…

Manuscript of the Month

Indulgences for nuns in the early days of print

A handwritten letter of indulgence given to the Poor Clares of Roskilde tells the story of…

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A Low German fragment of St Birgitta's Heavenly Revelations

AM 79 8vo consists of a heterogeneous collection of medieval manuscript fragments in several…

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Getting a fair share: an Icelandic letter of partition from 1673

Two small fragments found in the binding of an Icelandic manuscript tell the story of how a farmer…

Manuscript of the Month

A Reunited Law: AM 6 8vo

In 2020 Denmark will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the reunification with Southern Jutland. Th…