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Branislav Bédi helsur fyrirlestur í Manitóbaháskóla.

18. November 2025 Árnastofnun visits the University of Manitoba

To mark the 150th anniversary of New Iceland (Nýja-Ísland), a staff member of the Árnastofnun visited the University of Manitoba.

Helstu aðstandendur Íslensk-ensku orðabókarinnar ásamt sendiherra Bretlands og ráðuneytisstjóra menningar-, nýsköpunar og háskólaráðuneytis.

7. November 2025 New Icelandic–English Dictionary Officially Launched

A formal opening ceremony was held in the library of the Edda building on the 23rd of October to celebrate the launch of a new Icelandic-to-English online dictionary.

1. October 2025 Women and religion in the Nordic countries

In a new special issue of Women’s Writing, Nordic women’s writing before 1750 is examined through the lens of religious faith.

20. August 2025 The Codex Trajectinus of the Prose Edda

On August 12, new manuscripts were put on display in the exhibition World in Words.

Hópur fólks stillir sér upp fyrir mynd í stofu, í bakgrunn er málverk og íslenskur fáni.

31. July 2025 The annual meeting of teachers of Icelandic at foreign universities

Teachers of Icelandic at universities abroad gathered in Reykjavik from June 11 – 14 for their annual meeting.

30. July 2025 Icelandic Government Scholarships awarded to eleven students from foreign universities

Throughout the history, grant recipients have come from approximately 40 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia.

29. July 2025 Two summer schools in Icelandic language and culture

Read about the two summer courses offered in 2025.

7. July 2025 Call for papers − Orð og tunga 2026

The linguistic journal Orð og tunga is now accepting submissions. Manuscripts should be submitted to the editors by October 15th, 2025, for publication in the 2026 issue.

3. July 2025 Conference on Historical Paper and Watermarks in Digital Collections

From June 19th to 21st 2025, The 8th International Conference on Watermarks in Digital Collections was held at Edda in Reykjavik.

Overview inside exhibition space. On top of white tables are glass cases. Within them are green boxes that frame old manuscripts. The far wall is filled from floor to ceiling with drawn images of landscapes, foliage and a raven in flight.

13. May 2025 The manuscript exhibition World in Words nominated for the Scottish Design Awards

The exhibition was nominated in the category “Experiential – Incorporating: Audiovisual, Graphic and Object-based Displays.”

26. March 2025 Dating Historical Paper

Currently, researchers are using FTIR spectroscopy (Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy) to determine the age of seventeenth-century paper.

Myndskreyting í skinnhandriti. tvær konur klæddar í þjóðbúning

14. March 2025 New manuscripts on World in words in Edda

Most of the manuscripts in the exhibition World in words have now been replaced. Among the new manuscripts on display are two important Skálholt books: on the one hand, an