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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.

The Institute

The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies is an independently funded academic research institute at the University of Iceland, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education. Its role is to:

Myndskreyting í skinnhandriti. tvær konur klæddar í þjóðbúning

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

Snorri Sturluson Fellows 2025

On 23 September 1991, to commemorate 750 years since the death of Snorri Sturluson, the Icelandic government established a fellowship grant fund in his name. The fellows for this year have been announced.

Word of the Year 2024

Each year, the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic studies selects the Word of the Year. Ten words are selected as representative of the year in some way, but the word deemed the most notable in 2024 is Hraunkæling (lava cooling).

Gripla published

Gripla, an international peer-reviewed ISI journal of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Manuscript Studies, Literature, and Folklore, has been published with eleven academic articles and editions of shorter texts.

Icelandic teaching abroad

The Institute supervises the teaching of Icelandic abroad, and provides services to lecturers in Icelandic at foreign universities on behalf of the Icelandic government.

Map for Icelandic teaching abroad

The Institute supervises the teaching of Icelandic abroad, and provides services to lecturers in Icelandic at foreign universities on behalf of the Icelandic government. This map shows 91 universities on four continents offering Icelandic language teaching.

Book cover shows a round, green knot-pattern of lines, dragon heads and claws. The main title reads: The Prosimetrium of the Íslendingasögur.

A New Book on The Relationship Between Poetry and Prose in the Íslendingasögur

The book "The Prosimetrum of the Íslendingasögur: Aesthetic and Narrative Effects" has just been published.

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.

First Weekend of Exhibition Exceeds All Expectations

The opening weekend of the exhibition The World in Words at Edda was a resounding success, with over 1,000 visitors coming to view Iceland’s heritage manuscripts.