Nordkurs, an institution run by the Nordic council of ministers, offers a course in Icelandic in cooporation with the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. The course will be held in June and is intended for Scandinavian university students only. The students will have 70 hours of instruction.
See moreIcelandic: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum English: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Danish and Norwegian: Árni Magnússon-instituttet for islandske studier
See moreAs a young man, the Icelander Árni Magnússon (1663-1730) travelled to Copenhagen to study and later became a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He travelled widely in Iceland, collecting an immense number of books, including vellum manuscripts.
See moreLaw and regulations Regulation (in Icelandic) Act on the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies 2006 no. 40 12 June
See moreThe Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies conducts applied and theoretical research on Icelandic language, literature, history and culture. The Institute employs a number of permanent scholars, and provides visiting scholars with research facilities for periods of varying length.
See moreWe aim to foster an atmosphere that promotes learning and collegiality among all participants at the Summer School, both students and instructors. Harassment of any kind is unacceptable (e.g. sexual harassment, racism, bullying).
See moreUpon successful completion of the summer school, participants will have obtained: Knowledge and understanding of
See moreDriscoll, M. J.: ‘The long and winding road: Manuscript culture in late pre-modern Iceland’, White field, black seeds: Nordic literacy practices in the long nineteenth century, ed. Anna Kuismin & M. J. Driscoll (Helsinki, 2013), pp. 50-63.
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