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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.

Talblaðra á hvítum grunni. Inni í talblöðrunni stendur "Mannamál" og undir henni stendur "Vefrit um íslensku og önnur mál".

The webzine Mannamál has been launched

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.

Ten black and white photos framed in hexagons, seemingly from various time periods. The photos are all of men.

English Translation of the Rímur Poetry by Ten Kvæðamenn

The Rímur Poetry of Ten Kvæðamenn: Research on Variations is now available as an e-book, featuring audio examples of the poetry. he book recounts the collection and study of rímur performance by ten kvæðamenn between 1964 and 1971.

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.

New Electronic Edition of the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda

The Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda (GKS 2365 4to), dating from around 1270, has been made available as part of a new series of electronic text editions, Editiones Arnamagnæanæ Electronicæ.

Manuscripts rest on a table, on black pillows. A woman in a pink sweater stands at the largest manuscript, another woman in a blazer stands next to her and smiles at her. A few people look on from the background, standing in front of bookshelves..

Manuscripts Moved to Edda

On Monday, November 11, the first medieval manuscripts were transferred from the campus building Árnagarður to a new secure storage facility in Edda. These manuscripts had been stored in a specialized vault in Árnagarður for nearly 55 years, since the early 1970s.

A screenshot of the website m.is shows that it is possible to receive translations of Icelandic words in English and Polish.

M.is — New Icelandic Language Website

In this first version, users can look up words in three dictionaries maintained by the Árni Magnússon Institute: the Dictionary of Contemporary Icelandic, the Icelandic-English Dictionary, and the Icelandic-Polish Dictionary.

A computer screen on a desk shows the web-based dictionary, LEXÍA. Also on the desk is a keyboard and mouse, coffee cup, phone and a notepad.

Icelandic-German Online Dictionary Launched

On Friday, October 4, the Icelandic-German online dictionary LEXÍA was formally launched during the 40th anniversary celebration of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Vienna.