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Summer School in Manuscript Studies 2026

Dates: June 15–25, 2026. Location: Reykjavík, Iceland. The summer school offers training in palaeography, codicology and transcription of Scandinavian manuscripts as well as editorial techniques and textual criticism.

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International Summer School in Modern Icelandic Language and Culture 2026

Dates: June 30–July 24, 2026. The summer school offers 80 hours of instruction in Icelandic language, culture, history, literature, society, geology as well as visits to local museums and day trips to historical sites.

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The University of Iceland and the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies have renewed their collaborative agreement, aimed at scaling up both research and education within the domain of Icelandic Studies.
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To mark the 150th anniversary of New Iceland (Nýja-Ísland), a staff member of the Árnastofnun visited the University of Manitoba.
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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.
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In a new special issue of Women’s Writing, Nordic women’s writing before 1750 is examined through the lens of religious faith.
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On August 12, new manuscripts were put on display in the exhibition World in Words.
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Teachers of Icelandic at universities abroad gathered in Reykjavik from June 11 – 14 for their annual meeting.
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