The Ambitions of Septentrional Scholarship in Copenhagen before 1830

Activity: Talk or presentation typesLecture and oral contribution

Description

A review of the earliest period of Old Norse-Icelandic scholarship in Copenhagen from
the end of the 16th century to the arrival of nationalism and democracy in the 19th
century can yield notable insights into the ambitions of the first Danish scholars who
studied these texts to construct a glorious protestant antiquity for the Danish kingdom and to support ideologically the claims of their monarchs to possess Norway and the northern islands. My primary focus will be on manuscript collection, translation into Latin and editing/printing of Old Norse-Icelandic texts in Copenhagen with the indispensable aid of learned Icelandic and Norwegian assistants.
Period19 May 201620 May 2016
Event titleBoreas arising from the East: Antiquarianism and orientalism in art and scholarship around the Baltic Sea (17th and 18th centuries)
Event typeWorkshop
LocationBerlin, GermanyShow on map