Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection
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The Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection is a renowned archive of medieval and early modern Nordic manuscripts, particularly Icelandic texts, housed primarily at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Iceland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection canonical | 3 |
| Arnamagnæan Collection | 1 |
| Árni Magnússon collection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13562834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection Context triple: [Icelandic annals, preservedIn, Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection]
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A.
Kringla manuscript
The Kringla manuscript is a medieval Icelandic vellum codex that preserves one of the principal early texts of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, a key source for Norse royal history and saga literature.
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B.
Möðruvallabók
Möðruvallabók is a major 14th-century Icelandic manuscript collection that preserves numerous sagas of Icelanders, including Laxdæla saga.
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C.
Skjaldarmerki Íslands
Skjaldarmerki Íslands is the national coat of arms of Iceland, featuring a silver cross on a blue shield supported by four guardian spirits representing the island’s traditional protectors.
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D.
Icelandic annals
The Icelandic annals are medieval chronological records that document significant historical events in Iceland and surrounding regions, often compiled by clerics in monasteries.
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E.
Landnámabók
Landnámabók is a medieval Icelandic manuscript that records the early settlement of Iceland, detailing the names, origins, and land claims of its first Norse settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection Target entity description: The Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection is a renowned archive of medieval and early modern Nordic manuscripts, particularly Icelandic texts, housed primarily at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Iceland.
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A.
Kringla manuscript
The Kringla manuscript is a medieval Icelandic vellum codex that preserves one of the principal early texts of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, a key source for Norse royal history and saga literature.
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B.
Möðruvallabók
Möðruvallabók is a major 14th-century Icelandic manuscript collection that preserves numerous sagas of Icelanders, including Laxdæla saga.
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C.
Skjaldarmerki Íslands
Skjaldarmerki Íslands is the national coat of arms of Iceland, featuring a silver cross on a blue shield supported by four guardian spirits representing the island’s traditional protectors.
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D.
Icelandic annals
The Icelandic annals are medieval chronological records that document significant historical events in Iceland and surrounding regions, often compiled by clerics in monasteries.
-
E.
Landnámabók
Landnámabók is a medieval Icelandic manuscript that records the early settlement of Iceland, detailing the names, origins, and land claims of its first Norse settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage collection
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manuscript collection ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | research use under controlled conditions ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Arnamagnæan Institute scholars ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Icelandic manuscripts
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Nordic manuscripts ⓘ early modern manuscripts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| conservationActivity | manuscript preservation ⓘ |
| containsItemType |
charters
ⓘ
codices ⓘ fragments ⓘ |
| containsWorkType |
eddic poetry
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historical chronicles ⓘ legal texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ sagas ⓘ skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| country |
Denmark
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Iceland ⓘ |
| digitizationStatus | partially digitized ⓘ |
| discipline |
Nordic studies
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medieval studies ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| estimatedSize | about 3000 items ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Árni Magnússon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO Memory of the World Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 17th century ⓘ |
| language |
Danish
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Icelandic ⓘ Latin ⓘ Old Norse ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Árni Magnússon’s will ⓘ |
| location |
University of Copenhagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Árni Magnússon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arnamagnæan Institute (Copenhagen)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRepository | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRepository | Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for Old Norse literature
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major source for Icelandic cultural history ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection Description of subject: The Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection is a renowned archive of medieval and early modern Nordic manuscripts, particularly Icelandic texts, housed primarily at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Iceland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Árni Magnússon collection
subject surface form:
Manuscript Wormianus
this entity surface form:
Arnamagnæan Collection
subject surface form:
Manuscript Wormianus