A Tainted Legacy.
In the first half of the 19th century, the now largely forgotten Copenhagen-based Icelander Finnur Magnússon was considered Europe’s leading authority on Old Norse literature and runic inscriptions. His expert knowledge was called upon by scholars like the Grimm brothers, and his ground-breaking pub...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of History Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 239 - 271 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2015
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