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Egilsson, Thorsteinn Helgason, Thorgeir GuBmundsson, Jon
SigurBsson, Professor Konrad Glslason, Glsli Brynjulfsson, Hall-
dor Kristjdn FriSriksson— to enumerate only a few of them),
numerous sagas were re-edited and translated into Latin and
Danish, while two or three great series of periodicals, containing
proceedings and papers, the “Nordisk Tidsskrift for Oldkyndig-
hed,” the “Annaler,” “Aarboger” and “Memoires” were begun.
But the distinguishing act of the Society, which gave it a world-
wide reputation, was the issue of “Antiquitates Americans” (1837),
devoted to the ante-Columbian voyages of Icelanders and Nor-
wegians to the coasts of North-America, which was followed by
several supplements,'and by another similar work of importance
on the early Icelandic settlements in Greenland (“Gronlands hi-
storiske Mindesmterker,” 3 vols., 1838—45), and “Antiquites
Russes” (2 vols, 1850—52) concerning the relations of the early
Scandinavians with the East. Icelandic aid continued to be libe-
rally furnished to the Society in all these publications. After
the death of its founder, the Society was re-organized (1865)
and divided into two sections. Capital fund, 180,000 crowns.
Scandinavian members, 350; foreign members, 150. — Secretary of
the section for Old-Northern literature, Dr. Kristian Kaalund,
(Arna-Magnaean custodian); Secretary of that for Northern
antiquities, Dr. Sophus Muller, director of the Old-Northern
Museum, Copenhagen.
Association for the Publication of Old-Northern Li-
terature (Samfund til Udgivelse af gammel nordisk Literatur).
Organized 1879 for the purpose “of publishing and elucidating
the northern literary monuments of ancient times.” This or-
ganisation has issued a long and valuable series of Icelandic
texts, besides many facsimiles of Icelandic codices. Members,
2I7 (1901), annual dues, 5 crowns. — Chairman, Professor
Dr. L. F. A. Wimmer; Secretary, Dr. Kristian Kaalund.
Icelandic member of the board, Professor Dr. Finnur Jonsson.
Thorlakur Skulason’s Fund (Skitlasons Legat). A small