Resensannáll

Resensannáll is one of the oldest known medieval Icelandic manuscripts, dating to the 8th century.^[1] The original manuscript was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, but a copy belonging to Árni Magnússon (c. 1700) survived and is cataloged as AM 424 4°.^[2] Its notable content includes a mention of the search for Erik Gnupsson, bishop of Greenland, from known territory to Vinland (now known as Newfoundland and Labrador).^[3]

References[edit]

^ Imsen, Steinar, ed. (2010). The Norwegian domination and the Norse world, c. 1100-c. 1400. Rostra books. Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press. ISBN 978-82-519-2563-1. OCLC 650217480.
^ "The Norse discovery of America,". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ Kolodny, Annette (2012). In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery. Duke University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8223-5282-2.

Bibliography[edit]

Eldbjørg Haug, The Icelandic Annals as Historical Sources, 1997

[1] Imsen, Steinar, ed. (2010). The Norwegian domination and the Norse world, c. 1100-c. 1400. Rostra books. Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press. ISBN 978-82-519-2563-1. OCLC 650217480.

[2] "The Norse discovery of America,". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[3] Kolodny, Annette (2012). In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery. Duke University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8223-5282-2.

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