Diplomatarium Norvegicum
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Diplomatarium Norvegicum is a series of books containing the texts of documents and letters from Norway
older than 1590, verbatim and in the original language. The series consists of 22 volumes, containing the texts of approximately 20,000 documents.
The first volume was published in 1848, and the work of transcribing the sources continued for over a hundred years, until 1972. The oldest document is from approximately 1050, but the great mass of documents are from after 1300. The language in most letters is old Norse, Middle Norwegian, or Danish
. Some letters, particularly connected with the Church
or international correspondence, are in Latin
. Diplomatarium Norvegicum (commonly abbreviated DN) is an indispensable source for historians of Norwegian medieval history from approximately 1300. The series has also been published as a searchable database on the internet.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
older than 1590, verbatim and in the original language. The series consists of 22 volumes, containing the texts of approximately 20,000 documents.
The first volume was published in 1848, and the work of transcribing the sources continued for over a hundred years, until 1972. The oldest document is from approximately 1050, but the great mass of documents are from after 1300. The language in most letters is old Norse, Middle Norwegian, or Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
. Some letters, particularly connected with the Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
or international correspondence, are in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. Diplomatarium Norvegicum (commonly abbreviated DN) is an indispensable source for historians of Norwegian medieval history from approximately 1300. The series has also been published as a searchable database on the internet.