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Wednesday 30 April 18:00 - 19:30
Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
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Dorothea Coke Memorial Lecture: Guðvarður Már Gunnlaugsson
Performing & Visual Arts
‘But this book was written by Sir Haukur Erlendsson’
About Haukur Erlendsson and his role in the writing of Hauksbók
For the Dorothea Coke Memorial Lecture, 2026, we at UCL's Department of Scandinavian Studies are delighted to welcome Professor Guðvarður Már Gunnlaugsson of the Árni Magnússon Institute. Guðvarður has published widely on topics relating to medieval Icelandic manuscript culture, including transmission studies, palaeography, orthography, and historical linguistics.
Guðvarður will deliver a lecture entitled: ‘But this book was written by Sir Haukur Erlendsson’ About Haukur Erlendsson and his role in the writing of Hauksbók.
The lecture will be held in the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL Bloomsbury Campus. Doors open at 6pm, with the lecture itself to follow shortly after. The lecture will be followed by a wine reception in the Institute of Advanced Studies building, nearby.
Attendance is free but ticketing is required due to the lecture theatre's limited capacity, so please sign up below.
