Regesta Norvegica
Regesta Norvegica is a chronological inventory of all known documents to the history of Norway in the Middle Ages. The series contains summaries in modern Norwegian of medieval documents concerning Norway and Norwegian affairs.
Gustav Storm published Regesta Norvegica in 1898. It contained 630 texts, and covered the years 991–1263. In 1966, work began on a new edition. A committee was established, and responsibility for the first volumes was given to the Norwegian universities. Later, volumes VI and onwards, the responsibility was transferred to Section for source editing, the National Archives of Norway, former Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskriftinstitutt.
So far nine volumes are published, covering the years 822–1419.
- Part I, 1989.
- Part II, 1978.
- Part III, 1983
- Part IV, 1979
- Part V, 1979.
- Part VI, 1993
- Part VII, 1998.
- Part VIII, 2006.
- Part IX, 2010.
Two further volumes are in progress: Part X (1420–1430) and XI (1431–1440). The series is expected to cover the whole medieval period of norwegian history.
Volumes I–IX of Regesta Norvegica are digitized and freely accessible, created in cooperation between the National Archives of Norway and Enhet for Digital Dokumentasjon (former Dokumentasjonsprosjektet), University of Oslo.
See also
External links
- About Regesta Norvegica at Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- Search entry to the Regesta Norvegica at Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- Publications, works in progress by Section for source editing, the National Archives of Norway.