The Royal Nordic Society of Antiquaries ( da, Det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskriftselskab; is, Hið konunglega norræna fornfræðafélag) was founded in Denmark on 28 January 1825 by among others

Carl Christian Rafn Carl Christian Rafn (January 16, 1795 – October 20, 1864) was a Danish historian, translator and antiquarian. His scholarship to a large extent focused on translation of Old Norse literature and related Northern European ancient history. He wa ...

and

Rasmus Rask Rasmus Kristian Rask (; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist. He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology. Rask traveled extensively to ...

. The company's aim is to promote Norse literature, history and archaeology. The society was first royal on 9 May 1828. The Society publishes ''Aarbøger for nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie'' The Society has also published works by

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (29 December 1788 – 21 May 1865) was a Danish antiquarian who developed early archaeological techniques and methods. In 1816 he was appointed head of 'antiquarian' collections which later developed into the Nati ...

, ''Ledetraad Nordic Oldkyndighed'' (1836),

, ''Antiquitates Americanae'' (1837), ''konung skuggsjá (Kongespeilet)'' in Danish translation by

Finnur Jónsson Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen. He made extensive contributions to the study of Old Norse literature. Finnur Jónsson was b ...

(1926) and his ''Lexicon poeticum antiquæ linguæ septentrionalis: Ordbog over det norsk-islandske Skjaldesprog'' (2nd edition 1931), and the series Nordiske Fortidsminder.

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Learned societies of Denmark Nordic organizations Scandinavian studies 1825 establishments in Denmark Organizations established in 1825 {{Denmark-org-stub