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Carl Christian Rafn.
Danish historian, translator and antiquarian
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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 was also noted for his early advocacy of the recognition of Norse colonization of North America.[1][2][3]
^Carl Christian Rafn (1795–1864) Oldforskningens pionér (Kulturcentret Assistens) Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^The Norse Discovery of America (Norrœna Society. 1906)
^"Carl Christian Rafn, biografi". Heimskringla. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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