Turning points in European history: looking at the years 1814 and 1815
Félag um átjándu aldar fræði (the Icelandic Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) is holding a symposium
in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, in the lecture hall on the 2nd floor,
on Saturday 18 April 2015.
The symposium begins at 13:30 and ends no later than 16:15.
There will be four talks, as follows:
The Treaty of Kiel, 14 January 1814: what happened?
Why did Iceland not follow Norway?
Anna Agnarsdóttir, Professor of History
The separation of Denmark and Norway in the fateful year 1814: sad news or joyful event?
The attitudes of Icelandic officials to the political upheavals in the Danish realm.
Margrét Gunnarsdóttir, doctoral student in history
COFFEE BREAK
“Dei gamle fjell i syningom”.
The effect of the changes in Norway in 1814 on Norwegian culture.
Gro-Tove Sandsmark, Lecturer in Norwegian
“a man no general could match”.
Icelanders’ views of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Guðmundur J. Guðmundsson, historian
Chair: Kristín Bragadóttir, doctoral student in history
Each talk takes about 20 minutes.
About 10 minutes are set aside for questions and discussion after each talk.
During the break, refreshments will be served outside the lecture hall.
Abstracts of the talks will be available at the symposium.
They will later be published on the society’s website, http://fraedi.is/18.oldin/
The Board