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Rafn, Karl Christian

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Danish archæologist, born in Fünen; devoted his life to the study of northern antiquities; edited numerous Norse MSS.; executed translations of Norse literature; wrote original treatises in the same interest, and by his researches established the fact of the discovery of America by the Norsemen in the 10th century (1796-1864).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rafn, Karl Christian'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rafn-karl-christian.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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