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Dr. Anna Catharina Horn is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval Studies at the Department of Linguistics and Nordic Studies, University of Oslo. She serves as a PhD leader and is affiliated with the research program Modes of Modification: Variance and Change in Medieval Manuscript Culture, where she leads the subproject Texts to Rule and Regulate focusing on administrative texts like laws and diplomas from a literacy perspective.
- Bachelor: Western European Medieval Studies, University of Oslo
- Master: Norse Philology, University of Oslo
- PhD: University of Gothenburg (thesis: Law and Text in the Middle Ages: Production and Reception of Magnus Lagabøte's Landslov)
Her research interests span Medieval Laws, Manuscript Culture, Paleography, Textual Organization, and Historical Literacy in Scandinavia (1100–1600). Recent work examines script usage in ecclesiastical, monarchical, and civil contexts (Modes of Modification program).
Publications trend toward Medieval Scandinavian Law analysis, Manuscript Transmission, and Textual Materiality. Key projects include studies on the Landslov (Norwegian National Law) across centuries and comparative script analyses in Nordic regions.
- Teaching: VMS4191 Medieval Manuscript Culture
- Roles: BA program coordinator in Norrøn og keltiske studier; MA program coordinator in Viking and Medieval Studies
- Research Group: Norse and Celtic Philology
- Labs: Henrik Wergelands hus manuscript lab (room HW322)
