sagas of icelanders

Kongelige Bibliotek (Danish Royal Library): “The French-burgundian parchment manuscript, Chansons d’Amour — also known as The Copenhagen Chansonnier — was produced in the late 15th century.”

(Via Bibliodyssey.)

New York Times: “For years, cyclists who ride on city streets have cherished an unusual superstition: if they wear a helmet, they are more likely to get hit by a car. ‘I belong to an e-mail list for cyclists, and they complain about this all the time,’ says Ian Walker, a psychologist at the University of Bath who rides his bike to work every day. But could this actually be true?”