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Huge losses of Irish manuscripts from medieval times, international study finds

23 Feb 2022
A third of medieval European literature has been lost

Stories of Vikings, monarchs and thrones may dominate streaming services, but an international team of researchers has found that a third of tales of medieval heroism and chivalry, more than 90% of European manuscripts from the Middle Ages and over 3,000 medieval Irish-language manuscripts have been lost over time.

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