Kåre Johannessen

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Kåre Johannessen
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Born1964
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationHistorian, curator, presenter, writer, lecturer
Years active1994 – present
Websitekaarejohannessen.dk

Kåre Johannessen (born 1964) is a Danish historian, writer, lecturer and presenter. He is the former curator at the museum of Trelleborg[1] and Middelaldercentret, where he worked from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2004 to 2015.[2] Today he is a self-employed historian.[2][3] While working at Trelleborg he recreated the Viking game of knattleikr and injured his knee so badly that he had to use crutches for a time.[4]

Johannessen has written several non-fiction books about both the Middle Ages and the Viking Age and historical novels.[5] Furthermore, he has hosted a series of programs on the regional (sub-channel of TV 2) about historical location Region Zealand and he has participated in historical quiz shows such as Historiequizzen (The History Quiz) on DR K.[6] He also acted as historical expert in documentaries and series.[7] He is very interested in World War I and has founded a reenactment group that portraits a group of German soldiers at the Western Front.[8]

Bibliography[]

Johannessen has written both fiction and non-fiction and has particularly worked with the Viking Age and Middle Ages.[5][9]

  • 1993 Den hedenske islandske tvekamp, (Syddansk Universitet, Center for Historie)
  • 1995 Den militære udrustning i Bayeux-tapetet
  • 1997 Magi og Heksetro i Nordisk Middelalder (Middelaldercentret) ISBN 87-984133-8-4
  • 1998 Den Skæve Pind – Buen som Militærvåben i Middelalderen (Middelaldercentret) ISBN 978-87-984-1337-0
  • 1998 Hor Saa Vide – Seksualiteten i Middelalderen (Middelaldercentret) ISBN 87-984133-9-2
  • 2001 Politikens Bog om Danmarks Vikingetid () ISBN 978-87-567-6456-8
  • 2003 Blandt Krigere, Søfolk og Trælle – Vikingetid i Danmark () ISBN 978-87-7905-755-5
  • 2003 "Blod, sved og latter: et benknusende boldspil genskabes" p. 4–10 Siden Saxo Årg. 20, nr. 1[10]
  • 2004 Det Lo De Meget Af – Middelalderens humor (Middelaldercentret)
  • 2004 Hvad Mønten Fortæller – en introduktion (Middelaldercentret)
  • 2006 Stil og Status – møbler og boligindretning i middelalderens verdslige bygninger (Middelaldercentret) ISBN 978-87-990421-4-2
  • 2007 "Instant Justice? A note on the holmgangslaw of Kormaks Saga", Zeitschrift für Historisches Waffen-und Kleiderkunde
  • 2008 Blodsbånd (Slægten, 7th installment, ) ISBN 978-87-112-9279-2
  • 2008 Vredens Dag (Slægten, 9th installment, ) ISBN 978-87-7089-205-6
  • 2009 Forræderen (Slægten, 12th installment, Lindhardt & Ringhof) ISBN 9788711421574
  • 2009 Kejserhøgen () ISBN 9788721035563
  • 2011 Blandt Spøgelser, Gengangere og Andet Godtfolk – om det overnaturlige i middelalderen (Middelaldercentret)
  • 2011 Guds Dilletanter... og Hvermands – teater i middelalderen (Middelaldercentret)

Filmography[]

  • 2009 12 Paces Without a Head, German movie
  • 2010 En God Historie (, documentary)
  • 2011 Historien om en Købstad (Tv2 øst, documentary)
  • 2013 (Tv2 øst, documentary)
  • 2013–2015 (DR K, quiz show)
  • 2013 Kåre kigger på Kunst (Tv2 øst, documentary)
  • 2013 Vikingeborgen Trelleborg (dk4, documentary)
  • 2014 I krig for Danmark episode 2 og 6 (DR K, documentary)
  • 2014 Duellen (Tv2 øst, quiz show)
  • 2015 Det danske Guld (DR K, documentary)

References[]

  1. ^ "Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" (Press release). Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
  2. ^ a b Kåre Stopper. Guldborgsund Gildet. Retrieved 14 April 2015
  3. ^ "Nu springer han ud som "privatpraktiserende historiker"". Ugeavisen Guldborgsund. Folketidende Gruppen. Uge 5. p. 22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ kaarejohannessen.dk: Om Kaare Archived 28 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
  5. ^ a b kaarejohannessen.dk: skrift Archived 29 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
  6. ^ 23. marts 2013 DR K får en historiequiz, af Stig Hartvig Nielsen, tvnyt.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013
  7. ^ kaarejohannessen.dk: tv og film Archived 28 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
  8. ^ Westfront 1916 – Reinactment og historisk formidling. Westfront 1916. Retrieved 2 December 2014
  9. ^ Bibliografi.dk – Kåre Johannessen Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 June 2013
  10. ^ Blod, sved og latter : et benknusende boldspil genskabes. Bibliotek.dk. Retrieved 14 April 2015

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