Kåre Johannessen
Kåre Johannessen | |
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| Born | 1964 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, curator, presenter, writer, lecturer |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Website | kaarejohannessen |
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 1994–1999 and again from 2004–2015.[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 TV Øst (sub-channel of TV 2) about historical location Region Zealand an 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 (Politikens Forlag) ISBN 978-87-567-6456-8
- 2003 Blandt Krigere, Søfolk og Trælle – Vikingetid i Danmark (Forlaget Klematis) 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, Aschehoug) ISBN 978-87-112-9279-2
- 2008 Vredens Dag (Slægten, 9th installment, Lindhardt & Ringhof) ISBN 978-87-7089-205-6
- 2009 Forræderen (Slægten, 12th installment, Lindhardt & Ringhof) ISBN 9788711421574
- 2009 Kejserhøgen (Borgens Forlag) 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 (Tv2 øst, documentary)
- 2011 Historien om en Købstad (Tv2 øst, documentary)
- 2013 Kåres Danmarkshistorie (Tv2 øst, documentary)
- 2013–2015 Historiequizzen (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
- ^ "Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" (Press release). Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
{{cite press release}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Kåre Stopper. Guldborgsund Gildet. Retrieved 14 April 2015
- ^ "Nu springer han ud som "privatpraktiserende historiker"". Ugeavisen Guldborgsund. Folketidende Gruppen. Uge 5. p. 22.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ kaarejohannessen.dk: Om Kaare. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
- ^ a b kaarejohannessen.dk: skrift. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
- ^ 23. marts 2013 DR K får en historiequiz, af Stig Hartvig Nielsen, tvnyt.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013
- ^ kaarejohannessen.dk: tv og film. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
- ^ Westfront 1916 – Reinactment og historisk formidling. Westfront 1916. Retrieved 2 December 2014
- ^ Bibliografi.dk – Kåre Johannessen. Retrieved 18 June 2013
- ^ Blod, sved og latter : et benknusende boldspil genskabes. Bibliotek.dk. Retrieved 14 April 2015
External links
- kaarejohannessen.dk – Official website
- Westfront 1916 – Reenactment group
- Middelaldercentret.dk – Official website of Middelaldercentret