Kåre Johannessen

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]

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

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 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 (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
  1. "Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" (Press release). Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
  2. 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. 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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