Danish historian, writer, lecturer and presenter
Kåre Johannessen (born 1964) is a Danish historian, writer, lecturer and presenter. He is the former curator of 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] He has hosted a series of programs on the regional TV Øst (a sub-channel of TV 2) about historical locations in Region Zealand and he has participated in historical quiz shows such as Historiequizzen (The History Quiz) on DR K.[6] He has also been a historical expert in documentaries and series.[7] He is very interested in the First World War and has founded a historical re-enactment group that portrays a group of German soldiers on 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]
- Non-fiction
- 1993 Den hedenske islandske tvekamp, (Syddansk Universitet, Center for Historie)
- 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
- 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
- 2011 Blandt Spøgelser, Gengangere og Andet Godtfolk – om det overnaturlige i middelalderen (Middelaldercentret)
- 2011 Guds Dilletanter... og Hvermands - teater i middelalderen (Middelaldercentret)
- 2014 Løgne, misforståelser og halve sandheder. 10 myter om middelalderen (Middelaldercentret)
- 2014 Middelalderens tyske fægtemestre (Middelaldercentret)
- 2020 Magt og Mennesker i Danmarks Middelalder (Turbine Forlaget), ISBN 978-87-406-5851-4
- 2021 Lyst og lidenskab i middelalderen (Turbine Forlaget), ISBN 978-87-406-6791-2
- 2012 Mørkets Skabninger (Turbine Forlaget), ISBN 978-87-406-7383-8
- Articles
- 1995 "Den militære udrustning i Bayeux-tapetet", s. 137-168, Vaabenhistoriske aarbøger, bd. 40
- 1996 "Middelalderligt Artilleri…", Vaabenhistoriske aarbøger 29/4
- 2001 "Naboskab", Skalk, 5:2001
- 2002 "Educational Aspects of Killing…", Viking Heritage Magazine, 4/2002
- 2003 "Blod, sved og latter: et benknusende boldspil genskabes" s.4-10 Siden Saxo Årg. 20, nr. 1
- 2007 "Instant Justice? A note on the holmgangslaw of Kormaks Saga", Zeitschrift für Historisches Waffen-und Kleiderkunde
- Fiction
- 2008 Blodsbånd (Slægten, bind 7, Aschehoug) ISBN 978-87-112-9279-2
- 2008 Vredens Dag (Slægten, bind 9, Lindhardt & Ringhof) ISBN 978-87-7089-205-6
- 2009 Forræderen (Slægten, bind 12, Lindhardt & Ringhof) ISBN 9788711421574
- 2009 Kejserhøgen (Borgens Forlag) ISBN 9788721035563
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)
- 2016 Guld i Købstæderne episode 6 (DR)
- 2016 Rejsen til Slagmarken (DR K, documentary with Cecilie Nielsen)
- 2018 Kåre spidder myter (Tv2 East, documentary )
- 2018 I krig & kærlighed (movie, extra)
References
- ^ "Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" [New manager of the museum at Trelleborg] (Press release) (in Danish). Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
- ^ a b "Et farvel til museumsinspektøren" [A farewell to the museum inspector] (in Danish). Guldborgsund Gildet. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Nu springer han ud som "privatpraktiserende historiker"" [Now he jumps out as "historian in private practice"]. Ugeavisen Guldborgsund (in Danish). Folketidende Gruppen. p. 22.
- ^ "Om Kåre Johannessen..." [About Kåre Johannessen...]. KJ (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Publikationer - Større udgivelser" [Publications - Major publications]. KJ (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "DR K får en historiequiz" [DR K gets a history quiz]. TVNYT (in Danish). 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "TV & Filmarbejde" [TV & Film work]. KJ (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Westfront 1916 – Reenactment og historisk formidling" [Western Front 1916: Re-enactment and historical communication] (in Danish). Westfront 1916. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "KÅRE JOHANNESSEN (rigtigt navn)" [KÅRE JOHANNESSEN (real name)]. Bibliografi.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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