Kåre Johannessen

Kåre Johannessen
Born 1964
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Occupation Historian, curator, presenter, writer, lecturer
Years active 1994 – present
Website kaarejohannessen.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 1994–1999 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]

Filmography

References

  1. "Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" (Press release). Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
  2. 1 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. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
  5. 1 2 kaarejohannessen.dk: skrift. 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. Retrieved d. 21/6-2012
  8. Westfront 1916 – Reinactment og historisk formidling. Westfront 1916. Retrieved 2 December 2014
  9. Bibliografi.dk – Kåre Johannessen. Retrieved 18 June 2013
  10. Blod, sved og latter : et benknusende boldspil genskabes. Bibliotek.dk. Retrieved 14 April 2015

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