Kåre Johannessen Explained

Kåre Johannessen
Birth Date:1964
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Occupation:Historian, curator, presenter, writer, lecturer
Years Active:1994 – present

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
Articles
Fiction

Filmography

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Notes and References

  1. 25 June 1999 . Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg . . da . New manager of the museum at Trelleborg .
  2. Web site: Et farvel til museumsinspektøren . Guldborgsund Gildet. da . A farewell to the museum inspector . 21 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110436/http://guldborgsundgildet.dk/ViewNew.aspx?id=44 . 13 January 2016. 15 January 2023.
  3. News: Nu springer han ud som "privatpraktiserende historiker" . Ugeavisen Guldborgsund . Folketidende Gruppen . 22 . da . Now he jumps out as "historian in private practice".
  4. Web site: Om Kåre Johannessen... . KJ . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128062442/http://www.kaarejohannessen.dk/om_kaare.html . 28 November 2015 . da . About Kåre Johannessen... . 15 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Publikationer - Større udgivelser . KJ . https://web.archive.org/web/20151129081559/http://www.kaarejohannessen.dk/skrift.html . 29 November 2015 . da . Publications - Major publications . 15 January 2023 .
  6. Web site: DR K får en historiequiz . TVNYT . 27 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821103851/http://www.tvnyt.com/artikel/default.asp?id=21584 . 21 August 2016 . da . DR K gets a history quiz . 15 January 2023.
  7. Web site: TV & Filmarbejde . KJ . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128074332/http://www.kaarejohannessen.dk/tv_og_film.html . 28 November 2015 . da . TV & Film work . 15 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Westfront 1916 – Reenactment og historisk formidling . Westfront 1916 . da . Western Front 1916: Re-enactment and historical communication . 2 December 2014.
  9. Web site: KÅRE JOHANNESSEN (rigtigt navn) . Bibliografi.dk . https://web.archive.org/web/20090208203031/http://bibliografi.dk/content.php?page=author&value=13632 . 8 February 2009 . da . KÅRE JOHANNESSEN (real name) . 18 June 2013.

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