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
^"Ny leder af museet på Trelleborg" [New manager of the museum at Trelleborg] (Press release) (in Danish).
Ritzaus Bureau. 25 June 1999.
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ab"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.
^"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.