Audun Dybdahl (born 10 September 1944, died 22 June 2021) was a Norwegian historian of the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. He was professor of history at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Career and work

Audun Dybdahl studied at the universities of Oslo and Trondheim, and earned his cand.philol. degree in 1968 and his dr.philos. degree in 1980 with a dissertation on mediaeval estate owners in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

. He was a specialist on Norwegian mediaeval history, and his major works included ''Fosens historie'', ''Trøndelags historie'' and ''Klima, uår og kriser i Norge gjennom de siste 1000 år'', a monograph on changing climate and crises over the past millennium.

Honours

He was elected as a member of the

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( da, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS) is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The ...

. He received the Article of the Year – Scandinavian University Press Academic Journal Prize in 2010.Audun Dybdahl skrev Årets tidsskriftartikkel
" ''Universitetsavisa'' 8 June 2011

References

1944 births 2021 deaths Norwegian historians Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-historian-stub