Claus Krag (born April 21, 1943) is a

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, and writer. He is a noted specialist in

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philology and medieval Norwegian history. Krag earned his Cand.philol. in 1969. He is Professor of History at

Telemark University College Telemark University College (TUC, no, Høgskolen i Telemark, HiT) was, until its merger, the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College had about 7000 students, split between four different locations in Bø, Notodden, Por ...

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Selected works

*''Motstandsbestemmelsene i Frostatingsloven'' (1969) *''Artikler i utvalg for historiestudiet : Roma og middelalder'' (1975) *''By og imperium : Romas historie fra republikk til keiserdømme : tekst, kilder og oppgaver'' (1977) *''Introduksjon til bosetningshistorien'' (1980) *''Oldtidens historie ca. 700 f.Kr. - 600 e.Kr. Første del : Hellas'' (1983) *''Skikkethet og arv i tronfølgeloven av 1163'' (1983) *''Perspektiv på tidlig middelalder'' (1983) *''Europa i middelalderen : hovedlinjer i den politiske utvikling ca. 500-1300'' (1985) * ''Ynglingatal og Ynglingesaga- en studie i historiske kilder'' (1991) * ''Vikingtid og rikssamling 800-1130'' (Aschehoug's ''History of Norway'', 2) (Oslo, 1995) * ''Kirkens forkynnelse i tidlig middelalder og nordmennenes kristendom'' (1995) * ''Norges historie fram til 1319'' (Oslo, 2000) * ''Sverre: Norges største middelalderkonge'' (2003)

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External links

Claus Krag (Library Database)

Claus Krag (Universitetsforlaget)
1943 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian male writers Old Norse studies scholars Telemark University College faculty Writers from Oslo {{Norway-historian-stub