Erik Gunnes (30 August 1924 – 3 February 1999) was a Norwegian historian. He was born in

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to Bjørnulf Røe Gunnæs and Antonie Berg. He studied theology in France, and served as

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priest in

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until 1965. He then focused on the study of Norwegian Middle Age history. From 1977 to 1991 he was appointed at the

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, eventually with a professorship in history. Gunnes was awarded the Bastian Prize in 1977, for translation of a work by

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1924 births 1999 deaths People from Bodø 20th-century Norwegian historians Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-academic-bio-stub