Sverre Håkon Bagge (born 7 August 1942 in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

) is a Norwegian historian. He took his

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with the thesis ''Den politiske ideologi i Kongespeilet'', published in 1979. From 1974 to 1991 he worked as an associate professor (''førsteamanuensis'') at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

, and he became a professor there in 1991. Since 2003 he is the leader of the Centre for Medieval Studies, Bergen. He is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ...

Selected bibliography

*''Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation'', 2014 *''From Viking Stronghold to Christian Kingdom: State Formation in Norway, c. 900-1350'', 2010 *''Den politiske ideologi i Kongespeilet'', 1979 *''Høymiddelalderen'', 1984, volume 8 in ''Cappelens Verdenshistorie'' *''Europa tar form, År 300 til 1300'', 1986 *''Norge i dansketiden 1380-1814'', 1987 (with Knut Mykland) *''Society and Politics in Snorri Sturlusons Heimskringla'', 1991 *''Mennesket i middelalderens Norge: tanker, tro og holdninger 1000-1300'', 1998 *''Da boken kom til Norge'', 2001, volume 1 in ''Norsk idéhistorie''

References

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1942 births Living people Norwegian medievalists University of Bergen alumni University of Bergen faculty Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-historian-stub