Claus Krag
Encyclopedia
Claus Krag is a Norwegian
educator, historian
, and writer. He is a noted specialist in Old Norse
philology and medieval Norwegian history. Krag earned his Cand.philol. in 1969. He is Professor of History at Telemark University College
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
educator, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, and writer. He is a noted specialist in Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
philology and medieval Norwegian history. Krag earned his Cand.philol. in 1969. He is Professor of History at Telemark University College
Telemark University College
Telemark University College is the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College has about 5000 students. It is split between four different locations. The campuses are located in Bø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Rauland.-Hierarchy:The university college is organised into four...
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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)