Sverre Bagge
Norwegian historian
Sverre Håkon Bagge (born 7 August 1942 in Bergen) is a Norwegian historian.
He took his doctorate 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, 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.
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.
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