Associate Professor

Pål Berg Svenungsen

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Pål Berg Svenungsen
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Sogndal
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Field of work

Associate Professor in History at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Campus Sogndal)

 

"I really love the Middle Ages - the greates millennium in human history!" 

My field of research is medieval Scandinavia, particularly the impact and involvement the crusade movement from the 11th century onwards. However, I'm also intereseted in Vikings and the wider political culture and state formation in Europe during the Middle Ages.  

I also teach a courses in Public History and love to talk with and to people about history.  

 

Education:

2016 Ph.d. History (University of Bergen)

2010 Master History (University of Bergen)

 

Research interests:

The Middle Ages, Medieval Scandinavia, The Crusade Movement, Viking age Scandinavia, Political Culture in the Middle Ages, Historiography, Public History, Microhistory

 

Research blog (in Norwegian)

Middelalderbloggen (visit site)

 

Public History (in Lego):

The Lego Medievalist at Instagram (visit page)

 

Published books:

En kort introduksjon til korstogene (2020), visit site



Courses taught

Courses I teach:

  • Norwegian and International History, c.500-1500
  • Public History
  • Medieval Political Culture
  • The World of the Vikings
  • Work Placement in History
  • Global History
  • Bachelor Supervision


Research areas

Courses taught
  • HI101, History 500-1500. Introduction to Norwegian and International history, Fall 2024
  • SA603, Public History, Fall 2024
  • SA605, History Internship, Fall 2024
  • SA610, Special Topics in History: Political Culture in the Middle Ages, Fall 2024
Research groups
Research groups
  • Research Group for Humanities and Social Sciences

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