Arnved Nedkvitne

Arnved Nedkvitne ( born May 21, 1947 in Haugesund ) is a Norwegian medieval historian. He was between 1991-1993 Professor at the University of Trondheim, and since 1993 has been professor of medieval history at the University of Oslo. Nedkvitne has published several books in Norwegian, Swedish, German and English, and is considered an expert on the economic history of the Middle Ages in Scandinavia.

Nedkvitne studied history at the University of Bergen and received his doctorate in 1983. In February 2009, he was dismissed by the university administration because of critical remarks.

Writings (selection )

  • Utenrikshandelen fra det vestafjelske Norge 1100-1600, 1983 ( diss., dr. Philos )
  • " Mens bønderne roped above jægterne for": Nordnorsk above vestnorsk kystøkonomi 1500-1730, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1988
  • Människan och miljoen, 1991 ( with Kjell Lars J. Lundgren and Haarstad )
  • Byen under Eikaberg: fra byens oppkomst til 1536, 1991 ( with Per G. Norseng )
  • Norway and the Hanseatic League: economic and cultural aspects in European comparison, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1994 ( red., with Volker Henn )
  • Mote med doden i Norrøn middel alder, Oslo: Cappelen, 1997, published in Swedish in 2004
  • Middelalderbyen ved Bjørvika, Oslo: Cappelen, 2000 (with Per G. Norseng )
  • The social Consequences of literacy in medieval Scandinavia, Turnhout: Brepols, 2004
  • Lay was in Norse society 1000-1350, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2009
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