Sverre Håkon Bagge è uno storico norvegese specializzato nel periodo medievale. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le dimensioni politiche e ideologiche di quest'epoca, come dimostra la sua tesi di dottorato sull'ideologia all'interno di 'Kongespeilet'. Ha ricoperto incarichi accademici presso l'Università di Bergen, diventando infine professore e dirigendo il Centro di Studi Medievali.
Christianity and European-style monarchy--the cross and the scepter--were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation, written by Scandinavia's leading medieva
Focusing on the evolution of the European state from the Carolingian Empire's division to the onset of the French Revolution, this book examines key political transformations and their implications. It serves as a crucial resource for students exploring medieval and early modern history, offering insights into state formation and Europe's role within a global framework.
This volume discusses German historiography from the c. 950 to 1150 through a close examination of six works. In contrast to most earlier scholarship, it focuses on the narrative as an expression of the authors' way of finding meaning in the sequence of events, and as evidence for their understanding of society, politics, and human behaviour. In particular, it is shown that changing attitudes to society are reflected in the different ways the narrative is organized and individuals and their actions are represented. While the earlier works depict a society based on face-to-face relationships, the idea of an organised community, governed by the king as God's representative, becomes increasingly prominent in the later ones. Finally, the results of the analysis are discussed against the background of more general trends in medieval political and intellectual history.