David Bregaint
Om
I am currently professor in the Department for historical studies (NTNU)
My interests lie in ideology, communication and medieval culture, especially political culture. My PhD thesis "Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway", which is published at Brill 2015, examined how the Norwegian monarchy gradually gained control over the means of communication as part of its assertion of power over society. Drawing on sagas, didactic literature, charters and laws, the book deals with a variety of topic from the formation of the royal court as an arena for communication, the patronage activity of the Norwegian kings, but also of the aristocratic elite. It also examines the cultural relationship between the Norwegian clergy and the kingship, as well as the role of rituals and the written word.
My postdoctoral project "The Politics of Rituals" aimed at exploring the role of political rituals and ceremonies as privileged arenas for the construction of power in the 12th and 13th century in the realm of Norway. The project is founded by the Norwegian Research Council.
Beside my main interest for medieval studies, I have also organized conferences and published in modern history (WWI and the aluminum norwegian industry during the inter-war period).
Since 2017, I am chief redactor for Store Norske Leksikon for French history and the Middle Ages.
I am vise-president and secretary of the Nordic Branch of the International Arthurian Society.
Current research project
Transitions and Traditions. Ecclesia Nidrosiensis and the Northern World.
The Politics of Rituals (Postdoc prosject the Norwegian Research Council).
La Loi de la Hird. Politique et Culture à la cour du Roi Magnus le Législateur (book)
The Court of the Norwegian Medieval Kings (Book)
Food and Feast in the Arthurian World (Book)
Books
PhD thesis
Vox Regis. Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway. (Mai 2014) s. 389.
Articles
“The Missing saint: Saint Olaf and King Hákon Hákonsson”, in M. Njåstad og R.B. Wærdahl (red.) Helgener i Nord. Nye studier i nordisk helgenkult. Novus Forlag, 2020, 105-127. ISBN 978-82-8390-047-7
“Royal patronage of Courtly Literature – Asserting Cultural Prestige in High Medieval Norway”, in Virgile Reiter, Raphaëlle Jamet (Eds.) Arthur in Northern Translations. Material Culture, Characters, and Courtly Influence. LIT Verlag (Ger.) 2021, 101-114. ISBN: 978-3-643-91354-8
“Kings and Aristocratic Elites: Communicating Power and Status in Medieval Norway”, Scandinavian Journal of History 2020, 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2020.1784267
“Farer og Sjøfarer. Forestillinger og framstillinger om Nordsjøen og Nord-Atlanteren i Middelalderen”, Arr-Idehistorisk tidsskrift 3-4 2018 (Nor.), 65-76.
"Staging Deaths. King Sverre or the path of a usurper to the throne", in Medievalista Special Issue Nr. 23, 2018, 3-21.
"Civilizing the 'Viking'. A pedagogy for etiquette and courtly behavior in 13th century Norway", in Bulletin du centre de recherche du château de Versaille 2016, 1-18.
"Solemn Entries in 12th and 13th century Norway", in Scandinavian Journal of History 2014 (3), s. 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2014.893447
"De Nidaros à Bergen. Villes et Communication en Norvège aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles", in Nordic Historical Review, Vol. 16, 2013 s. 37-59.
"Conquering Minds: Konungs skuggsiá and the Annexation of Iceland in the Thirteenth Century", in Scandinavian Studies 84.4, 2013 s. 439-466.
"The Royal Order in Norwegian Diplomas, 1202-1263". Collegium Medievale 2009 ;Volum 22. s. 55-86
"The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap, 1912-1976", In Enterprise & society 2009 ;Volum 10.(4) s. 763-790. (together with Espen Storli)
"Det "uønskede barnet" Pechineys norske datterselskap DNN 1913-1958", in Globalisering gjennom et århundre, Norsk aluminiumsindustri 1908-2008. Fagbokforlaget 2008 ISBN 978-82-450-0377-2. s. 101-135
"Loin des yeux, loin du coeur", quatre décennies de relations entre Pechiney et sa filiale norvégienne, DNN. Cahiers d'histoire de l'aluminium 2008 (38-39) s. 33-56
Royal Views of Society and their place in the Royal Ideology in Norwegian Diplomas 1202-1263. Trondheim: Institutt for historie og klassiske fag 2006 s. 91.
Teaching responsibilities
HIST3475 Handel, Arbeid og Forbruk c. 1600-1850 (IHK, NTNU) Main manager Fall 2021.
HIST3465 Felleskap, Grupper og Identiteter i Europeisk Middelalder (IHS, NTNU). Main manager Spring 2017, 2019, 2020 og 2021.
BA level
HFEL0010 Introduction to Norwegian history (IHK, NTNU) Co-manager Fall 2021.
HIST1300 Eldre historie fram til ca. 1750 (IHS, NTNU). Co-manager Fall 2018, 2019 and 2020 (Teacher and group coordinator) 2021.
HIST1505 Innføring i historisk teori og metode (IHS, NTNU): Co-manager Høst 2019, 2020, 2021.
Recent Conferanses/seminars
Food and Feast in the Arthurian World. Bergen, mars 2022. Co-manager.
Royal saints, Kings, and People. St Olaf in Context. Trondheim, November 29-30 2018. Co-manager
Arthurian Women. Mothers, Lovers and Others. International Arthurian Society Nordic Branch Conference Trondheim 2018. Main manager Høst 2018.
Second Fiddles in Medieval Rituals. International Conference Trondheim 23-24 November 2017. Main manager.
“Le Roi Olaf. Saint et Viking”, Musée de Normandie 17.03.2022.
“The missing saint: St Olaf and King Hákon Hákonsson”, Royal saints, Kings, and People. St Olaf in Context. Trondheim, 29-30 Novembre 2018.
“Cherchez le saint. St Olaf et Hákon Hákonsson”, Église, Sociétés et Sainteté en Norvège. Université de Caen (Fr.), November 22-23 2018.
“God’s Peace and the King’s Peace in Medieval Norway”, Peacemaking and the Restraint of Violence in Medieval Europe (1100-1300): Practices, Actors and Behaviour. Oslo, February 23, 2018.
Publikasjoner
2021
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Bregaint, David.
(2021)
Sverre Bagge. En kort introduksjon til Snorre Sturlason. Historiker og dikter.
Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge)
Anmeldelse
2020
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Bregaint, David.
(2020)
Kings and aristocratic elites: communicating power and status in medieval Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of History
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
De Kristne mot Korstogene.
Klassekampen
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Staging Deaths: King Sverre or a Usurper's path to the Throne.
Medievalista
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Francesco D'Angelo: "In extremo orbe terrarum" le relazioni tra santa Sede e Norvegia nei secoli XI-XIII.
Collegium Medievale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Farer og Sjøfarer. Forestillinger og framstillinger om Nordsjøen og Nord-Atlanteren i Middelalderen.
Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2017
-
Bregaint, David.
(2017)
Stefka G. Eriksen, Writing and Reading in Medieval Manuscript Culture. The Translation and Transmission of the Story of Elye in Old French and Old Norse Literary Contexts. Brepols.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
2016
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Bregaint, David.
(2016)
Civilizing the 'Viking'. A Pedagogy for Etiquette and Courtly Behavior in 13th Century Norway.
Bulletin du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2016)
Nicolas Meylan, Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland. The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
2015
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Bregaint, David.
(2015)
Sverre Bagge. From Viking Stronghold to Christian Kingdom: State Formation in Norway, 900-1350.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
2014
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Bregaint, David Marcel Renee.
(2014)
Solemn Entries in 12th and 13th century Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of History
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David Marcel Renee.
(2014)
Timothy Bolton. "The Empire of Cnut the Great".
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
2013
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Bregaint, David.
(2013)
Conquering Minds: Konungs skuggsiá and the Annexation of Iceland in the Thirteenth Century.
Scandinavian Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2013)
G. Steinsland, J.V. Sigurdsson, J.E. Rekdal and I. Beuermann (eds), Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages. Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney and the Faroes.
Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge)
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2013)
De Nidaros à Bergen. Villes et Communication Royale dans la Norvège aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles.
Revue d'histoire Nordique
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2009
-
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Royal Order in Norwegian Diplomas, 1202-1263.
Collegium Medievale
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Storli, Espen;
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap, 1912-1976.
Enterprise & Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Nordic Elites and Western Europe (12th-15th centuries) [The Nordic Elites and Western Europe].
Scandinavian Journal of History
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David;
Mikkelsen, Aud Tretvik.
(2009)
Tore Iversen, John Ragnar Myking and Gertrud Thoma (eds.): Bauern zwischen Herrschaft und Genossenschaft. Peasant relations to Lords and Government. Scandinavia and the Alpine region 1000 – 1750. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim, 2007.
Histoire et Sociétés Rurales
Anmeldelse
2008
-
Bregaint, David.
(2008)
"Loin des yeux, loin du coeur", quatre décennies de relations entre Pechiney et sa filiale norvégienne, DNN.
Cahiers d'histoire de l'aluminium
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
-
Bregaint, David.
(2021)
Sverre Bagge. En kort introduksjon til Snorre Sturlason. Historiker og dikter.
Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge)
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2020)
Kings and aristocratic elites: communicating power and status in medieval Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of History
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
De Kristne mot Korstogene.
Klassekampen
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Staging Deaths: King Sverre or a Usurper's path to the Throne.
Medievalista
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Francesco D'Angelo: "In extremo orbe terrarum" le relazioni tra santa Sede e Norvegia nei secoli XI-XIII.
Collegium Medievale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2018)
Farer og Sjøfarer. Forestillinger og framstillinger om Nordsjøen og Nord-Atlanteren i Middelalderen.
Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2017)
Stefka G. Eriksen, Writing and Reading in Medieval Manuscript Culture. The Translation and Transmission of the Story of Elye in Old French and Old Norse Literary Contexts. Brepols.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2016)
Civilizing the 'Viking'. A Pedagogy for Etiquette and Courtly Behavior in 13th Century Norway.
Bulletin du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2016)
Nicolas Meylan, Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland. The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2015)
Sverre Bagge. From Viking Stronghold to Christian Kingdom: State Formation in Norway, 900-1350.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David Marcel Renee.
(2014)
Solemn Entries in 12th and 13th century Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of History
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David Marcel Renee.
(2014)
Timothy Bolton. "The Empire of Cnut the Great".
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2013)
Conquering Minds: Konungs skuggsiá and the Annexation of Iceland in the Thirteenth Century.
Scandinavian Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2013)
G. Steinsland, J.V. Sigurdsson, J.E. Rekdal and I. Beuermann (eds), Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages. Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney and the Faroes.
Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge)
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2013)
De Nidaros à Bergen. Villes et Communication Royale dans la Norvège aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles.
Revue d'histoire Nordique
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Royal Order in Norwegian Diplomas, 1202-1263.
Collegium Medievale
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Storli, Espen;
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap, 1912-1976.
Enterprise & Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Bregaint, David.
(2009)
The Nordic Elites and Western Europe (12th-15th centuries) [The Nordic Elites and Western Europe].
Scandinavian Journal of History
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David;
Mikkelsen, Aud Tretvik.
(2009)
Tore Iversen, John Ragnar Myking and Gertrud Thoma (eds.): Bauern zwischen Herrschaft und Genossenschaft. Peasant relations to Lords and Government. Scandinavia and the Alpine region 1000 – 1750. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim, 2007.
Histoire et Sociétés Rurales
Anmeldelse
-
Bregaint, David.
(2008)
"Loin des yeux, loin du coeur", quatre décennies de relations entre Pechiney et sa filiale norvégienne, DNN.
Cahiers d'histoire de l'aluminium
Vitenskapelig artikkel