Kåre Johannessen

Kåre Johannessen (born 1964) is a Danish historian, writer, lecturer and presenter. He is the former curator of the museum of Trelleborg and Middelaldercentret, where he worked from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2004 to 2015. Today, he is a self-employed historian. While working at Trelleborg he recreated the Viking game of knattleikr and injured his knee so badly that he had to use crutches for a time.

Johannessen has written several non-fiction books about both the Middle Ages and the Viking Age and historical novels. He has hosted a series of programs on the regional TV Øst (a sub-channel of TV 2) about historical locations in Region Zealand and he has participated in historical quiz shows such as Historiequizzen (The History Quiz) on DR K. He has also been a historical expert in documentaries and series. He is very interested in the First World War and has founded a historical re-enactment group that portrays a group of German soldiers on the Western Front.

Johannessen has written both fiction and non-fiction and has particularly worked with the Viking Age and Middle Ages.