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Research interests include Old Norse Philology, Language History, Landscape History, Archaeology and Viking Studies, and Medieval History. Stefan has produced over 180 academic books and articles and is the Editor of Acta Scandinavica. In 1997 he became a Fellow of The Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy and a Fellow of The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in 2008. Research interests include;
Society, Culture and Languages of Early Scandinavia
The Christianization and Early Church Organization in Scandinavia
Landscape Studies (Scandinavia)
Language and History in the Early Germanic World
Viking Slavery
Germanic Place-Names
Early Law in Scandinavia
Old Norse Mythology
Research links
Honorary Research Associate, Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge
Formerly The Sixth Century Chair in Scandinavian Studies
Adjunct Professor in Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen
Associate Professor (Docent) in Scandinavian Language at Uppsala University
Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Stockholm
Fellow of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy, Uppsala
Member of The Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton 2017-18
Editorship
Editor of the Journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia (Brepols)
Editor of the Series Studies in Viking and Medieval Scandinavia (Brepols)
General Editor of the Series Acta Scandinavica (Brepols)
General Editor Medieval Nordic Laws (a subseries to Routledge Medieval Translations) (Routledge)
Member of the Editorial Board of Northern Scotland (Edinburgh University Press)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations from the last five years
Projects
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Tuna Revisited. The place-name Tuna, the diffusion of linguistic innovations and the emergence of central places in Northern Europe during the first millennium A.D.
Brink, S. (PI) & Vikstrand, P. (PI)
1/04/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Norwegian ármaðr – Swedish ari – Gothic airus
Brink, S., 15 Apr 2025, In: Mirator. 25, 1, p. 103-106 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Home: The Term and the Concept from a Linguistic and Settlement-Historical Viewpoint
Brink, S., 7 Nov 2024, The Home: Words, Interpretations, Meanings and Environments. Taylor and Francis Ltd., p. 17-24 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Review of: David Boulton: Viking Migration and Settlement in East Anglia. The Place- Name Evidence. 224 s. Oxford: Windgather Press 2023. ISBN 978-1-914427- 25-1 (Paperback edition). ISBN 978-1-914427-26-8 (Digital edition).
Brink, S., 31 Dec 2024, In: Namn och bygd. Tidskrift för nordisk namnforskning. 2024, 112, p. 107-110 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A 'Grammar of Asymmetrical Dependency' for early scandinavia (to c. 1350)
Brink, S., 3 Jul 2023, Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies: A Textual Approach. de Gruyter, p. 13-54 42 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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OGu vergildi and Välde in Etelheim, Gotland
Brink, S., 2021, Myth, Magic, and Memory in Early Scandinavian Narrative Culture: Studies in Honour of Stephen A. Mitchell . Glauser, J., Hermann, P., Harris, J. & Brink, S. (eds.). Brepols Publishers, p. 339-350 11 p. (Acta Scandinavica; vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Slaves in Early Scandinavian Society: Matters of Discussion and Issues of Controvercy
Brink, S., 31 Dec 2021, Viking-Age Slavery. Toplak, M., Østhus, H. & Simek, R. (eds.). Vienna: Fassbaender, p. 75-97 22 p. (Studia medievalia septentrionalia; vol. 29).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Laws and Assemblies
Brink, S., Jul 2020, Pre-Christian Religions of the North. History and Structures, vol. 2: Contexts and Communication between Worlds. Andrén, A., Lindow, J. & Schjødt, J. P. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, Vol. 2. p. 445-479Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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Harvard University
Brink, S. (Visiting researcher)
4 Apr 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Who Was the Heros Eponymous for the Svíar in Their Genealogical and Regnal List
Brink, S. (Speaker)
5 Apr 2025Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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The Value of Freedom in early Societies
Brink, S. (Speaker)
19 Apr 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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The Vikings
Brink, S. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Podcast or webinar
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Thraldom. A History of Slavery in the Viking Age
Brink, S. (Invited speaker)
1 Oct 2024 → 20 Dec 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Fellowship at Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Durham
Brink, S. (Visiting researcher)
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Dec 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Press/Media
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'Denmark’s salvation'? Runestones hint at Viking queen's power
10/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research