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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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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. & Vikstrand, P.
1/04/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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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
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Slavery in Medieval Scandinavia: Some Points of Departure
Brink, S., 7 Oct 2020, Viking-Age Trade: Siver, Slaves and Gotland. Gruszczynski, J., Jankowiak, M. & Shepard, J. (eds.). London & New York: Routledge, p. 40-56 17 p. (Routledge Archaeologies of the Viking World).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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“What was a cooking-pit called in the Iron Age?"
Brink, S., 2020, Re-imagining Periphery: Archaeology and Text in Northern Europe from Iron Age to Viking and Early Medieval Periods. Hillerdal, C. & Ilves, K. (eds.). Oxford: Oxbow Books, p. 103-106 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Gekauft, geraubt, verdingt. Spurensuche zum Sklaventum
Brink, S., 27 Sept 2019, Die Wikinger: Entdecker und Eroberer. Staecker, J. & Toplak, M. (eds.). Berlin: Propyläen, p. 161-172 12 p.Translated title of the contribution :Bought, stolen, hired out. Searching for clues to slavery Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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The Nils Ahnlund Prize
Brink, Stefan (Recipient), 6 Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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University of Bonn
Stefan Brink (Visiting researcher)
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sept 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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'Denmark’s salvation'? Runestones hint at Viking queen's power
10/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
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A new series filled with Viking lore you wish you knew for your high school assignment
11/07/22
2 items of Media coverage
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Where does the word egg come from? The surprising things the world inherited from Vikings | Channel
11/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
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The world’s largest hybrid academic gathering in the humanities is coming to Leeds this July.
4/07/22
2 items of Media coverage
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Vikings: The Rise and Fall coming to National Geographic
14/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
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New National Geographic documentary series reveals who the Vikings really were
14/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research