Centre for Medieval Studies, Bergen

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The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bergen, Norway was founded as a Centre of Excellence by the Research Council of Norway. It operated from 2002 to 2012. [1]

The organization's site defined its goal as: "to enhance our understanding of Europe as a whole, in the Middle Ages as well as today, from a peripheral point of view".

It was headed by Sverre Bagge.

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References

  1. "New dawn for Medieval studies in Bergen". University of Bergen. Retrieved 2019-07-08.

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