Eric Christiansen
Eric Christiansen (15 September 1937 – 31 October 2016) was a medieval historian and fellow emeritus of New College, Oxford University.[1][2][3]
Christiansen was educated at Charterhouse School after which he served in the ranks of the Northamptonshire Regiment. He became a fellow of New College after completing a thesis on modern Spanish history but subsequently specialised in medieval history.
Selected publications[edit]
- The origins of military power in Spain, 1800-1854. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1967. (Oxford Historical Monographs)
- The Northern Crusades, the Baltic and the Catholic Frontier, 1100-1525. Macmillan, 1980. (New Studies in Medieval History) ISBN 978-0333262436
- The Works of Sven Aggesen: Twelfth-century Danish Historian. Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992. ISBN 978-0903521246
- Dudo of St Quentin: History of the Normans. Translation with introduction and notes. Boydell Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0851155524
- The Norsemen in the Viking Age. Wiley Blackwell, 2002. (The Peoples of Europe) ISBN 978-0631216773
References[edit]
- ^ "Eric Christiansen | Register | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Stephen Bates. "Eric Christiansen obituary | Education". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Eric Christiansen | The New York Review of Books". Nybooks.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2016 deaths
- British medievalists
- Fellows of New College, Oxford
- English people of Danish descent
- People educated at Charterhouse School
- Northamptonshire Regiment soldiers
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- British historian stubs
- English history stubs
- English non-fiction writer stubs