August Prize
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Edition 12 (2000) Winner
Dick Harrison
ディック・ハリソン
Dikku Harison
Aliases:
Dick Walther Harrison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-04-10 （Huddinge）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Huddinge, Stockholm County → Staffanstorp, Scania → Lund
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Lund University, Linköping University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Clio Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2000 | August Prize | The Black Death | non-fiction | — | Winner |
| 2001 | Duke Carl's Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2002 | Book of the Year about Swedish History | The Earl's Century | — | — | Winner |
Clio Prize
1996
Result:
Winner
August Prize
2000
Work:
The Black Death
Category:
non-fiction
Result:
Winner
Duke Carl's Prize
2001
Result:
Winner
Book of the Year about Swedish History
2002
Work:
The Earl's Century
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Black Death
2000 HistoryThe history of the Black Death, the worst disaster to strike Europe.
Black DeathMiddle Ages
The Earl's Century
2002 HistoryAn account of 13th century Sweden.
Medieval SwedenPolitical history
Ofärd
2007 Historical fictionHistorical fiction set in 6th century western Europe about the fictitious warrior Ulvbjörn Vamodsson.
Middle AgesWarriors
Slavery: Prehistoric to the Renaissance
2006 HistoryHistory of slavery from prehistoric times to the Renaissance.
SlaveryHistory
Sweden's History 600-1350
2009 HistoryVolume on Swedish history from 600-1350. Basis for TV series.
Swedish historyMiddle Ages
Adaptations
- [TV series] Sveriges historia (2010)
Bibliography
- Europe in the World: Middle Ages
- Revolts and Alliances: Political Violence in 15th Century Swedish Rural Society
- Geographic Creation: Perceptions of Space and Place in Medieval Europe
- Age of Abbesses and Queens
- The Era of Warriors and Saints: Western European History 400-800 A.D.
- In the Shadow of Cathay: Western Europeans Encounters with Asia 1400-1600
- The Man From Barnsdale: The History of Robin Hood and His Legend
- The Black Death: the Worst Disaster to Strike Europe
- On Clio's Field: Essays About Historical Research and Writing
- The Earl's Century: an Account of 13th Century Sweden
- Karl Knutsson: a Biography
- Sweden's History: Middle Ages
- Harrison's History
- Thoughts About History
- A Cookie Lovers’ History Book
- The Traitor, the Whore and the Suicide
- God's Will: Nordic Crusaders During the Middle Ages
- Slavery: Prehistoric to the Renaissance
- Slavery: 1500 to 1800
- Slavery: 1800 to the present
- Sveriges historia: 600-1350
- Sveriges historia: 1350–1600
- Från en säker källa...
- 101 föremål ur Sveriges historia
- Slaveriets historia
- Ett stort lidande har kommit över oss
- Kalmars historia
- England's History Part 1
- England's History Part 2
- Dalslands historia
- Thirty Years' War
- The History of the Vikings
- Migration Period
- Sweden's Middle Ages
- Sweden's Age of Great Power
- Ofärd
- Niding
- Illdåd
Adaptations
- TV4 TV series 'Sveriges historia'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- popular historyaccessible stylescholarly rigor
- Recurring Motifs
- European Middle AgesslaveryplagueSwedish history
Legacy
Prominent Swedish medieval historian and Professor at Lund University. Author of numerous popular histories on topics like the Black Death and slavery, winner of the August Prize. Consultant and co-host for TV history series.
Trivia
- Married Katarina Lindbergh in 2010.
- Regularly contributes articles to Populär Historia magazine.