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Klaus Böldl

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Klaus Böldl

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-02-21 (Passau)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, Old Norse, Nordic languages
Residence History
Passau → Munich → Lund → Kiel

Career

Occupations
Germanic philologist, Professor of Scandinavian Medieval Studies, Philologist
Active Years
1997-2024
Affiliations
University of Kiel
Memberships
Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur

Education

Lund University
Nordic philology, German philology, comparative literature
Country: Sweden
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Nordic philology, German philology, comparative literature
Degree: Ph.D. in philology
Period: Habilitation 2005
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Germany
Habilitation in 2005

Awards

Toucan Prize
1997
Result: winner
Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau
2003
Organization: City of Hanau
Result: winner
Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis
2003
Result: winner
Friedrich-Hebbel-Preis
2013
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Studie in Kristallbildung

1997 Literature

Die Saga von den Leuten auf Eyr

1999 Translation

Südlich von Abisko

2000 Novel

Der Mythos der Edda

2000 Non-fiction

Die fernen Inseln

2003 Non-fiction

Drei Flüsse

2006 Novel

Der nächtliche Lehrer

2010 Novel

Götter und Mythen des Nordens

2013 Handbook

Der Atem der Vögel

2017 Novel

Legacy

Specialist in Old Norse studies, recipient of several literary prizes.