Kristel Zilmer

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Email kristel.zilmer@khm.uio.no
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Visiting address St. Olavs gate 29

Research interests

  • Runology - runes and runic inscriptions from the Iron Age through to the Middle Ages   
  • Forms of textual culture in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages
  • Writing, visuality, materiality
  • Identity studies
  • Historical media, mediality, multimodality
  • Artefacts - with foci on script-bearing artefacts 
  • Modern reception of Old Norse literature and culture

Background

EDUCATION

2005 PhD (doctor philosophiae) in Scandinavian Philology (specialization in runology and Old Norse philology). University of Tartu, Estonia

2000 Master (magister artium. cum laude) in Scandinavian Philology. University of Tartu, Estonia

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2020 (May)... Professor of Runology and Iconography, Department of Archaeology, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo

2019 (Sept 1) – 2020 (May) Associate Professor of Runology and Iconography, Department of Archaeology, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway

2018 (March 15) – 2019 (Sept 1) Professor of Textual Studies, Department of Language, Literature, Mathematics and Interpreting, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Norway

2013 (Aug) – 2018 (March 15) Associate Professor of Norwegian Literature, Department of Language, Literature, Mathematics and Interpreting, HV

2008-2013   Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS), University of Bergen (UiB), Norway

2005-2008   Lecturer of Scandinavian Studies, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia

2002-2005   Assistant Lecturer (Norwegian Philology), Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia

1997-2002  Teaching fellow of Norwegian, Section of Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia

 

Tags: Runology, Epigraphy, Textual Cultures, Old Norse philology, Iconography, Archaeological artefacts, Visual and material culture, Reception Studies

Publications

  • Zilmer, Kristel & Vasshus, Krister S.K. (2023). Runic fragments from the Svingerud grave feld in Norway. NOWELE. North-Western European Language Evolution. ISSN 0108-8416. 76(2), p. 233–303. doi: 10.1075/nowele.00080.zil.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Kirkeinnskrifter - samtaler mellom person og rom. In Kitzler Åhfeldt, Laila & Källström, Magnus (Ed.), Det öppna och det fördolda: runor i olika sociala miljöer från senvikingatid till efterreformatorisk tid,. Riksantikvarieämbetet. ISSN 978-91-7209-901-2. p. 43–61. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Runefunn fra Finnesloftet. Maal og Minne. ISSN 0024-855X. 114(1), p. 123–173. doi: 10.52145/mom.v114i1.2086. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Runes and pictures: The Norwegian Alstad rune-stone as a multilayered monument. In Guimon, Timofey (Eds.), Dísablót. Articles presented to Elena Melnikova by colleagues and disciples on the occasion of her birthday.. Russian Academy of Sciences. ISSN 9785917914251. p. 61–68.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). “Fann ek bein..., I found a bone…”: Runic Artefacts as Material Evidence of Writing in Medieval Norwegian Towns . In Andersen, Kasper H.; Netterstrøm, Jeppe Büchert; Imer, Lisbeth M.; Poulsen, Bjørn & Olesen, Rikke Steenholt (Ed.), Urban Literacy in the Nordic Middle Ages. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-59674-7. p. 135–171. doi: https:/doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.5.126235.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2020). Runic Sticks and Other Inscribed Objects from Medieval Bergen: Challenges and Possibilities. Maal og Minne. ISSN 0024-855X. 112(1), p. 65–101. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). 'Gyrðir á lykil (Gyrðir Owns the Key)': Materialized Moments of Communication in Runic Items from Medieval Bergen. In Mundal, Else & Mulligan, Amy (Ed.), Moving Words in the Nordic Middle Ages: Tracing Literacies, Texts, and Verbal Communities. Brepols. ISSN 9782503578101. p. 165–200. doi: 10.1484/m.as-eb.5.116624.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). "Nobody owns the myths": Adaptations of Old Norse myth in Tor Åge Bringsværd's Vår gamle gudelære. Scandinavian Studies. ISSN 0036-5637. 90(2), p. 161–194. doi: 10.5406/scanstud.90.2.0161.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Fixed and fleeting? Thoughts on the materiality and mediality of inscribed artefacts from medieval Bergen. In Bauer, Alessia; Kleivane, Elise & Spurkland, Terje (Ed.), Epigraphy in an intermedial context. Four Courts Press. ISSN 9781846827167. p. 75–100.

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  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2024). Runesteinen fra gravfeltet ved Svingerud – verdens eldste daterte runestein.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2024). Runer i middelalderens skriftkultur.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Bergstrøm, Ida Irene (2023). Vikingdronningen Thyra var langt mektigere enn tidligere antatt, viser studie av runesteiner . [Internet]. Forskning.no.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Biørnstad, Lasse (2023). Her stikker verdens eldste runestein ut av bakken. Slik fant forskerne ut hvor gammel den er. [Internet]. Forskning.no.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Burdick, Tyler (2023). Questions about runes and runestones, digital platform News-O-Matic . [Internet]. News-O-Matic.
  • Gulliksen, Øivind; Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Om formidling av runesteinen fra Svingerud, Hole.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Runefunn i 2022 og 2023.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Foredrag om verdens eldste runestein.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Runer og latinskrift: Skandinavisk skriftkultur i overgangen fra vikingtid til middelalder.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Krevende gåter i runeforskningen - om arbeid med eldre og yngre runeinnskrifter.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Runer og riss: Et forskningsblikk på et enestående runefunn fra Svingerud i Hole.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Om arbeidet som runolog.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Omvisning i utstilling 'Verdens eldste runestein' for NIKU.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Zorich, Zach (2023). The Road to Runes. [Internet]. Archaeology Magazine of https://www.archaeological.org/.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Thiry, Iez & De Laet, Kevin (2023). Babelonië: Runes on Radio Centraal. [Radio]. Babelonië: Runes on Radio Centraal (Belgia).
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Lindstedt, Urban (2023). Världens äldsta runsten berättar. [Internet]. Historia.nu.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Omvisning (skolebesøk) av verdens eldste runestein på Historisk museum.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Ramsrud, Knut Andreas (2023). Kristel har gjort en helt spesiell jobb med Hole-sensasjonen. [Newspaper]. Ringerikes Blad.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Farrand, Daniel (2023). The Svingerud Runestone with Kristel Zilmer. [Internet]. Nordic Mythology Podcast.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Cresswell, Peterjon (2023). Interview: Runologist describes the thrill of examining the world's oldest runestone. [Internet]. The Viking Herald.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Morin, Hervé (2023). Les plus anciennes runes du monde ont été découvertes en Norvège. [Newspaper]. Le Monde.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Karlsson, Mats (2023). Rekordgammal runsten hittad i Norge. [Journal]. Forskning & Framsteg.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Hartmann, Stephan (2023). Norwegen: Vermutlich 2000 Jahre alter Runenstein entdeckt – der älteste der Welt. [Internet]. Nordisch.info.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Jõesaar, Tuuli (2023). Eestlannast sai Norras runoloogiaprofessor, kes avastas maailma vanima ruunikivi . [Newspaper]. Eesti Päevaleht.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Viirpalu, Katrin (2023). Maailma vanim ruunikivi. [TV]. ETV Terevisioon.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar & Orie, Amarachi (2023). World’s oldest dated runestone discovered in Norway – with a mysterious inscription. [Internet]. CNN.
  • Solheim, Steinar; Zilmer, Kristel; Påsche, Eirik Sørenmo & Brock, Tina (2023). Skal finne ut mer om mystisk kvinne fra år 0. [Internet]. NRK Buskerud.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). NRK Helgemorgen: Unik runestein funnet i Hole. [TV]. NRK Helgemorgen.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Karlsen, Ingrid Karoline (2023). Ukeslutt i P2: Verdens eldste runestein er funnet ved Tyrifjorden. [Radio]. NRK P2.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Rascius, Brendan (2023). Oldest known rune stone discovered, archaeologists say. [Newspaper]. Miami Herald.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Guðmundsson, Atli Steinn (2023). 2.000 ára gamall rúnasteinn fannst í Noregi. [Newspaper]. Morgunblaðið .
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Seidler, Christoph (2023). Archäologie in Norwegen: Was bedeutet »idiberug« auf dem ältesten bekannten Runenstein? [Newspaper]. Der Spiegel.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). God morgen Norge. [TV]. TV 2 God morgen Norge.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Solheim, Steinar (2023). TV2 Nyheter - direkte intervju om runesteinen fra Hole. [TV]. TV2.
  • Solheim, Steinar; Zilmer, Kristel & Rustad Carlsen, Marianne (2023). Eldste runestein. [TV]. NRK Dagsrevyen.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). NRK Nyhetsmorgen 8.30 - direkte intervju. [TV]. NRK .
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Olsen, Jan M. (2023). Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’. [Internet]. AP News Copenhagen.
  • Solheim, Steinar; Zilmer, Kristel & Ramsrud, Knut Andreas (2023). På den aller siste dagen gjorde de et sensasjonelt funn. [Newspaper]. Ringerikes blad.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Amundsen, Bård (2023). Verdens eldste runestein er funnet ved Tyrifjorden, tror arkeologer. [Internet]. Forskning.no.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar & Estep, Mette (2023). Verdens eldste runestein funnet ved Tyrifjorden. [Internet]. NTB.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar & Toft, Martin (2023). Verdas eldste runestein funnen av UiO-arkeologar i Hole på Ringerike. [Internet]. Uniforum.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar & Mauren, Arnfinn (2023). Unikt funn av runestein: – Alle runeforskeres drøm. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar; Rustad Carlsen, Marianne & Hirsti, Kristine (2023). Fant 2000 år gammel runestein i Hole : – Dette er en verdensnyhet. [Internet]. NRK.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Borgersrud, Aslak (2023). Navn i nyhetene: Hva kan vi lære av verdens eldste runestein? Og hvem var egentlig «Idiberug»? [Newspaper]. Dagsavisen.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Dypdykk om runer.
  • Zilmer, Kristel; Solheim, Steinar & Zawalska, Judyta (2023). Verdens eldste runestein - infofilm til utstilling på Historisk museum. [Internet]. Utstilling.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Solheim, Steinar (2023). Verdens eldste runestein.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Norsk runestein er trolig verdens eldste. [Radio]. NRK - Studio 2.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Scene HumSam: Verdens eldste runestein .
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Svingerudsteinen – verdens eldste runestein. Utstillingsåpning Veien kulturminnepark.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2023). Svingerudsteinen - verdens eldste runestein.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Om runekyndighet i vikingtiden - noen refleksjoner.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Språksnakk, om nye runefunn i Oslo. [Radio]. NRK radio.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Runic Inscriptions of the Scandinavian Middle Ages: Texts, Objects, Contexts and Concepts .
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Nye runefunn fra Oslo.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Dette sier runene som ble funnet i Oslo. [Internet]. Forskning.no.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). New runic find from medieval Oslo – this time it’s a name tag. [Internet]. Science Norway.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Ásbjǫrn á mik – nytt runefunn fra Oslo. [Internet]. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning.
  • Martens, Jes & Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Rundschild. In Skiba, Violas; Jaspert, Nikolas; Schneidmüller, Bernd & Rosendahl, Wilfried (Ed.), Die Normannen. Eine Geschichte von Mobilität, Eroberung und Innovation.. Verlag Schnell + Steiner GmbH. ISSN 978-3-7954-3671-1. p. 41–42.
  • Solheim, Steinar & Zilmer, Kristel (2022). Svingerudsteinen - verdens eldste runestein.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Review of: Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt, Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Per Widerström, Ben Raffield (eds.). Relations and runes: The Baltic Islands and their interactions during the Late Iron Age and Early Middle Ages. . Fornvännen. ISSN 0015-7813. p. 346–348.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Moen Kaste, Anders (2021). På én uke fant arkeologer runebein og runepinne i Middelalderparken i Oslo. [Internet]. Forskning.no.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Unike runefunn i Middelalderparken. [Internet]. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Skadet skrift - om misbruk av runer. Språkprat. Et populærvitenskapelig tidsskrift.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Årets runefunn.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2021). Runic Epigraphy and Runology.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Nomeikaite, Laima (2021). Tyd disse runene! – om runer og graffiti fra Finnesloftet på Voss.
  • Zilmer, Kristel & Granly Meldalen, Sindre (2020). Fant unik skatt på nabogården. [Newspaper]. Dagbladet.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2020). Opplegg om runer for barn og runerunde på Historisk museum.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2020). "Tolk disse runene rett." Om å utforske gamle og nye runefunn – ekte og falske.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2020). Runer, helse og helbredelse.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). Skrift og materialitet som identitetsuttrykk – vikingtidens runegjenstander.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). Ego Sum Lapis: Runic Latin in Scandinavian Medieval Inscriptions.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). The use of runes in Bergen and other Norwegian towns.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). Runic writing in Ireland: Texts and contexts .
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). ‘The stone says it will long stand here’: On Viking-Age rune-stones in Scandinavia .
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). Writing and Reading in Medieval Bergen: The Evidence of Inscribed Artefacts.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2019). Godt øl med runer. Språkprat.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Runejakt - omvisning på Finnesloftet og presentasjon av runeinnskrifter .
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). N814 - Folkebibliotekstomta.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Hva forteller kirkeinnskrifter om runebruk på Öland, Gotland og Bornholm?
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). "Domnall seal’s-head owns this sword." Inscriptions and interactions in Viking-Age Ireland.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Nye runefunn i Finnesloftet.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Sagas of Icelanders in Norwegian Literary History.
  • Zilmer, Kristel (2018). Nye funn i gammel skatt. Fortidsvern. ISSN 1504-4645. p. 34–39.

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