Sven G. Eliassen is a Norwegian historian.

He was born in Gøteborg, and took the cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

 in 1973 with the paper Hafslund hovedgård og sagbruk. Oversikt over Hafslunds historie i tiden ca. 1600-1786. He was hired at Borgarsyssel Museum

Borgarsyssel Museum

Borgarsyssel Museum is a museum in Sarpsborg, Norway.It was founded in 1921, and named after Borgarsysla, the Norse name of Østfold county. Since 1947 it is the main county museum of Østfold. Since 1 January 2006 it is a part of the foundation Østfoldmuseet, which organizes all museums in the...

 in 1972, and became the director of that museum in 1984. He specializes in the history of Østfold, and publications include Tune 1537-1800 (1978), Rolvsøy 1500-1994 (1994), Herregårder i Østfold (1997) and Halden: Byen, landskapet og menneskene (2000). He contributed to the work Østfolds historie, writing volume three, Små len—ett amt (released 2004). He also co-wrote volume two, I Borgarsysle (released 2005), with Per G. Norseng

Per G. Norseng

Per Gudbrand Norseng is a Norwegian historian.He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo in 1983 with the paper Administrativ prisfastsettelse i det norske middelaldersamfunnet...

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He resides in Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad

is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....

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