Sigrun Høgetveit Berg

Sigrun Høgetveit Berg is a Professor of Ancient History at the Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her research focuses on church and society during the Middle Ages, the Reformation centuries, and early modern times, particularly in northern regions. She contributes to the research group Creating the New North (CNN) under the Center for Arctic Humanities.

• Current affiliations: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Research focus: Medieval ecclesiastical structures, Nordic Reformation, historical legal systems
• Teaching: Courses on Norwegian history before 1750, Reformation studies, and medieval source analysis

Her recent publications analyze legal and religious transformations in the Nordic region, including studies on canon law, tithes, and the implementation of Magnus Lagabøte's Landslov. These works intersect with themes of cultural identity, political integration, and social practices in medieval and early modern periods.

She holds leadership roles in Tromsø Internasjonale Litteraturfestival (2024–) and Tromsø mållag (2025–), and serves on editorial and research boards including Historisk tidsskrift (2023–) and forskning.no (2019–2025).