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Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen is an Associate Professor of Old Norse Philology at the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen. She leads two major research projects: 'Transformations of Medieval Law' exploring legal manuscripts from 1274–1687, and 'Ballads Across Borders' focusing on Faroese Völsung ballads. Her work bridges medieval legal history, literary analysis, and translation studies.
Research Interests:
- Medieval law codes (e.g., Landslov of 1274)
- Legal prologues and textual evolution
- Faroese ballad traditions and Norse storytelling
- Prosimetrum in fornaldarsögur
- Old Norse poetry in manuscripts
Articles Trends: Recent work emphasizes legal codification processes (e.g., 1604 printing of Norwegian law) and Faroese ballad translations, reflecting broader themes of textual transformation and cultural transmission. Earlier research explores death songs, food-related legal cases, and ecological aspects of skaldic poetry.
Awards: None explicitly listed, though her projects received funding from the Bergen Research Foundation and Trond Mohn Foundation.
Grants & Funding: Lead investigator on projects funded by Bergen Research Foundation (Transformations of Medieval Law) and a Young CAS Fellowship (Ballads Across Borders). Active in securing competitive grants, including EU-level funding for interdisciplinary legal history projects.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Research Group Literature & Religion, Research Group for Medieval Philology, and international teams in legal manuscript studies.
