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Between knowledge and nonsense – the mysterious churches of Bornholm: A critical discussion of two books by Erling Haagensen, where he postulate a sacred geometry on Bornholm and a treasure hidden by the Templars in the round church of Österlars – or somewhere else.

Review of Øystein Ekroll, “Med kleber og kalk. Norsk steinbyggig i mellomalderen 1050-1550" (Oslo 1997).

The faculty opposition of Stig Lundbergs licentiate thesis concerning the so-called Eskilstuna sarcophagi. The long dating-sequence of the stones and their unclear social origin aggravate their use in describing the state formation process. The author proposes a little dirrefent interpretaion than Lundberg.

A critical review of a report by Finn Ole Sonne Nielsens, "Middelalderens Bornholm" (Medieval Bornholm, Rønne 1998) concerning Bornholm during the period c. 1050-1576.

A very critical review of Henrik Jacobsens dissertation in medieval archaeology, "Romanske vesttårne, deres indretning og funktion. Vesttårne før 1300 i det middelalderlige Danmark øst for Storebælt" (Stockholm 1993). Alternative explanations are proposed.

From knight's spur to wooden shoe: A critical review of Axel Bolvig's "Kirkekunstens storhedstid" (The golden age of church art, Copenhagen 1992). The transition in architecture and art from the Romanesque to the Gothic cannot be reduced to the question of who was erecting and visiting the churches.

Reply on the comments in the same volume by Axel Christophersen on the review of his dissertation.

Reply on the comments in the same volume by Axel Christophersen on the review of his dissertation.

Transformation of handicraft? A criticism of the relation between the model applied and the material chosen: remains of bone and antler handicraft in Medieval Lund (Scania). Its is suggested that the market economy was developed already in Viking Age.