Den Historiske Duellens Fremstilling i Film og TV – En analyse med fokus på historiebruk, korrekthet og autentisitet

Abstract This masters thesis is about the portrayal of the historical duel in modern film and TV shows. It seeks to use a combination of historical theory about the use of history and the relationship between historical fact and historical authenticity to explore this portrayal. Based on empirical evidence in scientific literature about the duel as a historical phenomenon, the dissertation creates an operational definition of the historical duel. This definition of the concept is aimed to clarify for the reader what a duel is/was and uses this as a foundation for the further analysis. The sources that will be used as the empirical evidence for this text are carefully chosen as representativ…