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Record Nr.

UNISA996248092803316

Autore

Adam, von Bremen, <active 11th century>

Titolo

History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-87185-4

9786612871856

0-231-50085-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Records of Western Civilization Series

Altri autori (Persone)

TschanFrancis Joseph <1881-1957>

ReuterTimothy

Disciplina

282.435150902

Soggetti

Bremen (Germany) -- Church history

Catholic Church. -- Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen -- History -- To 1500

Germany -- Church history -- 843-1517

Hamburg (Germany) -- Church history

Scandinavia -- Church history

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction to the 2002 Edition; Foreword; Introduction; Prologue; Book One; Book Two; Book Three; Book Four; Epilogue; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Adam of Bremen's history of the see of Hamburg and of Christian missions in northern Europe from the late eighth to the late eleventh century is the primary source of our knowledge of the history, geography, and ethnography of the Scandinavian and Baltic regions and their peoples before the thirteenth century. Arriving in Bremen in 1066 and soon falling under the tutelage of Archbishop Adalbert, who figures prominently in the narrative, Adam recorded the centuries-long campaign by his church to convert Slavic and Scandinavian peoples. His



History vividly reflects the firsthand accounts he