Adalvard
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Adalvard is the name of two clergymen who were active in Sweden during its Christianization in the 11th century.
- Adalvard the ElderAdalvard the ElderAdalvard the Elder was a German clergyman. He was first the dean of Bremen, but he was sent to the diocese of Skara in Sweden, as bishop during the early 1060s. Adam of Bremen wrote well of him, and tells that he made missionary attempts in Värmland. In Skara Cathedral a chalice was found with the...
(died c. 1064), bishop of Skara - Adalvard the YoungerAdalvard the YoungerAdalvard the Younger was a German missionary bishop from Bremen who was active in Sigtuna, in Sweden, in the 1060s. According to Adam of Bremen, Adalvard tried to make the Swedish king Stenkil close the great temple at Uppsala. This attempt failed and so Adalvard had to flee to Västergötland,...
(died b. 1072), his successor in Skara