Adalvard the Younger — (dead before 1072) 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… … Wikipedia
Adalvard — is the name of two clergymen who were active in Sweden during its Christianization in the 11th century.*Adalvard the Elder (died c. 1064), bishop of Skara *Adalvard the Younger (died b. 1072), his successor in Skara … Wikipedia
Birka — Infobox World Heritage Site Name = Birka and Hovgården infoboxwidth= 250px State Party = SWE Type = Cultural Criteria = iii, iv ID = 555 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1993 Session = 17th: For a group of islands in the Gulf of Finland,… … Wikipedia
Diocese of Skara — Skara stift Arms of the diocese of Skara Location Country … Wikipedia
Ancient See of Skara — Ancient See of Skara † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Skara (SCARAE; SKARONENSIS, SCARENSIS). Located in Sweden; suffragan to Hamburg (990 1104), to Lund (1104 64), and finally to Upsala (1164 1530). This diocese, the most … Catholic encyclopedia
Skara — Infobox Settlement official name = Skara image caption = Skara Cathedral image shield = Skara vapen.svg pushpin subdivision type = Country subdivision name = Sweden subdivision type1 = Municipality subdivision name1 = Skara Municipality… … Wikipedia
Osmundus — (Osmund, Asmund, Emund) was a clergyman favoured by Emund the Old, the king of Sweden in the mid 11th century. King Emund appointed Osmundus as archbishop of the Swedish church in Skara, probably to make Sweden independent from Adalbert of… … Wikipedia
Archbishop of Uppsala — The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century) has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church. Historical overview… … Wikipedia
Stenkil — (Old Icelandic: Steinkel , Old Swedish: Stænkil ) was King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066.citation |first=Maj |last=Odelberg |contribution=Stenkil |url=http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/sok/artikel.asp?id=11101 |title=Vikingatidens … Wikipedia
