History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen

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 received from travelers, traders, and missionaries on the peripheries of medieval Europe.

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Adam of Bremen. Translated by Francis J. Tschan with an introduction by Timothy Reuter

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Adam of Bremen's history of the See of Hamburg and of Christian missions in northern Europe from AD 788 to 1072 is a primary source of knowledge concerning the history, geography and ethnography of the Baltic region and its peoples before the 13th century.

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• Authors: Adam, Adam of Bremen, Adam of Adam of Bremen, Of Bremen Adam of Bremen, Adam Of Bremen
• Assisted by: Francis Tschan (Translation), Francis J. Tschan (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2002
• EAN: 9780231125758
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12575-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Records of Western Civilizatio; Records of Western Civilization Series
• Subject: Non-fiction book