History of the archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen / Adam of Bremen ; translated with an introduction and notes by Francis J. Tschan ; with a new introduction and selected bibliography by Timothy Reuter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, von Bremen, active 11th century.

Contributor:

Tschan, Francis J., 1881-1957.

Reuter, Timothy.

Series:

Records of Western civilization

Standardized Title:

Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

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

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen.

History.

Hamburg Region (Germany)--Church history.

Hamburg Region (Germany).

Bremen Region (Germany)--Church history.

Bremen Region (Germany).

Physical Description:

xlvi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-242) and index.

ISBN:

0231125755

OCLC:

48100292