Adalvard

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Adalvard is the name of two clergymen who were active in Sweden during its christianization in the 11th century.

[edit] Adalvard the Elder

Adalvard the Elder was a German clergyman. He was first the dean of Bremen, but he was sent to Skara, Västergötland, Sweden, as bishop during the early 1060s. Adam of Bremen wrote well of him, and tells that he made missionary attempts in Värmland. In the cathedral of Skara, there is a chalice with the inscription Adalwardus Peccator (Adalvard the sinner).

[edit] Adalvard the Younger

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 and so Adalvard had to flee to Västergötland, where he could succeed his namesake Adalvard the Elder in Skara. Adalvard later returned to Bremen where he stayed in june 1069. Adam of Bremen cites Adalvard as his source concerning Swedish matters.

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