Adalvard the Younger

German missionary bishop from Bremen

1020 CE to 1071 CE

Adalvard the Younger (dead before 1072) is a German missionary bishop from Bremen who was active in Sigtuna, in Sweden, in the 1060s.

According to Adam of Bremen, Adalvard tries to make the Swedish king Stenkil close the great temple at Uppsala.

This attempt fails and so Adalvard hasto flee to Västergötland, where he succeeds his namesake Adalvard the Elder in Skara.

Adalvard later returns to Bremen where he stays in June 1069.

Adam of Bremen cites Adalvard as his source concerning Swedish matters.

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