Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Birka and Hovgården' has mentioned 'Adam of Bremen' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Contents 1 History 2 Rimbert's description 2.1 Bridgehead of Christian missionaries 2.2 Kings 2.3 Church 2.4 Probable fortress 2.5 Ting assembly 3 Adam of Bremen's description 3.1 Location and port 3.2 Bishop 3.3 Location of Unni's tomb 3.4 Destruction 4 Bjxc3xb6rkxc3xb6 archaeological site 5 See also 6 References 7 External links | WIKI |
| No texts survive from this area, though the written text Vita Ansgari ("The life of Ansgar") by Rimbert (c. 865) describes the missionary work of Ansgar around 830 at Birka, and Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum (Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church) by Adam of Bremen in 1075 describes the archbishop Unni, who died at Birka in 936. | WIKI |
| Both terms in different forms are very common in Scandinavian place names still today leading to speculation that all references to Birca especially by Adam of Bremen were not about the same location. | WIKI |
| This might mean that he sailed off from Hamburg or Bremen instead of some port in Baltic Sea, since the later account by Adam of Bremen gives the distance of Scania and Birka to be only five days at sea. | WIKI |
| Adam of Bremen's description[edit] | WIKI |
| In Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church),[13] Adam of Bremen mentions Birka many times, and the book is the main source of information on the city. | WIKI |