Rimbert's Vita Anskarii and Scandinavian Mission in the Ninth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10089183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesse T Palmer (0000-0002-1933-0670, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), James T Palmer |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-256 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046904009935 |
| OpenAlex | W2026576617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 3 |
The idea of converting Scandinavia to Christianity had been enthusiastically pursued by the Emperor Louis the Pious and Archbishop Ebbo of Rheims in the 820s. Optimism such as theirs was, however, not to last, and little progress was made between the death of Archbishop Rimbert of Hamburg-Bremen in 888 and the conversion of Harald Bluetooth a century later. This article examines how Rimbert wrote a saint's Life about Anskar, his predecessor and ‘apostle of the north’, in an attempt to arrest the waning support for the mission. It considers how this was achieved by placing the text in the context of the clashes between Ebbo and his successor, Hincmar, the predestination debate and the idea that mission was fulfilling apocalyptic prophecies
Ancient history · Apostle · Archaeology · Archbishop · Art · Art history · Christianity · Context (archaeology · Emperor · Humanities · Martyr · Ninth · SAINT · Successor cardinal · Theology · Classics · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
Law and its applications
Sacrifice, gifts, and prayers in Latin Christianity
The Cambridge History of Christianity
Apocalypse and Atonement in the Politics of Æthelredian England
O processo de cristianização dos escandinavos na Vita Anskarii de Rimbert (c. 865-876)
Moving the North
O paganismo escandinavo entre a percepção e a imaginação
Quasi una gens
Learning from the Saints
The ‘vigorous rule’ of Bishop Lull
Defining paganism in the Carolingian world
The Small World of the Vikings
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |