Unni

archbishop of Hamburg

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Christianization of Sweden

  • Sweden
    In Sweden: Christianization

    …930s another archbishop of Hamburg, Unni, undertook a new mission, with as little success as his predecessors. In Västergötland to the southwest, Christianity, introduced mainly by English missionaries, was more generally accepted during the 11th century. In central Sweden, however, the temple at Uppsala provided a stronghold for pagan resistance,…

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