# Adalvard the Elder

> Adalvard the Elder was a German clergyman. He was first the dean of Bremen, but he was sent to the diocese of Skara in Sweden, as bishop during the early 1060s. Adam of Bremen wrote well of him, and tells that he made missionary attempts in Värmland. In Skara Cathedral a chalice was found with the inscription Adalwardus Peccator. He was succeeded by Adalvard the Younger.

*11th-century German clergyman*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1000
- **Died:** 1064
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Adalvard the Elder was a German clergyman. He was first the dean of Bremen, but he was sent to the diocese of Skara in Sweden, as bishop during the early 1060s. Adam of Bremen wrote well of him, and tells that he made missionary attempts in Värmland. In Skara Cathedral a chalice was found with the inscription Adalwardus Peccator. He was succeeded by Adalvard the Younger.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.5

## Sources
- [Adalvard the Elder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalvard_the_Elder)
- [Adalvard l'Ancien](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalvard_l'Ancien)
- [Adalvard il Vecchio](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalvard_il_Vecchio)
- [Adalvard den äldre](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalvard_den_%C3%A4ldre)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3604968)

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