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Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen was a German chronicler who wrote the Deeds of the Bishops of Hamburg, a history of the archbishopric of Hamburg-Bremen, around 1075. Its fourth book is the most important early description of Scandinavia and the Baltic, including the pagan temple at Uppsala and peoples such as the Sambians. He drew on information from the Danish king Sweyn Estridsson.
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