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Encyclopedia > Rimbert

Rimbert (or Rembert), archbishop in Hamburg-Bremen between 865 - 888 AD. Revered as a saint particularly in Friesland.


Author of the biography of Ansgar, Vita Ansgari.


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Runic alphabet - definition of Runic alphabet - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (2527 words)
The first one appears in Tacitus' Germania, which describes "signs" chosen in groups of three.
The second one appears in Rimbert where he describes how a renegade Swedish king Anund Uppsale first brings a Danish fleet to Birka, but then changes his mind and asks the Danes to draw lots.
This drawing of lots was quite informative in telling them that attacking Birka would bring bad luck and that they should attack a Slavic town.
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