Charles Robinson 
Anskar 

The Life of Anskar, written by his companion and successor Bishop Rimbert, which we have here translated, contains nearly all that is known of his life and work. A brief summary of what is told us by Bishop Rimbert, supplemented by the information that can be derived from other sources, will serve as an introduction to a study of his work.

Circa l’autore

As early as the eighth century the Danes became celebrated for their piratical expeditions and for their descents upon the coasts of England, Scotland’ and Normandy, and from the inhabitants of these countries as well as from their intercourse with the Franks, some knowledge of the Christian faith must have reached them.