The first expedition against the Wends that was conducted by Absalon in person, set out in 1160.

It was also Absalon who held the first Danish Synod at Lund in 1167.

Since this book is so large and Absalon has greater importance than King Valdemar I, this book may have been written first and comprised a work on its own.

* Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund.

Geble Pedersson ( c. 1490 — 1557 ) was the first Lutheran Bishop of Bergen and a man of broad humanistic views ; his adopted son, Absalon Pederssøn Beyer ( 1528 — 1575 ), followed in his footsteps as a humanist and a nationalist, writing an important historical work, Concerning the Kingdom of Norway ( 1567 ).

It is assumed that the last eight books were written first, as Saxo drew heavily on Absalon's testament for evidence of the age of Saint Canute and Valdemar I and Archbishop Absalon died in 1202, before the work was completed.

Audio feedback or acoustic feedback, often referred to simply as " feedback ", ( also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist, Søren Absalon Larsen, who first discovered its principles ) is a special kind of positive feedback which occurs when a sound loop exists between an audio input ( for example, a microphone or guitar pickup ) and an audio output ( for example, a loudspeaker ).

It has been suggested that first person to convert some Livonians to Christianity was Danish archbishop Absalon, who supposedly built a church in the Livonian village today known as Kolka.

The modern town of Virum first came about during the 12th century when the town was given, by the Pope, to Bishop Absalon.

Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1166-67 at the site where Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament lies today.

Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum was not finished until after the death of Absalon, but Absalon was one of the chief heroic figures of the chronicle, which was to be the main source of knowledge about early Danish history.

Saxo Grammaticus ( c. 1150 – 1220 ) also known as Saxo cognomine Longus was a Danish historian, thought to have been a secular clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, foremost advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark.

In his will Absalon forgives his clerk Saxo a small debt of two and a half marks of silver and tells him to return two borrowed books to the monastery of Sorø.

In the preface to the work, Saxo writes that his patron Absalon, Archbishop of Lund had encouraged him to write a heroic history of the Danes.

Saxo finished the history with the Preface, which he wrote last, about 1216 under the patronage of Anders Sunesen who replaced Absalon as Archbishop of Lund.

According to the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Bishop Absalon of Roskilde built a castle in 1167 on a small island outside Copenhagen Harbour.

Consisting of sixteen books written in Latin on the invitation of Archbishop Absalon, Gesta Danorum describes Danish history and to some degree Scandinavian history in general, from prehistory to the late 12th century.

Both Absalon and Valdemar narrowly escaped assassination at the hands of Sweyn on this occasion, and escaped to Jutland, whither Sweyn followed them.

Laurits Tuxen: Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona in 1169.

When Valdemar returned to Denmark, he was convinced into strengthening the Danevirke fortifications at the German border, with the support of Absalon.

Eskil agreed on canonizing Valdemar's father Knud Lavard in 1170, with Absalon assisting him at the feast.

On the accession of Canute VI in 1182, an imperial ambassador arrived at Roskilde to the new king swear fealty to Frederick Barberossa, but Absalon resolutely withstood him.

When Absalon retired from military service in 1184 at the age of fifty-seven, he resigned the command of fleets and armies to younger men, like Duke Valdemar, the later king Valdemar II.

Absalon died at Sorø Abbey on March 21, 1201, 73 years old, with his last will granting his personal holdings to the Abbey, apart from Fjenneslev which went to Esbern Snarre.

Absalon was interred at Sorø Abbey, and was succeeded as Archbishop of Lund by Anders Sunesen.

In 1168, the Danish king, Valdemar I, and his army commander and advisor, Bishop Absalon of Roskilde destroyed the Svetovid temple in the hillfort at Cape Arkona, ending both the territorial and religious autonomy of the Rani, their former monarchs became Danish princes of Rügen.

Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona in 1169

Image: Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona. PNG | Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona in 1169.

Absalon | Danish Bishop Absalon destroys the idol of Slavic mythology | Slavic god Svantevit at Cape Arkona | Arkona in a painting by Laurits Tuxen.

He was ordained by the mighty Danish archbishop Absalon in Lund, the primate of Sweden at that time.

It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation, and ever since, on and off, it has served as an educational institution, in a variety of forms, including as a knight academy founded by Christian IV and a venue for higher learning during the Danish Golden Age.

During the civil war following the death of Eric III of Denmark in 1146, Absalon travelled abroad to study theology in Paris, while Esbern fought for Valdemar's ascension to the throne.

Absalon, with only Bishop Sweyn of Aarhus, and twelve " housecarls " thereupon disembarked, passed between a double row of Wendish warriors, 6000 strong, along the narrow path winding among the morasses, to the gates of the fortress, and, proceeding to the temple of the seven-headed god Rugievit, caused the idol to be hewn down, dragged forth and burnt.

However, during the schism between Pope Alexander III and Antipope Victor IV, Absalon stayed loyal to Valdemar even as he joined the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barberossa in supporting Victor IV.

Absalon Pederssøns dagbok 1552 – 1572, his diary from the years between 1552 and 1572 is one of the most important source of the information of the cultural and social history of Bergen during this period.

Absalon probably did not take part in the following battle of Grathe Heath in 1157, in which Sweyn was defeated and slain and led to Valdemar ascending the Danish throne.

On Good Friday 1158, bishop Asser of Roskilde died, and Absalon was eventually elected bishop of Roskilde on Zealand with the help of Valdemar, as the king's reward for the Hvide family support.

Absalon was a close counsellor of Valdemar, and chief promotor of the Danish crusades against the Wends.

When Valdemar died in 1182, his son succeeded him as Canute VI, and Absalon served as Canute VI's counsellor.

In 1168 during the Northern Crusades, Denmark mounted a crusade led by Bishop Absalon and King Valdemar the Great against the Wends of Rugia in order to convert them to Christianity.

King Valdemar and Absalon ( ca 1128 – 1201 ), the bishop of Roskilde, rebuilt the country.

Valdemar and Absalon built Denmark into a major power in the Baltic Sea, a power which later competed with the Hanseatic League, the counts of Holstein, and the Teutonic Knights for trade, territory, and influence throughout the Baltic.

In 1168, Valdemar and Absalon gained a foothold on the southern shore of the Baltic, when they subdued the Principality of Rügen.

We know from his writing that he was in the retinue and received the patronage of Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, who was the foremost advisor to King Valdemar I.

In the 13th century the town was the scene of activities involving both Bishop Absalon and Valdemar the Great.

In around 1160, Valdemar I gave control of Copenhagen to Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde.

It is closely associated with King Valdemar I and the famous Archbishop Absalon.