revert to Cologne when any were erected, the archbishop of Hamburg meanwhile taking part in the provincial synods of Cologne, without thereby admitting his subordination. Little is known of Adalgar's personality. From the way in which Rimbert's biographer and Adam of Bremen speak of him, he seems to have been a man of some force, but perhaps not strong enough for the difficult times in which his activity was cast. See also List of Catholic saints Notes Literature Erhard Gorys: Lexikon der Heiligen. München Juni 2005, S. 17. Otto Heinrich May: Adalgar. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, , S. 48 (Digitalisat). Adalgar. In: Heinrich August Pierer, Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit. 4. Auflage. Bd. 19, Altenburg 1865, S. 786 (online bei zeno.org). Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: ADALGAR. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2., unveränderte Auflage Hamm 1990, , Sp. 28. References External links mittelalter-genealogie.de Year of birth unknown 909 deaths Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen Medieval German saints Bishops in the Carolingian Empire 10th-century German bishops 10th-century Christian saints