Eskil from Lund

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Eskil von Lund (* around 1100, † 1181 ) was a Danish clergyman, monk and archbishop of Lund , which was then part of Denmark.

Life

At a young age Eskil spent many years abroad, mostly in Hildesheim and Clairvaux . Here he came into contact with Abbot Bernhard von Clairvaux , one of the most important churchmen of his time. Eskil became provost of the cathedral in Lund in 1131, bishop in Roskilde in 1134 and finally archbishop in Lund in 1137 as successor to his uncle Ascer . As a bishop he was drawn into a dispute with the Danish King Erik Emune , as an archbishop he fought against his nephew Olof, who was trying to become king. Even before his appointment as archbishop, Eskil founded monasteries, so u. a. 1135 St. Peter monastery in Næstved , 1144 Herrevad monastery in Skåne and 1145 Esrom (Esrum) monastery on Zealand . In the same year he was able to inaugurate Lund Cathedral in the presence of bishops from all over Scandinavia.

When a new archbishopric was to be established in Nidaros , to which Norway , Iceland and the other monasteries in the west were to belong, the Archbishop of Bremen made one last attempt to maintain ecclesiastical power over Scandinavia. With the support of Emperor Barbarossa , he tried to prevent Eskil from doing so, but he succeeded in asserting himself against his opponents with papal support. To do this, he traveled to Clairvaux and from there to Rome in 1156. For a time Eskil was the Emperor's prisoner. In 1164 he was commissioned as a papal legate to found a third archbishopric in Scandinavia. The choice fell on Old Uppsala and Stefan von Uppsala became the first archbishop .

Due to a long argument with Waldemar I , Eskil was forced to live abroad from 1161 to 1168. He spent most of his time in Clairvaux. He was only able to return through the mediation of Absalon von Lund . Later he took part in the campaign against the Wends and the war of 1171 in 1169 . Before that he had crowned Waldemar's son Canute in the monastery church of Ringsted as King of Denmark. The Pope finally allowed Eskil to resign in 1177. He was succeeded by Absalon von Lund, while Eskil became a monk in Clairvaux.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Asker Archbishop of Lund
1137–1177 		Absalon
Peter Bishop of Roskilde
1134–1137 		Ricco
personal data
SURNAME Eskil from Lund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish clergyman and Archbishop of Lund
DATE OF BIRTH around 1100
DATE OF DEATH 1181