Adam of Melrose

Adam of Melrose (died 1222) was Abbot of Melrose and Bishop of Caithness, famously burned to death by the husbandmen of Caithness. At the time, Caithness was part of the Jarldom of Orkney, which formed part of the Kingdom of Norway. The devil take the bishop and his butter; you may roast him if you please!. A contemporary chronicler, Boethius the Dane, blamed the jarl for Adam's death. Nevertheless, the jarl swore oaths to his own innocence. He was the last jarl to be ethnically Norse. The events of Adam's death are recounted in the Old Norse short narrative (þáttr) Brenna Adams byskups.

Adam of Melrose

Adam of Melrose (died 1222) was Abbot of Melrose and Bishop of Caithness, famously burned to death by the husbandmen of Caithness. At the time, Caithness was part of the Jarldom of Orkney, which formed part of the Kingdom of Norway. The devil take the bishop and his butter; you may roast him if you please!. A contemporary chronicler, Boethius the Dane, blamed the jarl for Adam's death. Nevertheless, the jarl swore oaths to his own innocence. He was the last jarl to be ethnically Norse. The events of Adam's death are recounted in the Old Norse short narrative (þáttr) Brenna Adams byskups.