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How did St. Ansgar contribute to the spread of Christianity in Scandinavia?

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St. Ansgar (born about 801 in what is now France) initiated missions to Scandinavia after being sent to evangelize Denmark and Sweden, where he was the first to preach the gospel. Pope Gregory IV made him archbishop and papal legate to the Scandinavians and Slavs, earning him the title of β€œthe Apostle of the North.” In 851 Ansgar dispatched a missionary to Sweden and converted the succeeding Danish king Haarik II. He then went to Sweden (853–854), where the king allowed the Christian missionaries to preach and Ansgar thwarted a pagan rebellion.