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Christians "Spread" Christianity

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a.Ch 19, p. 462

Charlemagne…began a series of fifty-three campaigns-nearly all led in person, designed to round out his empire by conquering and Christianizing Bavaria and Saxony…Charles gave the conquered Saxons a choice between baptism and death, and had 4500 Saxon rebels beheaded in one day; after which he proceeded to Thionville to celebrate the nativity of Christ.

b.Ch 19, p. 470

He (Charlemagne) could be ruthless when policy required, and was especially cruel in his efforts to spread Christianity.

c.Ch 20, p. 503

While in the British Isles he (Olaf) was converted to Christianity, and became its merciless advocate. When he was made King of Norway (995) he destroyed pagan temples, built Christian churches, and continued to live in polygamy. The bonders (peasants) opposed the new religion fiercely, and demanded that Olaf should make sacrifice to Thor as in the ancient ritual; he agreed, but proposed to offer Thor the most acceptable sacrifice, the leading bonders themselves; whereupon they became Christians. When one of them, Rand, persisted in paganism, Olaf had him bound, and forced a serpent down his throat by burning the serpent´s tail; the viper made its way through Rand´s stomach and side and Rand died.

One bonder who preferred paganism had his tongue cut out, another his eyes.

d.Ch 20, p. 511

Using Christianity as a unifying force, Otto(Otto I, the Great, 936-73) fused the Germans into a powerful state.

On the urging of his bishops, Otto attacked the Wends, and sought to convert them to Christianity by the sword.

e.Ch 21, p. 534

Bede thought that too many Englishmen were entering monasteries; that too many monasteries were being funded by nobles to put their property beyond taxation; and that the tax-exempt lands of the church were absorbing too much of England´s soil; too few soldiers were left, he warned, to preserve England from invasion. Soon the Danes, then the Normans, would prove the worldly wisdom of the monk.

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