Fascinating and little-known facts about the Vikings and their times.
the EditorsThe conversion of the original Vikings is a painful, complicated story.
Ted OlsenWhen it comes to conversion by the sword, few can match the ruthless exploits of King Olaf Trygvesson.
James RestonKing Olaf Haraldsson had only moderate success at converting his people—until a year after he was killed in battle.
Michael Scott Rohan and Allan ScottBesides spiritual solace, Vikings were attracted by Christianity’s tangible blessings.
Birgit and Peter SawyerWhat runestones and graveyards reveal about the Vikings’ conversion process.
Birgit and Peter SawyerChronology of some events related to the conversion of Scandinavia.
the EditorsHow missionaries’ modest beginnings eventually bore fruit in Denmark
J.R. ChristiansonThe stories of three Viking rulers and their encounters with Christianity.
Georgia L. BeaversonThe conversion of Sweden is unspectacular—and for that reason most illuminating.
Mark GalliThe story of Erik the Red, his son Leif (the famous explorer) and the most misnamed of Viking Islands.
Roger McKnightAt a legislative Althing, a pagan judge prevented civil war in Iceland by converting everyone to Christianity.
James MarchandWhy Christians used it, why it worked, and why it died.
Richard FletcherResources for further study of the Vikings.
the EditorsChristianity and theater
Awakenings
Stories worth retelling
Revival: the first thousand years
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