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re: History: Crucifix discovery affects Viking Christianity
Posted on 3/17/16 at 11:01 am to TulaneUVA
Posted on 3/17/16 at 11:01 am to TulaneUVA
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Why is that a crucifix? I know it matches the shape but that could just be a coincidence
Is it a coincidence that the face is shaped like a heart? I think not.
This post was edited on 3/17/16 at 12:29 pm
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Posted on 3/17/16 at 11:02 am to terd ferguson
Lagertha would be worth a crucifix or two
Posted on 3/17/16 at 11:04 am to High C
What a Loki find.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:09 pm to High C
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is significant because it would indicate Danes embraced Christianity earlier than previously though
How so? The following quote clearly states a different reason for many of these artifacts to exist in that area.
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Christian missionaries had been present in the country for around two hundred years before then
Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:13 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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The following quote clearly states a different reason for many of these artifacts to exist in that area.
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Christian missionaries had been present in the country for around two hundred years before then
I agree that the missionaries' presence could explain lots of things. If it had been a Roman or German artifact, but this looks to be indigenous. In any event, the missionaries could have commissioned it. Small communities could have converted and been responsible for these, without suggesting widespread conversion of Danish Vikings.
But, it is interesting, regardless of the implications.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:32 pm to Ace Midnight
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If it had been a Roman or German artifact, but this looks to be indigenous
I agree, based on the similarity to the image on the rock from some fifty years later. Also, I don't think that Christian missionaries would have needed to commission the creation of religious symbols from the Danish Vikings.
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