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  2. Christianization of Scandinavia - Wikipedia

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    The earliest signs of Christianization were in the 830s with Ansgar's construction of churches in Birka and Hedeby. [1] The conversion of Scandinavian kings occurred over the period 960–1020. [ 1 ] Subsequently, Scandinavian kings sought to establish churches, dioceses and Christian kingship, as well as destroy pagan temples. [ 1 ]

  3. History of Christianity in Norway - Wikipedia

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    The fylki were divided into fourths or eighths and a church of minor rank was established in each subdivision. [39] Wealthy people were allowed to build private churches, known as convenience churches. [39] The earliest churches were built by the monarchs or noblemen and the builders' successors insisted on the appointment of the local priests ...

  4. Norse rituals - Wikipedia

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    These conditions were reserved for the dominating class of freeholders (bóndi/bœndr), as the remaining parts of the population, servants, thralls and freedmen were not free to act in these matters but were totally dependent on their master. [60] The wedding (brudlaup) was the most important single ritual in the process. It was the first ...

  5. Timeline of official adoptions of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    c. 34 or 200 – Osroene – disputed; both dates claimed 179 – Silures; traditional date, now considered questionable [1] 301 – Christianization of Armenia 301 - Foundation of San Marino

  6. Old Norse - Wikipedia

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    Today Old Norse has developed into the modern North Germanic languages Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and other North Germanic varieties with which Norwegian, Danish and Swedish retain considerable mutual intelligibility. Icelandic remains the most conservative language, such that in present-day Iceland, schoolchildren are able ...

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  8. Norse, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Norse started as a Norwegian settlement, arriving in 1845 and being swept away by the malaria epidemic in nearby Kaufman and Henderson counties in 1853. It is thought to be named for either Cleng Peerson, who started Norwegian immigration to America and suggested this area to other people, or Nicholas Hanson, a Fort Graham soldier who directed a Norwegian reconnaissance to this area.

  9. Christianization - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Empire cannot be considered Christianized before Justinian I in the sixth century, though most scholars agree the Empire was never fully Christianized. [ 105 ] [ 1 ] Archaeologist and historian Judith Herrin has written in her article on "Book Burning as Purification" that under Justinian, there was considerable destruction. [ 109 ]