Learnings: Baptism and Victory - Revision history

imported>Darman36 at 17:16, 23 October 2021

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	By having [[Guthrum]] {{Wiki\|Baptism\|baptized}}, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] forced his old foe to conform to the spiritual system that Alfred followed: [[Christianity]]. Alfred used that system to his advantage: he cunningly chose himself to be Guthrum's godfather. By making himself Guthrum's spiritual guide, Alfred created ties of symbolic kinship between them.		By having [[Guthrum]] {{Wiki\|Baptism\|baptized}}, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] forced his old foe to conform to the spiritual system that Alfred followed: [[Christianity]]. Alfred used that system to his advantage: he cunningly chose himself to be Guthrum's godfather. By making himself Guthrum's spiritual guide, Alfred created ties of symbolic kinship between them.

	However, baptism had political benefits for Guthrum as well. Being Alfred's godson gave him the status of a respected Christian leader. Guthrum was made the King of [[East Anglia]], a member of a small, select circle of [[Anglo-Saxon]] monarchs. Guthrum's transformation as a Christian ruler was a political win for both the [[Viking]] and his godfather, Alfred.		However, baptism had political benefits for Guthrum as well. Being Alfred's godson gave him the status of a respected Christian leader. Guthrum was made the King of [[East Anglia]], a member of a small, select circle of [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] monarchs. Guthrum's transformation as a Christian ruler was a political win for both the [[Vikings\|Viking]] and his godfather, Alfred.

	This illustration depicts an idealized baptism scene from an epic poem, the {{Wiki\|Aspremont (chanson de geste)\|Chanson d'Aspremont}}, popular in later [[Middle Ages\|medieval]] [[England]]. It imagines the baptism of a character named Balan, an {{Wiki\|Iberian Peninsula\|Iberian}} royal messenger at the court of Emperor [[Charlemagne]].		This illustration depicts an idealized baptism scene from an epic poem, the {{Wiki\|Aspremont (chanson de geste)\|Chanson d'Aspremont}}, popular in later [[Middle Ages\|medieval]] [[England]]. It imagines the baptism of a character named Balan, an {{Wiki\|Iberian Peninsula\|Iberian}} royal messenger at the court of Emperor [[Charlemagne]].
	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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	[[File:DTVA - Man in baptismal font.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A man in the baptismal font surrounded by bishops]]		[[File:DTVA - Man in baptismal font.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A man in the baptismal font surrounded by bishops / 1240-1250]]
	By having [[Guthrum]] {{Wiki\|Baptism\|baptized}}, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] forced his old foe to conform to the spiritual system that Alfred followed: [[Christianity]]. Alfred used that system to his advantage: he cunningly chose himself to be Guthrum's godfather. By making himself Guthrum's spiritual guide, Alfred created ties of symbolic kinship between them.		By having [[Guthrum]] {{Wiki\|Baptism\|baptized}}, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] forced his old foe to conform to the spiritual system that Alfred followed: [[Christianity]]. Alfred used that system to his advantage: he cunningly chose himself to be Guthrum's godfather. By making himself Guthrum's spiritual guide, Alfred created ties of symbolic kinship between them.

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[[File:DTVA - Man in baptismal font.jpg|thumb|250px|A man in the baptismal font surrounded by bishops]]
By having [[Guthrum]] {{Wiki|Baptism|baptized}}, [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] forced his old foe to conform to the spiritual system that Alfred followed: [[Christianity]]. Alfred used that system to his advantage: he cunningly chose himself to be Guthrum's godfather. By making himself Guthrum's spiritual guide, Alfred created ties of symbolic kinship between them.

However, baptism had political benefits for Guthrum as well. Being Alfred's godson gave him the status of a respected Christian leader. Guthrum was made the King of [[East Anglia]], a member of a small, select circle of [[Anglo-Saxon]] monarchs. Guthrum's transformation as a Christian ruler was a political win for both the [[Viking]] and his godfather, Alfred.

This illustration depicts an idealized baptism scene from an epic poem, the {{Wiki|Aspremont (chanson de geste)|Chanson d'Aspremont}}, popular in later [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[England]]. It imagines the baptism of a character named Balan, an {{Wiki|Iberian Peninsula|Iberian}} royal messenger at the court of Emperor [[Charlemagne]].
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]