Learnings: Church Testimonies - Revision history

imported>Lady Kyashira at 14:16, 11 April 2022

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	~~{{Imageneed}}~~		[[File:DTVA - Principal ecclesiastical centres.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Artistic map of "England" showing the principal ecclesiastical centres that preserved pre-Norman Conquest manuscripts before the 16th Century / Contemporary]]
	At the time of the [[Vikings]], not many people could read and write; many of those who would were [[church]] officials. Their writings were created and kept in the [[Church\|monasteries]]. Most of the [[Viking expansion\|pre-Conquest]] English manuscripts that survive to this day were preserved during the [[Middle Ages]] in a handful of churches, shown on the map.		At the time of the [[Vikings]], not many people could read and write; many of those who would were [[church]] officials. Their writings were created and kept in the [[Church\|monasteries]]. Most of the [[Viking expansion\|pre-Conquest]] English manuscripts that survive to this day were preserved during the [[Middle Ages]] in a handful of churches, shown on the map.

imported>Darman36 at 19:32, 21 December 2021

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	The Vikings were pagan, or non-[[Christianity\|Christian]], and the Church disliked and often demonized pagans. The Vikings, who would [[raid]] monasteries, were a hated threat to the Church's wealth and to the safety of its people.		The Vikings were pagan, or non-[[Christianity\|Christian]], and the Church disliked and often demonized pagans. The Vikings, who would [[raid]] monasteries, were a hated threat to the Church's wealth and to the safety of its people.

	Furthermore, by portraying the Vikings as ruthless murderers, the Church helped to drum up resistance to the invaders. THe testimonies of clergymen could be helpful for Anglo-Saxon leaders fighting the Vikings; the more publicity they gave the enemy, the more effective propaganda it would be.		Furthermore, by portraying the Vikings as ruthless murderers, the Church helped to drum up resistance to the invaders. THe testimonies of clergymen could be helpful for [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] leaders fighting the Vikings; the more publicity they gave the enemy, the more effective propaganda it would be.
	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

imported>Darman36 at 19:32, 21 December 2021

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			At the time of the [[Vikings]], not many people could read and write; many of those who would were [[church]] officials. Their writings were created and kept in the [[Church\|monasteries]]. Most of the [[Viking expansion\|pre-Conquest]] English manuscripts that survive to this day were preserved during the [[Middle Ages]] in a handful of churches, shown on the map.

	At the ~~time~~ of the [[~~Vikings~~]], ~~not many people could read~~ and ~~write; many of those who would were church officials~~. ~~Their writings were created~~ and ~~kept in the monasteries. Most of the pre-Conquest English manuscripts that survive~~ to ~~this day were preserved during~~ the ~~Middle Ages in a handful~~ of ~~churches, shown on~~ the ~~map~~.		Because the clergy's writings were preserved, the Church's side of the story endured and dominated the historical narrative. The Church portrayed the Vikings as bloodthirsty [[Norse mythology\|pagan]] brutes, and this image still prevails today. But bias and political motives may have helped to shape the Church's records of the era.

	Because the clergy's writings were preserved, the Church's side of the story endured and dominated the historical narrative. The Church portrayed the Vikings as bloodthirsty pagan brutes, and this image still prevails today. But bias and political motives may have helped to shape the Church's records of the era.		The Vikings were pagan, or non-[[Christianity\|Christian]], and the Church disliked and often demonized pagans. The Vikings, who would [[raid]] monasteries, were a hated threat to the Church's wealth and to the safety of its people.

	The Vikings were pagan, or non-Christian, and the Church disliked and often demonized pagans. The Vikings, who would raid monasteries, were a hated threat to the Church's wealth and to the safety of its people.

	Furthermore, by portraying the Vikings as ruthless murderers, the Church helped to drum up resistance to the invaders. THe testimonies of clergymen could be helpful for Anglo-Saxon leaders fighting the Vikings; the more publicity they gave the enemy, the more effective propaganda it would be.		Furthermore, by portraying the Vikings as ruthless murderers, the Church helped to drum up resistance to the invaders. THe testimonies of clergymen could be helpful for Anglo-Saxon leaders fighting the Vikings; the more publicity they gave the enemy, the more effective propaganda it would be.

	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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At the time of the [[Vikings]], not many people could read and write; many of those who would were church officials. Their writings were created and kept in the monasteries. Most of the pre-Conquest English manuscripts that survive to this day were preserved during the Middle Ages in a handful of churches, shown on the map.

Because the clergy's writings were preserved, the Church's side of the story endured and dominated the historical narrative. The Church portrayed the Vikings as bloodthirsty pagan brutes, and this image still prevails today. But bias and political motives may have helped to shape the Church's records of the era.

The Vikings were pagan, or non-Christian, and the Church disliked and often demonized pagans. The Vikings, who would raid monasteries, were a hated threat to the Church's wealth and to the safety of its people.

Furthermore, by portraying the Vikings as ruthless murderers, the Church helped to drum up resistance to the invaders. THe testimonies of clergymen could be helpful for Anglo-Saxon leaders fighting the Vikings; the more publicity they gave the enemy, the more effective propaganda it would be.

[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]