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[[File:DTVA - Triangular panel.jpg|thumb|250px|A triangular panel made from walrus ivory possibly attached to a Christian shrine / 10th cent.]] | |||
Through [[Christianity|Christianization]], [[Scandinavia]]ns would have adopted the following practices: fasting on Fridays and during {{Wiki|Lent}}, having their children baptized, avoiding marriage with cousins, donating to [[church]]es, swearing by relics or religious objects like this [[ivory]] plaque, and more. Unlike conversion which can occur quickly, these behaviors were slowly integrated into the community. | Through [[Christianity|Christianization]], [[Scandinavia]]ns would have adopted the following practices: fasting on Fridays and during {{Wiki|Lent}}, having their children baptized, avoiding marriage with cousins, donating to [[church]]es, swearing by relics or religious objects like this [[ivory]] plaque, and more. Unlike conversion which can occur quickly, these behaviors were slowly integrated into the community. | ||
It is possible that the Christianization of the [[Vikings]] began prior to their arrival in [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Britain]]. Many Vikings came from places where they would have encountered Christian ideas and perhaps absorbed them. The Viking's familiarity with Christianity might have smoothed theire quick assimilation into the Anglo-Saxon population. | It is possible that the Christianization of the [[Vikings]] began prior to their arrival in [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Britain]]. Many Vikings came from places where they would have encountered Christian ideas and perhaps absorbed them. The Viking's familiarity with Christianity might have smoothed theire quick assimilation into the Anglo-Saxon population. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 11 April 2022
Through Christianization, Scandinavians would have adopted the following practices: fasting on Fridays and during Lent, having their children baptized, avoiding marriage with cousins, donating to churches, swearing by relics or religious objects like this ivory plaque, and more. Unlike conversion which can occur quickly, these behaviors were slowly integrated into the community.
It is possible that the Christianization of the Vikings began prior to their arrival in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Many Vikings came from places where they would have encountered Christian ideas and perhaps absorbed them. The Viking's familiarity with Christianity might have smoothed theire quick assimilation into the Anglo-Saxon population.