Kings and Generals explains how the Norse became Christian and the subsequent Christianization of Scandinavia. The conversion was precipitated by the pagan Scandinavians’ conflict with Christian Anglo-Saxons, Britons, and Franks to the south and west. The picture above depicts ‘Ansgar Preaches the Christian Doctrine in Sweden” by Hugo Hamilton (1830).
Monthly Archives: March 2021
How the Rus (Russians) became Christian
Kings and Generals explains the origins of the Gothic / Germanic (Deutsche) peoples. Picture above depicts ‘Ivan Eggink’s painting represents Vladimir listening to the Orthodox priests, while the papal envoy stands aside in discontent.’
Origin of the Germanic Tribes.
Kings and Generals explains the origins of the Gothic / Germanic (Deutsche) peoples. Picture above depicts ‘Athanaric and Valens on the Danube River.’
Why did the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth collapse?
Knowledgia asks ‘Why did the Lithuanian Commonwealth collapse?’