Vikings

Several years ago I was with my family at Disney’s EPCOT park. One of the fascinating rides was Maelstrom, a ride that depicted Norway’s Viking days. Of course, the missiologist in me started thinking about Viking history apart from the grace of Christ. Then I recalled one of the first […]

Anskar, Apostle of the North

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If you missed part 1, you may find it HERE. While I am certain that over the years, there were genuine conversions to the faith once for all delivered to the saints, most historians describe many tales of forced conversions and baptisms.  In such cases, it is better to write […]

Christianization and the Vikings-Part 2

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The other day my family and I went to our local Half-Price Books where I found a copy of The Vikings by Else Roesdahl.  I have been doing some recent reading on the spread of the gospel to Scandinavia and how the gospel transformed a barbaric people, who eventually sent […]

The Christianization of the Vikings-Part 1

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