The Vikings (2005)

St. Anskar and the First Christian Missions (1x27)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 27, 2005

In a Viking-Age Scandinavia well served by the traditional gods of war, sailing, and prosperity, the Carolingian missionary St. Anskar had little success convincing the Vikings that Christianity was a powerful religion of victory. But by training Frankish clergy in the Scandinavian tongue, he put in place the institutions that would aid future Christian kings.