Though the Vikings have been infamous for their attacks on Christian churches and monasteries—inspiring throughout Europe the prayer, “From the fury of the Northmen, O Lord, protect us”—those very raids began a centuries-long process of exposure and eventual conversion to the Christian faith. Christian History and Biography investigates the Vikings’ journey by focusing on different kings, missionaries, and evangelistic techniques that made the knowledge of the gospel available—and even mandatory.
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