To see #Kyiv & to die? The final farewell of archbishop Bruno of Querfurt before his #martyrdom : His bitter letter to king Henry II in 1009.

The scholarship report of Oleksandr Fylypchuk: https://dhip.hypotheses.org/4577

#MedievalStudies #MissionaryHistory #LatinLetters #Christianization #Hagiography #Rus

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The old gods didn’t vanish overnight.

Thor’s hammer was worn alongside crosses. Sacred groves became church sites. Conversion took centuries — by persuasion, threat, and war.

Full deep-dive blog → https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/05/08/how-norse-paganism-was-replaced-by-christianity-in-scandinavia/
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