When did people stop believing in the old gods like Greek and Norse? Did the Vikings just wake up one morning and think ”this is bullshit”?

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When did people stop believing in the old gods like Greek and Norse? Did the Vikings just wake up one morning and think ”this is bullshit”?

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Sometimes it started out for pragmatic and political reasons. Harald Bluetooth of Denmark changed the State religion to avoid getting into a holy war with the newly formed and enormous holy roman Empire.

As for the everyday person the old ways just gradually faded out in favor of the wealthy and influencial church and the benefits monks brought in terms of foreign medicin, learning and herbs.

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