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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Here’s why, in bullet points:
* Christianity appeared.
* Local rulers noticed that the main point of Christianity is “life sucks, but grin & turn the other cheek and then you get eternal rewards (TM) after death.”
* Local rulers thought, “hey, this means God is telling them not to rebel against me when I raise taxes, sweet!”
* Rulers then found God and converted to Christianity.
* Any vikings who weren’t so sure about the new, merciful God got burned at the stake or murdered.
* The Vikings who remained alive decided that it was safer to follow Jesus than not to.
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