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206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?

The British History Podcast

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The Great Heathen Army: Fact or Fiction?

This chapter challenges the widely accepted narrative of the Great Heathen Army's persecution of Christians in Britain during the Viking Age. The speaker questions the lack of reliable evidence for the destruction of Anglo-Saxon churches by the Scandinavians and explores the changed motivations and culture of the Great Heathen Army compared to earlier Viking raiders.

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