Learnings: The Move to Christianity

Wulfhere, Archbishop of York and the person who issued the coin seen here, was eager to welcome new members to his Church. Through his efforts and those of his clergy, many pagan settlers became Christian.
Members of the religious and secular elite also helped to convert the settlers. Powerful Anglo-Saxons rubbed shoulders with powerful Scandinavians. This gave them the chance to introduce Christian ideas to the pagain chieftains.
The settlers had come from many different places, and it is possible that some of them had encountered Christians before. Their possible familiarity with Christianity miht have made them more willing to convert.
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