Events Tagged: "paganism"

Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia kills Oswald of Northumbria, Oswald dismembered and becomes martyr

First Saxon War begins - Charlemagne invades Saxony, destroys Irminsul (sacred tree), begins 30-year struggle

Pagan revolt in Normandy - Richard I suppresses Viking pagan uprising, enforces Christianity

Wendish Crusade begins - Germans crusade against Slavic pagans, forced conversions