Scratch of sacred sites
Boniface is remembered for destroying idols and pagan temples, and accommodation Christian churches on the sites. 'Thor's Oak' was an ancient tree all over the place Fritzlar in northern Hesse (Germany) and one of the peak sacred of sites of the old Germans. In 722 or 723, St Boniface cut down the tree to substantiate the reign of the Christian god over Thor and the other Germanic/Nordic deities, accommodation a chapel from its secret at the site. This cause frequently stream the beginning of the Christianization of the non-Frankish Germans. This was at the forest of Geismar, Saxony, all over the place the expound commune of Fritzlar in northern Hesse. (A number of sources say that the tree possibly will seat been sacred to Odin/Woden.)
The Hessians believed that their god would protect the tree, but Boniface was slightly customary to cut it down. Boniface walked up to the tree, broken up his blouse, took up an axe, and in need uttering a word chopped down the two-metre-wide pompous god. The saint waywardly stood on the upper body, and asked, "How stands your overpowering god? My God is stronger than he." As they watched, the Christian fable has it, he took an axe to it and was aided by a super light wind of twist. The crowd's riposte was sophisticated, but some conversions were begun. Such as actually occurred we shall seemingly never know, but it seems that in the end of well-bred toughness, the Hessians submitted to Christian moderator...
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