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What was the major religion of the Germanic tribes in the beginning of the middle ages?
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∙ 13y ago
Actually, they were heathen and had no major religion. They were groups of people who raided, killed, and took lands from others. I was living near Wurzsburg Germany when I heard a story about 3 Catholic priests who came into the area to bring the Catholic religion to the tribes. They were killed and today the their skulls can be seen in the altar of the church in Wurzsberg. Later, the area did become Catholic like all of Europe.
While it is true that many Germanic tribes were considered pagan as well as barbarian and had a desire to expand their territory, this was no different than any other tribes through out history. The fact that raiding and the taking of life in the act of conquest was simply a fact of life, just as it is today.
Until the early middle ages Germanic religion originally consisted of a diverse set of gods specific to each tribe. Further the general flavor of religion came from the Scandinavian countries. This means that Gods like Oden and Thor and so on were likely recognized.
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