Christian History Magazine: Be Christian or Die, pp.12-17, Issue 63 Vol. XVIII No. 3
James Reston, Jr.
Number of quotes: 3
Book ID: 367 Page: 14
Section: 3A4A,3G
Ethelred [PJ: 978–1013] presented his tormenter with royal gifts and, in return, Olaf promised never again to visit war upon England. To Ethelred, Christianity was more effective than gold, and to Olaf, his new faith conferred upon him a dignity and stature among kings that he had lacked.
Quote ID: 8191
Time Periods: 7
Book ID: 367 Page: 16
Section: 3A2A
“I shall make you great and mighty men for doing this work,” he told them. “All Norway will be Christian or die.”
Quote ID: 8192
Time Periods: 7
Book ID: 367 Page: 17
Section: 3A2A
Raud declined and even made fun of Christ and the Christian God. This enraged Olaf, and he declared that Raud would die ‘the worst of deaths.’ The blasphemer was bound to a wooden beam, his mouth was forced open with a wooden pin... So the king took a horn, placed it in Raud’s mouth, stuffed the reluctant adder in again, and put a hot iron to the snake’s tail. The treatment of Raud was a powerful lesson, and the region, feeling the heat of Olaf’s poker, quickly came to Christ.
Quote ID: 8193
Time Periods: 7
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