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Re:What would have happened if the Normans had lost the Batt... by ktRolster on Sunday October 23, 2016 @05:26PM (#12775510)
I'll admit that even Christianity was a step up from what was before

How can you know that? What sorts of historical documents (and practices) are you thinking of?

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Re:What would have happened if the Normans had lost the Batt... by berntb on Sunday October 23, 2016 @05:39PM (#12775564)
It was a religion for a violent clan society, think Somalia or something.

Check e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmgang

A good illustration is the Swedish "peace laws" from the 13th century -- it became forbidden to steal women, kill people in church and attack others during harvest. Consider what that means about the time before those. :-)

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