Churchbashers through history (moved from a decent thread)

[Fade the Butcher]

Who was the greatest monarch of the Middle Ages? Trying to generate some discussion here.

[Jimbo Gomez]

Not technically a monarch, but I'd say Charles Martel.

[Lord_Lugdreg]

Radbod the Frisian


Radbod, king of the Frisians

While Aldegisel had welcomed Christianity into his realm, Redbod attempted to extirpate Christianity and to free the Frisians from subjucation to the Frankish Merovingian dynasty. Radbod was, however, defeated by Pippin of Herstal in the battle of Dorestad (689), and was compelled to cede West Frisia (Frisia Citerior, "Nearer Frisia" from the Scheldt to the Zuider Zee) to the Franks.

Between 690 and 692 CE Utrecht also fell into the hands of Pipin. This gave the Franks control of the important gateways of trade from the Frankish hinterland to the North Sea via the river Rhine. Following his defeat, Radbod retreated in AD 697 to the then single island of Heligoland.

On Pippin's death in 714 Radbod took the initiative again. He forced Saint Willibrord and his monks to flee, and advanced as far as Cologne, where he defeated Charles Martel, Pippin's natural son in 716.

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Radbod and Christianity
During the second journey of Saint Boniface to Rome, Wulfram is said to have preached in Frisia. He tried to convert Radbod, but not succeeding he returned to Fontanelle. Legend has it that Radbod nearly chose baptism, but refused as he would prefer to spend eternity with his pagan ancestors (who he had been told he would be separated from if he converted to Christianity) than a few souls in heaven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radbod

Runner up: Haakon the Good

After the collapse of the Empire in the west, Christianity became useful to ambitious kings in the northern nations. Very few Norse kings were as honorable as Hakon the Good (note the appreciative epithet) of Norway, who, although a Christian in his youth, renounced the alien cult rather than impose it on his subjects.

Afterthoughts on Afterlife By Revilo P. Oliver (http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=5480)

[Jimbo Gomez]

Radbod the Frisian




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radbod

Runner up: Haakon the Good



Afterthoughts on Afterlife By Revilo P. Oliver (http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=5480)


In the end, his little rebellion got crushed, and his foe Charles Martel ended up saving Europe, and securing its future. Moral of the story: the Hammer of God is the biggest hero in Europe's history, Radbod the infidel is forgotten by nearly everyone ;).

[Lord_Lugdreg]

Infidel?

You sound just like a swarthy dirty muslim, oh wait judeo-christianity and islam have the same jewish roots so that explains it!

HAIL RADBOD!
HAIL HAAKON!
HAIL VARG!
HAIL ODIN!

www.churcharson.com

[Jimbo Gomez]

Varg Vikernes? You mean the criminally insane terrorist who is rotting in a jailcell?

[Jimbo Gomez]

I'm moving the Christbashing to lownbrow, let's not continue to degrade Fade's thread.

[Helios Panoptes]

Varg Vikernes? You mean the criminally insane terrorist who is rotting in a jailcell?

He's on the way out pretty soon.

[Jimbo Gomez]

He's on the way out pretty soon.


You have got to be kidding me.

[Helios Panoptes]

You have got to be kidding me.

He may be released as soon as April '06 on probation, but we shall see. Anyway, it shouldn't be much longer.

[daisy]

hey fade. i am in nc too not far from you. last time i went to durham there were so many mexicans.
i did like the church i visited in durham. there was really nice people there.

[Fade the Butcher]

And so many blacks. I miss Auburn. :(

[Petr]

How about Alfred the Great? He accomplished a lot with his meager resources.


Petr

[daisy]

How about Alfred the Great?
yes petr i agree. i choose alfred the great in the other thread.
moving the thread is confusing me. i got a one track mind.
http://www.thephora.net/forum/showthread.php?p=24597#post24597