>>15531372The word os (áss) and its plural form ease (æsir) goes back to at least 200BCE from linguistic evidence, that's 1200 years, which is longer than Denmark has been Christian.
Further, the pagan kings were selfless, they swore never to flee iron nor fire out of fear, and did so even if it meant their death, which it in many cases did. Whereas the Christian kings were pussified cowards, see pic related, Christopher of Bavaria. The ones that weren't had simply not been Christian for long enough, like Harald Bluetooth, who was still steeped in pagan culture and ethics.