>>18399751>Pagans converted because it was seen as trueChristian priests were sure to target Germanic nobility during conversion first because they knew this top-down model was easier to enforce; they followed the same tactic in Rome, hence why "pagan" originally meant rural folk, the rich city nobles were converted to christianity first, then their wealth and manpower used to enforce christianity on the rural pagan populace. the rural populace would usually cave after several centuries of trade blockage, social oppression, unfair taxation, or outright violence, depending on the time period or place. christians used jewish tactics to convert the people of europe; primarily tactics of economic pressure and fear. people only converted out of practicality, not out of genuine love or understanding of your (((god)))
>>18399754Germans conquered Rome in the 3rd-4th century fuckwit
