Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Anglo-Saxons and Jewish people were very different! One was a polytheistic group of Germanic warrior tribes in Northern Europe and the other was a monotheistic Semitic tribe in the Middle East. Yet, for the Anglo-Saxons to convert to Christianity, they had to accept the Hebrews of the Old Testament as the chosen people of the "one true God" and this would not have seemed like an attractive prospect to them. Therefore, clever techniques were used in Old English translations of Biblical and other Christian stories (Judith, Andreas, and Exodus) in order to make the Israelites seem more like Germanic warriors, and to make the pagans of Egypt and Assyria seem like Viking pagans.
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Anglo-Saxons and Jewish people were very different! One was a polytheistic group of Germanic warrior tribes in Northern Europe and the other was a monotheistic Semitic tribe in the Middle East. Yet, for the Anglo-Saxons to convert to Christianity, they had to accept the Hebrews of the Old Testament as the chosen people of the "one true God" and this would not have seemed like an attractive prospect to them. Therefore, clever techniques were used in Old English translations of Biblical and other Christian stories (Judith, Andreas, and Exodus) in order to make the Israelites seem more like Germanic warriors, and to make the pagans of Egypt and Assyria seem like Viking pagans.
DISCLAIMER: This video is not intended to encourage hatred against any religious group or ethnicity. It is for educational purposes only.
This channel depends on your support:
Patreon: patreon.com/survivethejive
SubscribeStar: subscribestar.com/survive-the-jive
Telegram: https://t.me/survivethejive
Crypto: bit.ly/3ysmtvk
Music:
Theme by Wolcensmen, Cefin Beorn - Beornwulf
Film footage is covered by fair use policy.
