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Earl Thorfinn Î Baptism of a pagan
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Well done. You've succeeded in your mission.

In the beginning, you did what necessary to win land and acclaim. You went on many conquests, gaining land stretching from the north of Scotland right down the western seaboard.

However, you soon realised that times were changing and to win the approval of the King of Norway, you needed to accept Christianity. The greatest number of people are converted to this 'new faith' during your reign. New laws and rituals gradually replace pagan traditions and bring the north in line with the rest of the Christian world.

You will be remembered in the Orkneyinga Saga as the most powerful and landed of all the Earls of Orkney.

Evidence of the spread of Christianity throughout Scandinavia. Lund Cathedral, begun in 1100.
Evidence of the widespread conversion to Christianity in the Orkneys. Nave of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, 12th century.
Example of a page from the Orkneyinga Saga, telling the story of the Earls of Orkney.
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