
Originally Posted by
Ludens
Well, if I recall correctly a 9th century Saxon "localization" of the New Testament presented Jesus and his disciples as a Germanic leader and his sworn band.
Of course, it was merely translating the story into something the Germans were familiar with. Travelling religious teachers would have struck the Saxons as very strange, but a warrior on a religious mission they would understand. (For the record, the story is quite faithful to the NT: there is some fighting, but the emphasis is on the spiritual struggle.)
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