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This must be the longest reply I have ever gotten anywhere.
It seems like Christianity is much more prone to hypocrisy with all the script and disjointed writings and parables…
Satisfying write-up, but two more questions.
What's the deal with war axes?
>There is not even any great abundance of iron, as may be inferred from the character of their weapons. Only a very few use swords or lances. The spears that they carry — frameae is the native word — have short and narrow heads, but are so sharp and easy to handle, that the same weapon serves at need for close or distant fighting. The horseman asks no more than his shield and spear, but the infantry have also javelins to shower, several per man, and can hurl them to a great distance;
And what did the slavs even have for faith; they've been around for a while too and they are part of Europe and very close to Germany.
The axes? I can't tell you specifically why. I imagine it's because they serve as both a survival tool and a formidable weapon.
I also suspect that the axe is overstated a bit. The spear would have likely been the weapon of choice in formations as it is in pretty much any culture. I mean, what weapon do you think of when you think of the Japanese? It's the Katana. Right? But, the truth is, in formation, the Japanese relied on spears more than the Katana. The spear is cheap to make and requires almost no training to use. So, you can quickly create an army of spearmen. But it would be difficult to create an army of seasoned axe wielding berserkers.
So, like the Katana. I think the Axe is largely romanticized.
The spear is also the favored weapon of Odin. So, it's not like the spear wasn't considered worthy.
As for the Slavs. I have no idea about the Slavs. You should ask a Slav guy. I'm not a Slav guy. I won't pretend knowledge about the Slavs.
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