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The First Christmas Tree A Story of the Forest

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Winfried (a.k.a Boniface) was charged by Pope Gregory II to convert the pagans east of the Rhine. This is his tale of converting German pagans to Christianity.

I. The Call of the Woodsman. The story begins in the German Forrest in 722 AD. King Winfried asks his grandson, "Shall I tell you what religion means to those who are called and chosen to dare and to fight, and to conquer the world for Christ? It means to launch out into the deep." The King asks his grandson to travel with him into the forest.

II. The Trail Through the Forrest. King Winfried, Prince Gregor and their band travel through the forest to the Thunder-Oak of Geismar (a tree representing the God of Thunder and War) with the goal of teaching their kinsmen and supplanting the Hammer of Thor with the Cross of Christ.

III. The Shadow of the Thunder Oak. The travelers come upon a great throng of people around a fire awaiting the human sacrifice of Gundhar's son, who was chosen to die so that he could bring a message to Valhalla, and bring a message to Thor. King Winfried intervenes.

IV. The Felling of the Tree. As the council of kinsmen convened to determine whether to kill Winfried, a miracle occurs; and the Thunder Oak is replaced by a Christmas Tree.


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I enjoyed this quick historic Christmas read. An update that includes the picture described in the text would be nice.