Game of Thrones, but With Christian Saints — An Anglo-Saxon Story

You think saints are meek, patient, and peaceful? Think again.

Left to right: King Edwin of Northumbria, King Oswald of Northumbria, King Oswine of Deira.

Initially Thor and Woden-worshipping pagans, the Anglo Saxons became Christians around the 7th Century, and many of the church higher-ups or even kings were venerated as saints after their deaths. Their lives are less harps and robes, and more Game…