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Lava Flood from Eldgja’s Volcanic Eruption Helped Drive Iceland’s Conversion to Christianity, Interdisciplinary Study Finds

Lava Flood from Eldgja’s Volcanic Eruption Helped Drive Iceland’s Conversion to Christianity, Interdisciplinary Study Finds

March 18, 2018 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Archaeology (Global)

The eruption of the Eldgja volcano in Iceland in the 10th century AD caused a lava flood, and the apocalyptic natural calamity helped drive the conversion of the North Atlantic island’s early population to Christianity, new research has found.

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