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