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My name is Jamie, and this is episode 133, Edwin's Envisions.

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When we last left Edwin, Bishop Paulinus finally had his prize.

He convinced the great king of Northumbria, the Bretwolda, Edwin,

to abandon his gods and convert to Christianity.

It had been a long and hard road for the Bishop.

Failed assassinations, war, marriage, magical visions,

and some pretty astoundingly rude arguments regarding the weather

had all been brought to bear in order to get this king to convert.

But at last, you were successful.

And on Easter 627, ish, the dates are a bit soupy, Edwin was baptized.

Again, baptism is a pretty commonplace thing for us.

But think about how strange this ritual is from the outside.

The sources agree that unlike many of our modern baptisms, this was done old school.

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