Talk:Hashitamaha (Ethelred the Pious)

The black death of the thirteenth century could have actualy been used by the priestly oligarchy to strenghten its rule: by claiming that the true believer would survive and that only the wicked would die. althoughtt a large number would indeed die, these could be presented as the elected few making maybe even leading to a religious "crusade" on the continent. --Marcpasquin 18:27, 19 November 2008 (UTC)