Questioning of the elite dominance theory

[JoatSimeon at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/17/00 10:46:51 PM Mountain Standard Time,
rmccalli at sunmuw1.MUW.Edu writes:

> The Franks were evidently Arians until Clovis converted to Catholicism after
> the pope's representative promised him victory

-- no, they were _pagans_ until Clovis converted to Catholicism.  They
worshipped the standard Germanic pantheon:  Wothan, Thunor, Nerthus and so
forth.