As far as Norway is concerned in this process, I heard a theory
expressed a while ago that the stave churches there were built on
much older pagan holy sites, thus Christianizing pagan worship. They
are certainly not obviously located near centres of population but
are rather isolated. This is not exactly what you were searching
for, perhaps, but certainly might indicate a desire on the part of
Christians to co-opt established pagan practice
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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