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> From: Ron Hornsby [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Whilst in the main Christianity was exported to > Denmark from the Danelaw, it is hard to believe > that there was no Rome-sponsored local missionary > activity in Denmark at all, in the 9th century. After all > Popes had been flooding the Western World > with missionaries for hundreds of years before the > 9th century. As early as circa 420 there were no > less than seven hundred Christian bishops in Africa > alone. (See St Augustine by Gary Wills). > Given what is known about Irish monks in Iceland, isn't it possible that missionaries to Denmark might be Irish? If so, they might have brought the yew-planting habit with them. Just wondering.... Francine %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%