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midevil times In the perspective of Bishop Gregory of Tours, the rewards given to Clovis due to his conversion came in the form of supernatural aid and political
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In the perspective of Bishop Gregory of Tours, the rewards given to Clovis due to his conversion came in the form of supernatural aid and political success. During Gregory’s explaining of Clovis’ conversion he tells of rewards given to help him achieve political success. Sometimes the rewards were given in the form of supernatural aid. Two instances that Gregory tells of Clovis being helped in a supernatural form is when he went to war with the Alamanni and while he was arranging to go to war with Alaric. In order for Clovis to achieve political success Gregory explains the eliminating of his relatives.
Gregory’s explaining of Clovis’ conversion tells how Clovis was a Pagan and a firm believer of his gods. His wife Clotilda tries to persuade him to convert to Christianity but he is not influenced by her or her beliefs. When Clovis goes to the final battle with the Alamanni, Gregory tells of this event being the cause of his conversion. The Alamanni were defeating Clovis’ army and he finally surrendered to Christ with the thought of his gods failing him in this war. He called upon Christ with tears in his eyes and began to bargain. If Christ replied he would be the only god that he believed in fully. The Alamanni fled, their king was killed and they fell under the rule of Clovis. After the battle, when Clovis was secretly summoned by the holy bishop Remi, said would convert but was afraid of his followers rejecting his beliefs. To his surprise his followers accepted his conversion. Gregory takes this as another reward from God, as if he put it into their hearts to accept Clovis’ conversion to Christianity. He was then baptized and from this event he was considered a “new Constantine”. In both situations where it is seems as if Christ stepped in, it is taken in Gregory’s eyes as a type of supernatural aid.
Due to religious motives Clovis headed out to Poitiers where Alaric was and he ordered his soldiers not to...
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