Prior to the medieval era, Paganism was the common religion. Though, gods varied widely from tribe to tribe. Pagans believed that gods lived in natural things like trees, lakes, mountains and the sun. While always a minority, Jews were largely working class tradespeople, merchants and farmers. While some remained in the Holy Land in the Middle East, many settled throughout Europe and established communities. The followers of Judaism, known as Jews, were a displaced people. Islam was not very well represented in Europe except in the south and southwest (Spain and Portugal) where they controlled lands until driven out by battle. IslamĮstablished in 622 A.D., Islam was the dominant religion in the Middle East and had a sophisticated culture of religion, art, science and urbanization. The religion was brought to England by a monk named Augustine in 597 A.D. Christianity was the main religion throughout Europe’s royal houses, nobility and most of the general working population.
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