---
title: Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona
author: Laurits Tuxen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2949/bishop-absalon-topples-the-god-svantevit-at-arkona/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona

_Authored by Laurits Tuxen_

## Image File

[![Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2949.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2949.png)

## Image Caption

Painting by Laurits Tuxen showing a Christian Bishop displacing an image of the pagan Slavic deities during the Christianisation process of the Slavic [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/). Most the Slavic [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/) and lore was lost during this time.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tuxen, L. (2014, August 23). Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2949/bishop-absalon-topples-the-god-svantevit-at-arkona/>
### Chicago
Tuxen, Laurits. "Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2949/bishop-absalon-topples-the-god-svantevit-at-arkona/>.
### MLA
Tuxen, Laurits. "Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2949/bishop-absalon-topples-the-god-svantevit-at-arkona/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Slavs#mediaviewer/File:Bishop_Absalon_topples_the_god_Svantevit_at_Arkona.PNG) by **Laurits Tuxen**. Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 23 August 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.