Ansgar, or Anshar, called the Apostle of the North, was a British missionary. He was born in 801 at Picardy and died in 864 or 865. He took the monastic vows while still in his boyhood. In the midst of many difficulties he laboured as a missionary in Denmark and Sweden;. He had the reputation of having undertaken, if not the first, the most successful attempts for the propagation of Christianity in the North. Research Ansgar
In Sumerian and Babylonian mythology Anshar is the male principle. The father of Anu and the child of Tiamat and Apsu. He is often paired with Kishar, and his qualities were assimilated with Ashur. Research Anshar
In Babylonian mythology, Anu (An in Sumerian mythology) is the god of the sky. He is the son of Anshar and Kishar. Anu was the supreme god and ruled the heavens. He had the power to judge those who had committed crimes. The stars were Anu's soldiers whom he had created to destroy the wicked. Research Anu
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