The christian missionary boniface sought to prove that the god of the christian religion was stronger than the gods worshiped by the germanic peoples of central europe. he did so by

chopping down a tree that was sacred to the Germanic god Thor

Saint Boniface was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who spread Christianity in different parts of Europe, particularly Germany. To prove that his God was stronger than the pagan gods, Saint Boniface set out to cut down the oak tree which was sacred to the god Thor at Geismar, Germany. While St. Boniface was beginning to chop down the tree, a strong wind blew and the oak tree crashed to the ground. The trunk split into 4 parts of equal length and St. Boniface remained unharmed from the incident. The people, amazed, then converted to Christianity. 

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