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The sprinkling of a child with water was an established Norse custom that predated Christianity and its conception of baptism.

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The sprinkling of a child with water was an established Norse custom that predated Christianity and its conception of baptism. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Notes)

The sprinkling of a child with water was an established Norse custom that predated Christianity and its conception of baptism. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Notes)

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