Challenge #2
Hero
- Clovis and his army being outnumbered by the Alemannis
Clovis I
- First King of France
- Brought Christianity to France
- Born in 466
- Died in 511
Abyss
Known
- Clovis hid behind flowers in a swamp
- His troops were surrounded
- By a miracle from God Clovis won the battle
- Grew up in which is now Belgium
- Barbarian
- His parents were Childeric I and Basina
- Father was King of the Franks
Revelation
Call to Adventure
- Clovis makes a promise to God saying he will convert to Christianity if he wins this battle against the Alamannis
- He defeats the Alemannis
- Clovis believes God truly exists
- Clovis became King of the Franks when his father died
- Clovis was only 15 year old
Transformation and Atonement
Threshold
- Clovis converts to Christianity
- He is baptized by Bishop Remigius
Challenge #3
Unkown
- Clovis goes to war as commander in army 5 years into his reign at the age of 20
- Fighting against the Alemannis
- Clovis convinced his troops to convert to Christianity
- They were baptized on Christmas 496 with Clovis
Helper
- His wife Clothilde
- She encouraged Clovis to convert to God
- Clovis was a pagan
Return
- Clovis was crowned King of France
- He conquered parts of Gaul to form France
- He made France a Christian country
Mentor
Fleur de Lys
- Clovis hid behind a water lily in the swamp during the Battle of Tolbiac
- He told God that if he was to win he would make the flower the symbol of French royalty
- God
- Helped Clovis win the battle of Tolbiac
The Dove
Challenge #1
- Clovis's wife wanted their son baptized
- Clovis refused
- When Clovis was baptized a dove flew down from Heaven carrying a vial of oil
- He was anointed with the oil during his coronation
- The oil was used in future coronations of the Kings of France