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The Emperor ordered Magnus to cease the practice of sorcery and incantation, and the pursuit of all knowledge related to magic. Magnus of course did not like the idea, and it was said his face was brittle enough to crack. But in the end he bent his will to the Emperor and agreed to obey. <sup>1</sup>
== Trivia ==
At Nicaea in 325 AD Constantine the Great- the first openly Christian Emperor of Rome invited 1800 bishops to meet together for the first to time establish Christianity as a single consistent faith. One of the issues on the meetings agenda was the 'Arian controversy' and it is this which the 40k equivalent.
On one side: St. Alexander of Alexandria and his followers debated that Jesus was son of God and was the same substance of the father and is co-eternal with him.
On the other: Arius himself. Arius and his followers believed that Jesus was born/created by God, but was essentially lower than God as just a creation.
The Emperor presided over the debate, which was won by Alexander. At one point is is reputed that Saint Nicholas (who is tied to the myth of Santa Clause) slapped Arius about the face. It is the norse pagan mythology tied to Saint Nicolas' commercial alter-ego, Santa Clause that may have brought about Russ being Magnus' antagonist.
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