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The Heathen worshiper of many gods
During the reign of King Ramiro I, a “cruel people” never seen before in these parts attacked Asturia from the sea. It is said that these invaders were men of Hasting and Bjorn Ironside. They plundered heavily has they descended the Northwest coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
In northern Iberia these men were known by many names: hombre del norte, Nortmanni, Normanni, Nordomanni, Lordomani, Lormanes, Lordomani, Lotimani, Lothomani, Sons of Belial, wolves, barbarians, and later in history: Almojuces, Almozudes, Almonides.
In southern Iberia; in the Arab Umayyad Caliphate exiled in al-Andalus; under the rule of Abd al Rahman II, these cruel warriors were known by only one name, Madjus.
Madjus: magus; magician;worshiper of many gods; heathen.
The Norse who invaded al-Andalus reminded the Andalusians of the Zorastrians of ancient Persia. The Zoratrians believed in Magi, or Magicians, thus the connection was made.
The Siege of Seville, 844 A.D. 