 As late as the end of the 10th century, the porcine tribute was still being accepted by the King of Germany.Christianity had reached the Thuringii in the 5th century, but their exposure to it was limited.Their real Christianisation took place, alongside the ecclesiastical organisation of their territory, during the early and mid 8th century under Boniface, who felled their "sacred oak" at Geismar in 724, abolishing the vestiges of their paganism.