Croatian tribes were like other Slavs polytheists - pagans. The Phoenician pagans became Maronite Christians. Celebrations vary, as not all Pagans are Wiccans. The relationship between Pagan studies scholars and some practising Pagans has at times been strained. Epona is also worshipped today by neo-druids and other pagans and polytheists. In his treatise on Abraham, Ambrose warns against intermarriage with pagans, Jews, or heretics. The dismissive attitude of the Christians towards the pagans was insulting to the Bulgarian elite. His pupils included both pagans and Christians. I in 1087 during the last known battle between the pagans and the Christians. He travelled to evangelise among pagans. The largest of these were Pagans (57,000) and Spiritualists (39,000). The Sword Brothers were notorious for cruelty to pagans and converts alike. The righteous separated themselves from the pagans. After the conquest, all the remaining local pagans of Estonia were ostensibly Christianized. This belief can be hurtful to some eclectic pagans.