Unlike the later Christianization of the Saxons and of the Slavs, the Alemanni seem to have adopted Christianity gradually, and voluntarily, spread in emulation of the Merovingian elite.
Erinevalt hilisemast sakside ja slaavlaste ristiusustamisest näib, et alemannid omandasid kristluse järk-järgult ja vabatahtlikult, jäljendades Merovingide eliiti.