I kind of know that to some extant Viking raids continued for awhile even after the adoption of Christianity, and I know that Scandinavia changed a lot politically (and maybe economically too?) throughout the Viking age and that those changes had an effect too...

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So to what extent was the adoption of Christianity a factor in the whole thing? And what other things (like politically/economically/culturally) caused those raids to cease eventually?

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Also, regardless of how effective it actually was, to what extent was the notion that it might reduce the raids and “civilize” the Nords was a motive for the whole endeavor to Christianize the “heathens”? I mean with the whole “you’ll have to baptize to make a treaty with us / you’ll have to baptize first and then we’ll give you your Danegeld” thing...

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And did the Christians had other motives behind this endeavor (besides the obvious missionary ones)?

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Sorry for the long question/s - the more I thought about it the longer it got... and thanks in advance :)