This is really interesting, because I've been wondering lately about the appeal of Arianism to Germanic peoples. It's in a way the opposite of the idea of the conquering Christ, but I believe it all leads to the same theme, the attempt to adapt to the new faith. My reasoning is this: a Christ who dies on the Cross could be perceived as weak, so the theory that Christ is not as divine as the Father would explain it to someone who despises weakness. God would indeed be the stern judge or even the warrior god of the Bible: a figure similar to Odin. But I have to admit I am out of my depth here, and I don't know as much as I'd like to about the origins of Arius' heresy. And then I don't think it was very popular among Anglo-Saxons, but I could be wrong.