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Is it? A religion based on martial combat with another group may have one of its prized heroes become its leader, and then his bloodline become the head of that religion.
Why do we assume they are related? Thordan VII is what is called a Regnal name and regnal names are either first names or actually chosen by the monarch. On a side note, a papacy actually is a form of monarchy itself.