Same inspiration as for the Islamic England thread.
Discuss!
Why?ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CELTS TO BE ISLAMIC
I wonder if the Galatian Celts could survive in Anatolia and somehow convert to Islam.
ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CELTS TO BE ISLAMIC
The Celts adopted Christianity between 401 and 500 AD.
Islam did not begin until 22 December 609, a minimum of 110 years after Christianity had started to be preached in the Celtic nation.
Changing the state religion after this is impossible, Ireland will not denounce the words of St Patrick.
Just for context : Early Medieval (and Medieval as a whole) societies were based on religion, Christianism to be precise.The only even remotely hard part is persuading the rulers to convert to Islam
I'm going to regret the question, but how an Islamic Francia could be in any way "easy"?then they can bring in Arab\Spanish\French-if-Islamic mercenaries (this is easier if France is also Muslim)
Oh yes it is. There's reasons why Arabo-Berbers never really made it past Pyrenées in matter of political dominance. Not enough men, not enough reinforcement, outnumbered, political and tribal division, revolts, etc. Pick your choice.See, it really isn't that hard.
ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CELTS TO BE ISLAMIC
The Celts adopted Christianity between 401 and 500 AD.
Islam did not begin until 22 December 609, a minimum of 110 years after Christianity had started to be preached in the Celtic nation.
Changing the state religion after this is impossible, Ireland will not denounce the words of St Patrick.
You could try turning the Celts Jewish
North Africa and th Levant were Christian too yet they did not only convert but also completly assilimated into Arabic culture. So why couldnt the Celts convert?
North Africa and th Levant were Christian too yet they did not only convert but also completly assilimated into Arabic culture. So why couldnt the Celts convert?
It doesn't mean that Arabo-Berbers couldn't just conquer a kingdom and impose themselves as they did in Spain. I agree that going to Brittany or insular Celtic regions is going to be really hard, but if you create more close celtic regions that didn't existed IOTL (unless you count wishful thinking), as I proposed to do with Galicia, it can be done and even relativly plausible.My definition of Celtic nations are Ireland Scotland Cornwall and Brittany. None of which will convert without help from ASB. Kingdoms were forged on Christianity and no pope will allow a muslim to rise when they are fighting heretic.
Would butterflying Christianity also butterfly Islam?
Pretty much that is why I didnt suggest the Celts surviving in Iberia that could butterfly Christianitys rise.Would butterflying Christianity also butterfly Islam?
Pretty much that is why I didnt suggest the Celts surviving in Iberia that could butterfly Christianitys rise.
That is an interestin possibility maybe this Islamic Celtic Kingdom with capital at Bracara(Braga).Well, a reasonably large number of Britons migrated to Iberia in the early 5th century C.E., and formed new Celtic settlements in Galicia that lasted for a while; conceivably, you could have the Celts in Galicia stay a cohesive unit for longer than OTL, such that, when they eventually convert to Islam, they're one single Islamic Celtic... unit.