@perdu42 - Interesting sources. I've downloaded that paper you linked and will read up. Not sure I want to drop a small fortune on Margary's book, but I'll see if I can find an alternate source.
@Kerney - I'll give that a shot, thank you.
@Count of Crisco - I'll see if I can find anything on...
I've been working on a Northumbrian divergence point, sometime before 642, that incorporates much Ioanian & Dal Riata influence. I'm hoping to establish a grounded timeline that reflects population and resource reserves for a Northumbrian overlordship or at least a continued subjugation of...
I'm working on a timeline where this happens, however I'm on the fence about the Vikings. I think there's a decent POD that would allow for an early settlement, but I'm still woking out just how big a settlement would be possible.
I agree. As the Church grows and Papal power starts bringing the faith in line with Roman policy any offshoots will be pruned or brought into line one way or another. The Iona Abbey had political power, but nothing like the Eastern Church, so no schism, just fade. For my POD I want the Ionans to...
There was once a time before 664 where Ionan Christian beliefs dominated Northumbrian Christianity, nearly upended the Gregorian mission, and rivaled papal power in the British Isles. After a few contentious years of argumentative debate over such things as the interpretation of the date of...
I'm thinking of one of two major events as being the POD and both involve the Khazars surviving intact and belligerent toward the Rus until Genghis invades. This will weaken the Rus by strangling Middle Eastern/Byzantine trade via the Volga/Dnieper causing the Northern European trade paradigm to...
@judman & geekhis: I definitely see an opportunity for disease to ransack the native population. It doesn't have to be just smallpox either. It could be something innocuous like intestinal diarrhea.
I totally forgot about this. Yes, you're correct. And with possible use of the brine wells in Britain we might get circular trade.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_in_Cheshire
Cod stocks would be gigantic which would be a great source of protein and calories. Trade in cod to Europe wouldn't be really possible due to spoilage, but you can bet it'd be a great food source and could lead to better sailing and fishing tech.
I think the Mongols are a great idea, but I'll...
A long while ago I briefly participated in a post 1000 AD Vinland thread that was more realistic than one might expect. I'm thinking of working one up again by myself.
Unfortunately I'm having trouble identifying ways to increase Vinland population to the point of having any lasting impact when...
How about a POD where the Manhattan Project fails to produce a working fission bomb? The project is eventually scrapped. The US invades Japan, causing +1 million in American GI losses. The loss of life severely hampers the post war boom and fuels a growing pressure for a return to isolationism...
You're forgetting that football is a high contact sport. Most good players last only a few years before they are burger.
I don't know if a minor league would be advantageous for development of players for the NFL, beyond a quarterback or tight end pool. Football is just too demanding...