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  1. Archeological sources - Northumbria 7th Century

    @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...

  2. Archeological sources - Northumbria 7th Century

    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...

  3. Who has the best chance of beating the Vikings to Iceland?

    Literally.

  4. AHC: An Anglo Saxon Iceland

    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.

  5. Implications of a Synod of Whitby "win" of Ionan (Celtic) tradition over Roman tradition

    Thank you LSCatilina, that was a very well thought out response. Everyone so far has made very good points.

  6. Implications of a Synod of Whitby "win" of Ionan (Celtic) tradition over Roman tradition

    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...

  7. Implications of a Synod of Whitby "win" of Ionan (Celtic) tradition over Roman tradition

    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...

  8. Vinland - Viable immigration opportunities

    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...

  9. Vinland - Viable immigration opportunities

    @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.

  10. Vinland - Viable immigration opportunities

    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

  11. Vinland - Viable immigration opportunities

    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...

  12. Vinland - Viable immigration opportunities

    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...

  13. 9/11 What if scenario

    Long enough to make it to a major continental airport. They had enough gas.

  14. PoD for a USSR wins the Cold War TL

    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...

  15. WI the NFL creates a minor league system, a la MLB?

    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...
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