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Have a more important Brittonic migration in Galicia
But that would almost certainly butterfly OTL's Christianity, and create enough butterflies to preclude Islam.
Have a more important Brittonic migration in Galicia
That is an interestin possibility maybe this Islamic Celtic Kingdom with capital at Bracara(Braga).
How so? Briton immigration in Galicia happened in the V/VIth centuries, as for Brittany. Christianity was a thing since quite a time then.But that would almost certainly butterfly OTL's Christianity, and create enough butterflies to preclude Islam.
But that would almost certainly butterfly OTL's Christianity, and create enough butterflies to preclude Islam.
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.
So likely not to last once Asturias comes knocking on the door.Unlikely. If it's remotly comparable to Brittany, it would be quite divided politically. Basically several little kingdoms. I would think one of the centers would be in Britonia, maybe Lugo, or Astorga, basically more in northern Galicia.
As for their islamisation, as I proposed above, it would be more likely to be a Muladi ensemble of states, similar to Banu Qasi in Ebre's valley or Ajuan's territory in southern Galicia. Less a single kingdom than an ensemble of statelets under wali/emiral supervision, possibly forming an hegemony (I doubt it, giving their location, though.
So likely not to last once Asturias comes knocking on the door.
How so? Briton immigration in Galicia happened in the V/VIth centuries, as for Brittany. Christianity was a thing since quite a time then.
Pretty much what I meant but it's consequences on the architecture of the future site of Oporto and Braga would be interesting.I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean there.
Do you mean that it wouldn't last, as Asturias will conquer them? Well maybe so, but the OP isn't about surviving Islamized Celts. Furthermore, as Astorga could be part, in this "Brittanized" northern Galicia, of these muladi ensemble, I would think Cantabrian dynasty would have an harder time taking it over.
Critically not in one campaign : I could see some parts reverting quickly to Christianism, but places as Lugo or Astorga would have means to last, maybe up to the IXth century, clearly more if they manage to get an hegemonic presence in southern Galicia or up to Duero (sort of western Banu Qasi,as unlikely it may be)
Pretty much what I meant but it's consequences on the architecture of the future site of Oporto and Braga would be interesting.