It is a minor change, but the effects could be quite dramatic. In the year 870 Harald Luva starts his campaign to unite Norway. Those who flee from Norway during that period aren´t an insignificant number. 100 years later it´s believed that Iceland had a population of 40,000 which must mean that those who moved from Norway were at least more than 10,000... maybe 20,000.
Anyway, they were settlers looking for a home but without knowledge of Iceland in the west they probably would have gone to Britain. Ireland and Scotland were popular locations amongst Norwegian Vikings, but England could be as well be tempting. If the Danelaw in England gets even more settlers it upsets the power balance between the Danes and Alfred the great.
Maybe this could mean Alfred would lose against the Danes and not become the great, first king of England.
Would a more Viking dominated Britain be an interesting TL?
Anyway, they were settlers looking for a home but without knowledge of Iceland in the west they probably would have gone to Britain. Ireland and Scotland were popular locations amongst Norwegian Vikings, but England could be as well be tempting. If the Danelaw in England gets even more settlers it upsets the power balance between the Danes and Alfred the great.
Maybe this could mean Alfred would lose against the Danes and not become the great, first king of England.
Would a more Viking dominated Britain be an interesting TL?