I was reading about the Norse invasions of Britain, and how many of them settled there, and how the Old Norse language influenced the dialects of Northern England, but as far as I can tell, they never settled in numbers great enough to permanently leave behind the Norse language after the Danelaw was reconquered, unlike with the Gaels' settlement of Scotland, or with the Anglo-Saxon migrations into Britain. Why didn't this happen? Why did the Anglo-Saxon and Gaelic settlements succeed, while the Norse ones didn't?
Would it be possible for another Home Nation to exist in the *United Kingdom, in Northern England (maybe centered around York?), speaking a Norse-descended language, in the same way say, Scotland, or Wales are separate constituent nations of the UK, through to the modern day? I'm not asking about Britain being conquered by the Norse, just the existence of one Home Nation.
Also, would it be possible for there to be a large minority of Norse Pagans living there through to the modern day? I know they won't be accepted, and there'll always be the temptation for some King to do some kind of "Northern Crusade," and they'll be persecuted, but would there be some kind of political situation, where they would be allowed to exist, maybe like the Christians in the Ottoman Empire?
(*I know that it's existence would massively butterfly all of British history. What would the ramifications be? Would it be possible for some UK-like entity to form eventually?)
Thanks
Would it be possible for another Home Nation to exist in the *United Kingdom, in Northern England (maybe centered around York?), speaking a Norse-descended language, in the same way say, Scotland, or Wales are separate constituent nations of the UK, through to the modern day? I'm not asking about Britain being conquered by the Norse, just the existence of one Home Nation.
Also, would it be possible for there to be a large minority of Norse Pagans living there through to the modern day? I know they won't be accepted, and there'll always be the temptation for some King to do some kind of "Northern Crusade," and they'll be persecuted, but would there be some kind of political situation, where they would be allowed to exist, maybe like the Christians in the Ottoman Empire?
(*I know that it's existence would massively butterfly all of British history. What would the ramifications be? Would it be possible for some UK-like entity to form eventually?)
Thanks