Ok, so this morning on BBC Radio 4 a french author plus some experts had a discussion on Andrew Marr's 'start the week' program. The discussion centered on the authors counter factual history book. The POD is that Norse explorers don't stop at North America but continue on to South America nearly 500 years before the Spanish. In doing so they spread disease (thus helping the south american people get immunity over time) and they teach the making of iron. I think he might have mentioned that they introduced horses, but I might have missed heard.
So, when the Spanish arrive instead of meeting a dysfunctional Aztec or Inca society that allows them to get native allies to beat the indigenous people, they meet a unified people who are able to slaughter the Spanish. The Aztec / Inca's then (apparently) learn how to build galleons and counter invade Spain.......
At this point I was shouting at the radio so I might have missed a few points, however thoughts anyone?
So, when the Spanish arrive instead of meeting a dysfunctional Aztec or Inca society that allows them to get native allies to beat the indigenous people, they meet a unified people who are able to slaughter the Spanish. The Aztec / Inca's then (apparently) learn how to build galleons and counter invade Spain.......
At this point I was shouting at the radio so I might have missed a few points, however thoughts anyone?