A pagan Gaul TL

[Inarius]

The great century (XIII-XIVth century) and the black death. News from the former Frankish occidentals




Nothing can be done about Franks that is really new. The terrain Franks (south) were less strong than Maritime franks, because of the cities of the north and their typical organization. You could compare the cities of the maritime franks (formerly known as “golden square”) with the Hanseatic league. But the terrain franks (in the south) couldn’t access to the sea, and the best traders lived in the North. They had less men than Gallia. In the end, all the south of Frankish terrain land was “culturally absorbed” by the Gallian culture. This process lasted between 800/900 and ended in 1400/1500. The limit of the “gallianisation” was more or less Orléans, more or less the half of the lands. But politically, they still remained independent from Gallian cities…which were quite in a mess too.
Maritime Franks became the center of the « civilized » world during all the XIIIth and XIVth century. But they also suffered a lot from the black death, because many people lived in cities, more than elsewhere. And in cities, the plague hit harder because people lived closer. But the real decline of Maritime franks arrived much later…
During these two centuries of richness, you could find everything from products of the far north to Arabian products (with their good navy and ships, Arabian boats could be found everywhere around England and former Gaul !). Cities like Amiens reached 130 000 people, and became one of the greatest city of these times.

[Inarius]

The great century (XIII-XIVth century) and the black death. News from the former Al-Tolosa

« Spain » experienced a great religion war, between the 13th and 15th century. It was about the use of the image of god, and about definition of Islam. There were 2 islam, one which only allied with other islam people ("pure", according to themselves), and one which will be more flexible ("free", according to themselves). This is not a war between the North and the south, this is much a war between « opening » and « closed » politics.


This great conflict extended to both « Spain » and «Turkey ». More or less, the connexions with the polytheist world. At the same time, Al Tolosa, now very close of the « Garonna League », could now trade and gain from this new alliance. Using boats from Arles (and the experience of some worker from Arles), and with the experience of great sailors from the region of Bayonne and Arabian, they sent boats to the west…further to the west…
Around 1410, they discovered a new land after all, after sending an other fishing expedition, and met these strange people. Very soon, after 1450, they created new trade routes, and built small trade posts all around the coast.

[Berserker]

Yeah

good reading material

[Inarius]

Just for fun, I have all my material of this TL in this

http://www.wordle.net/create

And THERE is the cloud of words.
I particulary like the 3 "great" words, GALLIA/FRANKS/WAR, like a "main theme" of my TL.

Enjoy !

(PS : I also like the 2 words "back / Soon" in the right, it's like a small joke)