Modern Imperialism
Banned
During the Viking Age, a characteristic leader and military genius within one of the Norse Kingdoms declares he has been messaged by Odin. Odin has told him the "truth" about many things and the threat of the desert gods(Christianity and Islam) pose to the Norse people. He states Jesus and Mohammad are puppets of Loki and tools that he will use to enslave all people under his rule. Many think he is crazy at first but after a long string of near impossible military victories and mix of his characteristic nature more and more Norse people start to believe him. He unites various petty Norse kingdoms under his rule and creates a small empire in Nordic countries and even holds some lands in the British Isles and mainland Europe. He reforms the Norse pagan faith into an ethnocentric religion with its own local priest and scripture. The people after him build up and expand the Norse Empire to cover Denmark, Scandinavia, Finland, Baltics, British Isles, Normandy, and Iceland but breaks apart into various countries after 200 years. The empire or individual Vikings also sets up their own domains or empire tributes across Europe or the lands they raid. Some of these include Brittany, Crimea, Sicily, and Kiev. The empire and some of the states following it become super wealthy from raiding Europe especially Northern Europe where they dominate. The Norse also use these raids on Christians and Muslims to steal technology, ideas, and academic knowledge from them for their own use. Additionally, the Celt Church forms in the British Isles after it breaks away from the Roman Church during Norse rule.
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