Recent content by MNP

  1. On how the failure of the Norse Greenlanders to settle Vinland was overdetermined

    A really nice post, I'll be reading these links for a while. Definitely appreciate the heads up on the latest discoveries.
  2. Falcons of Cordoba - The Al-Andalus Chronicles

    It's good to return to Al-Andalus or maybe Spaña. I'm going to settle down and read it all.
  3. Why did Lincoln care so much about preserving the union?

    How was preserving the union "right" in a moral sense?
  4. All the OTL maps from 500 CE to 2007

    Found a trove of present day middle-east maps with a ton of demographic and ethnographic information from early 2000s. Apologies of this was posted already. http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml Also includes some historical maps going back to the 15th century. Example: Islamic states, 1510...
  5. The Raptor of Spain

    And.... we're back! Episode 2.83 2.83 - DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES Their swords rang sharply as they clashed. Jalal could see a flicker of surprise in the pale eyes of his enemy, narrowed against the sun. Swords almost never made that sound. Fully in the moment they strained against each other...
  6. The Raptor of Spain

    Basically unexplained gastro issues have resulted in chronic nausea so heavy I'm struggling to eat enough more than 1000 calories a day. If they can't figure it out with the tests I just took it's time to start putting me under for future tests. Fortunately the tests I have taken have mostly...
  7. The Raptor of Spain

    I was pretty ill for a long time and caught up in other things as well. I do have drafts written down, if there's interest I'll continue it.
  8. The Democratic Party dies after the ACW

    I tend to think any party that replaces the Democrats in this period would basically be democrats with a different label. They'll probably use a lot of the same infrastructure because they'd likely have similar interests as long as the Republicans remain as they were. What are their big...
  9. Alternate Royal Styles

    Dominator from Latin dominus, High King could also become a more widespread title instead of emperor. Maybe Overlord of X? In the Raptor of Spain, Prince became a standard title for a ruler of a smaller state but you could easily translate it as "first" since that's what the word means...
  10. The earliest possible Ottoman modernization ?

    I have no idea, it just struck me as a very odd thing to do. It's true that the Ottomans relied very heavily on the support of the army (read: Janissary Corps) but it worked out well for them at first. Though there WERE hints of future problems as early as the 1400s, the Ottomans had such a...
  11. The earliest possible Ottoman modernization ?

    If you had to google translate, why translate at all? Historically, (and here I'm talking first millennium) slave soldiers came from lands outside the Islamic heartland since you can't have Muslim slaves. The Turkish steppes, Circassians, Slavs, black Africans. People who had few ties to the...
  12. SMDH: A discourse assistive proposal

    ^Agreed. But I would still very much like to read a story set in a 3rd world CSA, so I hope this gets off the ground.
  13. (Sort of) a TLIAW: 1485 - Stanley's Dilemma

    So I found this both suspenseful (dragging out the decision) and annoying (dragging out the decision). That means a good writer! :D I'm not into this era much but this was great.
  14. AHC/WI: Moors conquer all of Iberia

    Appreciate the vote of confidence Tocomocho :) What do you mean by "cut their losses"? The revolt itself was focused on Tunisia. If the Caliphs lost Tunisia they would find it even harder to support or project power in Al-Andalus. Everything west from eastern Algeria was already abandoned to the...
  15. Years of Rice and Salt...

    Thanks. I'm not a "hard" AH purist so it looks like I can just enjoy the good parts.
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