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  1. Kingdom of the North - or how a clumsy maid and a thirsty dog created a mighty empire

    Guess we're going to learn a lot of the actions of Count Blumenpot! :D At times even Kings may get cornered at the least expected moment. :D
  2. Kingdom of the North - or how a clumsy maid and a thirsty dog created a mighty empire

    Ungmøernes Øer... :D :D :D :D :D I see you're still in great shape my friend; really enjoying this readup of events. I almost thought you had let Wallenstein finish off Tilly only to have KoN finish off the Empire; but no. :D Hope you're Polish recon will bring some excellent spiciments back...
  3. No Viking Age?

    @Russian: You read some here some there; actually Danish scholars reject the Rus being of Danish descend (which a lot of Danes would like; Valdemar 1 was born in Russia and there were traditionally strong ties) because of lack of evidence - not the travelling in Russia etc. Tradition is one...
  4. No Viking Age?

    Regarding Charlemagne's scholar Alcuin of York; author mentioning the British kingdoms being subordinated to Charlemagne. Don't the remember the title though. Interesting. No I didn't expect them to walk to Britain but at this time the Saxons or whoever wouldn't to my knowledge be at the...
  5. No Viking Age?

    Then you also know I wasn't aiming at you. :) Actually having the Vikings engaged somewhere else - they might have been Baltic trade was no small thing as shown by hoards of arab coins etc. found in Scandinavia - open up the North Sea for takers and leaves the British Isles to their own mess...
  6. No Viking Age?

    The idea was to have the Wends and Balts make them focus on the Baltic... ;) My first option for a North Sea claimant would be the Anglo-Saxons though these would like the Irish but to a lesser degree be divided and infighting too; and no outside impetous to build a navy (Alfred etc.) I'm at...
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