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  1. Potential nations created at the Congress of Vienna

    Read a Talleyrand biography years back - it praised the Man for averting the Coalition's aims of wanting to balkanize France to avert future troubles. Talleyrand talked them into remaking France a monarchy which probably appealed to most as a change back to prior "power to the peoples" was...

  2. Encomium Philippae – A Kalmar Union Timeline

    Ehem, Philippa did die at Vadstena.

  3. Encomium Philippae – A Kalmar Union Timeline

    At least his great-grandfather being Valdemar IV he might have had some flair for Diplomacy to pass along to his son as well as his own ability to wage war and rule so as not to just up and leave - which he can't.

  4. Encomium Philippae – A Kalmar Union Timeline

    ITTL Erik will have every reason not to leave his Kingdoms. He need to secure his succession here. He was able 1415 to tax all three Kingdoms; 1424-5 go on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Philippa running the Kalmar Union. 1429 he instate the Sound Due. 1432 his war with Holstein ends with a...

  5. Encomium Philippae – A Kalmar Union Timeline

    Three children instead of none - ok. Looking forward to the POD.

  6. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    Not just them but also the Swedes. Huge losses during Cold War because they had to fly as if in a war.

  7. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    Which actually ties in nicely with the Danish experience. F-100D its first Supersonic Jet.

  8. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    "The Widowmaker" -" Flying Coffin" - yes in Germany can't remember if in other places. Danish Airforce flew 51 F-104G for 24 years of service - accident rate of 21,6%, 6 pilots killed - never attained the nick. Also flew 51 F-35 Draken for 23 years of service - 17,6% accident rate, 3 pilots...

  9. What's the latest possible POD for Denmark-Norway to be the dominant power in Scandinavia?

    The problem then was that Sweden was much better at prosecuting war at this time and became one of the major players of the TYW. Denmark was left at the receiving end! During 1676 Denmark might have had some luck defeating Charles XI to win that war or 1708 - problem being that Britain and...

  10. What's the latest possible POD for Denmark-Norway to be the dominant power in Scandinavia?

    1801 Denmark-Norway knew the game was over with the Battle of Copenhagen Roads - it would only be a matter of time before the British would demand the Danish Royal Navy handed to them. The desired alliance was with Britain - to be able to keep the Navy. Without the only means to try enforce...

  11. Why didn't the Netherlands consider the US as a possible supplier of battleships?

    About buying Ships in the US - Denmark did for some time buy the armoured steel in the US for the Coastal Armoured Ships. Guns were bought in Sweden.

  12. Saxon Victory 782

    It certainly is and that was possibly what he was about to hammer in on the Norwegian petty Kings by 810-11 and then getting killed in Frisia or en route. Scandinavia was the area of interest to the Danish King it seems. Without Charlemagne and Frankish Empire in tatters the outline is much...

  13. Saxon Victory 782

    Cheers - really wanted to contribute. The Saxons might not like the Danes in Frisia but the Danish Kings seemed to want it - part of it was also given to Danish pretenders by the Emperor during the Danish Throne Wars and to pacify Vikings which certainly didn't work out. I think the real...

  14. Saxon Victory 782

    Perhaps - the thing is West Francia/France was the target of Vikings the Danish Kings only arrived on the scene much later in the West with Sweyn Forkbeard going for England to be succeeded by his younger son Cnut. Harold Bluetooth prior to this worked with the Obotrites against the Germans and...

  15. Saxon Victory 782

    Of course if its suits the King - its just politics.

  16. Saxon Victory 782

    There seems to have been quite some difference in being a Viking leader and the Danish King. Those Vikings wanted easy pillage - the King seems to have prioritized "national" security; why else rebuilding the Dannevirke rampart 737. The next rebuilding is not untill 804 when Godfrey as mentioned...

  17. Saxon Victory 782

    Denmark didn't try to conquer the Obotrites - they had founded a trading outpost at Reric which was conquered and the merchants moved to Schliaswik 804. Perhaps due to Obotrite alliance with the Franks. Such might then not happen here depending upon Obotrites actions. 150 years later King...

  18. Saxon Victory 782

    Denmark don't need a land route. It have the ships to move by sea and its major North Sea port in the West of Jutland - Ribe. Few others save the Frisians have developed this. Denmark would like a buffer to the south and as long as the Saxons remain so things move on. South of the Dannevirke...

  19. Saxon Victory 782

    To continue this ”old” thread with conditions as laid out by the OP – lets have a look at Denmark at the time. A Denmark is mentioned in Italian writings to be around prior to 536 – the Fimbul Winter. The residence of that ”Denmark” was in Fyn the central isle of Denmark. Post the Fimbul Winter...

  20. WI: The Nazi leadership evacuates to Norway?

    What Nazi leadership - Hitler didn't want to leave Berlin and anybody doing so was deemed a traitor. Following the death of Hitler it would be darn difficult for any remaining leadership to go to Norway much less taking staff etc. along for them to be able to rule. Of course some Luftwaffe...
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