saxons

Ignoring that amusing title, the Franks were a notable Germanic tribe in gaul, centered around the northern portion. They were never the masters of gaul, the power mainly being in Visogothic Aquitaine. But the Franks were no slouches either, with strong generalship being prominent in many of...

What if the Germanic Migrations into the British Isles continued? IOTL, the Angles and Jutes more or less disappeared on the Continent. What if the Migrations has continued until the Frisians and Saxons has largely relocated to the British Isles as well? Would they focus on other areas to set up...

It's a little known fact that, as well as establishing themselves in Britain, the Saxons also had a small, short-lived presence in Gaul, evident from the existence of Saxon Shore forts on both sides of the Channel and from records dating to the fifth century detailing Saxon raids as far south as...

According to the Royal Frankish Annals, in the year 810 Charlemagne was preparing to invade Denmark, but the death of their King Gudfred caused Charlemagne to call off the invasion. What if Gudfred lived, and the Franks invaded Denmark? If Charlemagne conquered Denmark, it seems possible that...

On this challenge, you need a saxon controlled nation state of Germany, the PoD is the conquest of Saxony in 804. To give more conquest, this state must be built on linguistical and ethnical lines and claiming to be a union of all germanic peoples, and the union must be cemented by the saxons...

What's a POD to have the British Isles remain mostly Celtic in traditions and culture and keep Germanic influences to a minimum or completely none?

With a POD between 375 and 500, what are some worst-case scenarios for the Roman Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries? That is, how could it have fallen most spectacularly and into as many pieces as possible, as early as possible? What are some best-case scenarios for the Goths, Vandals, Franks...

Starting with a POD no earlier than 410 AD, create a timeline where Ireland is a great power 1000 years later. By great power, I mean something on par with OTL's Castille/Spain, France, Sweden/Kalmar Union, England, or the Ottoman Empire--a state that either already is (or is on the cusp of...

Prologue: The Brief Dawn The sun rose majestically over the raven-specked battlefield, slowly ripening the corpses of thousands of young men who had died on that hill the day before. Local villagers and survivors from the losing army had already begun to stagger, dazed and confused, around the...