The challenge if you choose to accept it, is with a POD in the year 400, to meet the following challenges:
*You do not have to meet every single criteria, meet the ones you feel most possible.
This challenge is generally to create a more Neo-Latin Europe than otl Middle Ages due to changes within the Dark Ages and Fall of Rome.
-The situation of Gaul, wherein the Germanic Franks simply replaced the Roman rulers in Northern France, occurs as otl.
-In connection to the above, create this same happening within Illyria, Pannonia, Dalmatia, Africa and Iberia.
-Eliminate the need for or the arrival in large numbers of Germanic conquerors and migrations into Britain.
-Slow the migrations of the Slavs or inhibit their migrations as much as possible.
-Latinize as many German tribes as possible, how could this be done?
-With reference to Germanic and Latin, Latinize the state apparatus of those Germanic tribes that conquer Rhaetia (Swiss lands currently), Noricum (Austria) and the Rhineland.
-Make Christian identity and conversion, almost synonymous with some sort of Latin culture and thus, Latin proliferates downward within the peasantry of newly Christian lands more effectively.
Once these are achieved to some degree by 700, fulfill these by 1000.
-Expansion of British forms of Latin expand into more diverse languages with several having more similarity to that of continental Latin developing in Gaul, Germania or Italy; others developing with larger substrates of Celtic languages. Following this, British Latin states could expand slowly into Ireland and the north of Britain, how could we see more variety in Latin develop from these new conquests?
-Gallo-Latin develops as otl, with langue d'Oïl and langue d'Oc separately forming. However, with the Latinization of the Rhineland, Latin based tongues develop that are a new branch, say Germano-Latin, with substantial substrate of Germanic and hundreds of Germanic features and slang words.
-Within Iberia, we see the distinction of Catalan and Occitan develop as otl, however, removing Arabic conquests for the moment; a deep distinction in Iberia develops linguistically. The northwest and far north, represent a Latin language with large amounts of Celtic additions and vocab similar to Latin, imagine the Gallician language. To the central parts of Iberia, a Latin tongue develops with additions of their Visigothic rulers whom have consolidated a power in central Iberia. This Latin tongue holds less Celtic additions and differs from those to the east and south. In the South and much of Portugal, a Luso-Baetican group develops with much more similarity to traditional Latin and say Sardinian. This linguistic division at fundamental levels and constant Visigothic strife, creates a fractured Iberia easily exploited by invaders and impossible to unite locally.
-In the area of Rhaetia, a Germano-Rhaetan elite emerges who rule over varied Germanic and Latin subjects across various mountain villages and towns. This develops into a separate language grouping within Latin that inhibits rule from the Rhineland Latin to the north.
-Nearby in Noricum-Pannonia, a Latin develops which absorbs various different peoples by making Christianity one with Latinization. Thus, various invaders arrive and mold into the culture, creating an extremely diverse Latin language sphere, with villages speaking many different languages, yet all faintly Latin based.
-In the Balkans, Dalmatian develops as otl, without Slavic overtaking. However, over time, Latin in the region of Illyria diverges between the southern islands and city states that become more eclectic and eccentric in their use of Latin, and possibly becoming bilingual with Latin found in Venice and other areas. Whilst the north is a mix of various Latin, Slavic and Germanic villages, who converge toward a new language similar to the happening in Gaul.
*You do not have to meet every single criteria, meet the ones you feel most possible.
This challenge is generally to create a more Neo-Latin Europe than otl Middle Ages due to changes within the Dark Ages and Fall of Rome.
-The situation of Gaul, wherein the Germanic Franks simply replaced the Roman rulers in Northern France, occurs as otl.
-In connection to the above, create this same happening within Illyria, Pannonia, Dalmatia, Africa and Iberia.
-Eliminate the need for or the arrival in large numbers of Germanic conquerors and migrations into Britain.
-Slow the migrations of the Slavs or inhibit their migrations as much as possible.
-Latinize as many German tribes as possible, how could this be done?
-With reference to Germanic and Latin, Latinize the state apparatus of those Germanic tribes that conquer Rhaetia (Swiss lands currently), Noricum (Austria) and the Rhineland.
-Make Christian identity and conversion, almost synonymous with some sort of Latin culture and thus, Latin proliferates downward within the peasantry of newly Christian lands more effectively.
Once these are achieved to some degree by 700, fulfill these by 1000.
-Expansion of British forms of Latin expand into more diverse languages with several having more similarity to that of continental Latin developing in Gaul, Germania or Italy; others developing with larger substrates of Celtic languages. Following this, British Latin states could expand slowly into Ireland and the north of Britain, how could we see more variety in Latin develop from these new conquests?
-Gallo-Latin develops as otl, with langue d'Oïl and langue d'Oc separately forming. However, with the Latinization of the Rhineland, Latin based tongues develop that are a new branch, say Germano-Latin, with substantial substrate of Germanic and hundreds of Germanic features and slang words.
-Within Iberia, we see the distinction of Catalan and Occitan develop as otl, however, removing Arabic conquests for the moment; a deep distinction in Iberia develops linguistically. The northwest and far north, represent a Latin language with large amounts of Celtic additions and vocab similar to Latin, imagine the Gallician language. To the central parts of Iberia, a Latin tongue develops with additions of their Visigothic rulers whom have consolidated a power in central Iberia. This Latin tongue holds less Celtic additions and differs from those to the east and south. In the South and much of Portugal, a Luso-Baetican group develops with much more similarity to traditional Latin and say Sardinian. This linguistic division at fundamental levels and constant Visigothic strife, creates a fractured Iberia easily exploited by invaders and impossible to unite locally.
-In the area of Rhaetia, a Germano-Rhaetan elite emerges who rule over varied Germanic and Latin subjects across various mountain villages and towns. This develops into a separate language grouping within Latin that inhibits rule from the Rhineland Latin to the north.
-Nearby in Noricum-Pannonia, a Latin develops which absorbs various different peoples by making Christianity one with Latinization. Thus, various invaders arrive and mold into the culture, creating an extremely diverse Latin language sphere, with villages speaking many different languages, yet all faintly Latin based.
-In the Balkans, Dalmatian develops as otl, without Slavic overtaking. However, over time, Latin in the region of Illyria diverges between the southern islands and city states that become more eclectic and eccentric in their use of Latin, and possibly becoming bilingual with Latin found in Venice and other areas. Whilst the north is a mix of various Latin, Slavic and Germanic villages, who converge toward a new language similar to the happening in Gaul.