And no. This isn't another "WI Harold wins at Hastings" thread. This is because, England in 1066 was not an Anglo Saxon country, but rather an Anglo-Nordic country.
So, my question is, if for ever reason the Vikings either never existed or focused on Eastern Europe or something, what would the consequences of of a purely Anglo Saxon England surviving without hundreds of years of Viking/Nordic invasions and occupations be for England as well as the rest of the British Isles and Western Europe? (at least until someone else decides to invade...)
I assume that in such a situation, if a united English state comes about, the North and the Midlands will be far more influential and prolific and I think the Englisc language and culture could be dominated more by the Mercians and Northumbrians rather than West Saxons, seeing as with no Viking invasion we have no Alfred and thus no domination of Wessex.
But what do you think?
So, my question is, if for ever reason the Vikings either never existed or focused on Eastern Europe or something, what would the consequences of of a purely Anglo Saxon England surviving without hundreds of years of Viking/Nordic invasions and occupations be for England as well as the rest of the British Isles and Western Europe? (at least until someone else decides to invade...)
I assume that in such a situation, if a united English state comes about, the North and the Midlands will be far more influential and prolific and I think the Englisc language and culture could be dominated more by the Mercians and Northumbrians rather than West Saxons, seeing as with no Viking invasion we have no Alfred and thus no domination of Wessex.
But what do you think?