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I thought we were talking about the Northeast.![]()
Whoops. But then again, no one has really talked about the possible potential of a Columbian exchange occurring from the Pacific side of the continent…
I thought we were talking about the Northeast.![]()
I thought we were talking about the Northeast.![]()
Yeah, whoops, of course I meant the Northeast.Don't think Vikings are going to land in Oregon.
Well maybe not the Vikings, but certainly one of many possible cultures: The Chinese, The Balhae, The Koreans, The Ainu, The Japanese…
Yes, but the Vikings were by far the most likely to actually do it around the year 1000. I mean, they got there, they just were driven out before they reached the mainland or the cross-continental Exchange could take place.
Maybe a plague ship washes up on the North American coast, infects the natives, and does a number on the Americas while Europe's still in the dark.I'm not sure how they would lose contact... Maybe someone knew about the Vinland settlements and went on a 'secret' expedition, and continued doing so, somehow keeping their crews' mouths shut? Then eventually they die, the secret dies, and the age of exploration leads to their discovery on time, or close?
I dunno. I think a lot of the goods brought from the Americas would spark a lot of interest in their sources. Peppers (which would have a completely different name), Maize, etm.
Maybe a plague ship washes up on the North American coast, infects the natives, and does a number on the Americas while Europe's still in the dark.