Flee! Flee! Mark 3.0

[G.Bone]

700 AD (cont.) – 710 AD

(Islam)
- General Musa bin Nusair, known as the “Scourge of the East”, manages to inflict a “grievous defeat” upon the Roman Legions outside of Carthage that enables much of what will be inland Libya/Algeria/Tunisia to become Muslim lands.
- The Siege of Carthage is launched soon after.
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, Nusair’s deputy, is unleashed upon the South Seagates during this Siege.
- Ethiopian raiders occupy Jeddah and then are forced to retreat due to the massive Caliphate Navy that is retained in Egypt. As a result of this action, Ethiopia is occupied with many Islamic holy men migrating there to ‘show them the light’. Accompanying them are various emissaries from the Coptic and the Egyptian Orthodox Churches, who have been allowed to continue on under Muslim rule, and have been useful in other ways (i.e. helping out with the Roman War).
- Christian Basilica of St. John the Baptist is converted to the Great Mosque of Damascus.
- General Musa bin Nusair manages to recruit Berbers to his side through the first implementation of a “License to Raid” even though most of these documents are for ships and not land based military units. Those that rebel against him are severely punished.
- The Balearics are raided by Muslim pirates.
- The South Seagates are converted to Islam with Tariq ibn-Ziyad implementing the first “Act of Mercy” towards those Roman Catholics that do not openly fight against the new regime. Salih I ibn Mansur is appointed the King of Nekor, a successor state to what used to be the South Seagate Kingdom.
- The Spaniards launch a counter attack against the said kingdom.
- Muslim preachers in Trebizond are found, captured, and killed. This soon launches another round of underground activity that make the area a very dangerous place to be.
- The Arabs pierce into Cappadocia and occupy Cilicia

(Rome)
- Pope John VII is elected after Pope Sergius dies of a “mysterious disease”. There is much anger between those associated with the Sicilians and the others, whom cite that it is high time that Carthage should be abandoned or a peace treaty signed with the Arabs. The very appointment of Pope John VII does break out in the public with the accusation placed upon those that “Dare to Align Themselves with the Lombards”. Finally, Pope John VII is elected by the moderates, as well as the Croatians (who are partaking in the Holy Synod) as a compromise between the two. Pope John VII then issues his Papal Bull that the Church should unify against all threats and that focusing on one select item is tantamount to express submission to the “False Prophets of our Time”.
- Tripoli is attacked by Roman ships.
- Pope John VII hires a coupe of Byzantine naval officers to share the secret of Greek fire.
- Negotiations are launched with the Lombards on coming back to the fold.
- The Croatians quell the Bosnian rebellion. Those that do survive migrate north, where they hear of the fabled Free City of Venice.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy is given military aid to stop its sudden decline of power. It is too late.
- A peace treaty is offered to the Kingdom(s) of Spain although this goes nowhere.
- Pope John VII is assassinated while making plans for the ‘liberation of Carthage’ and is replaced by Pope Constantine, who goes through another round of how to ascertain the true legitimacy of the Papacy amongst the various factions and so on.
- Lombardy pioneers the first innovation of a Council of Bishops, in accordance to some outdated Roman Creed (that is even oblique to the resident Catholics in Venice on where it came from), that would enable them to be still within Roman Catholic ‘rule’ but safe from any various corruptions of the Papacy.
- The first construction of the famous Lombardic Wall within each mountain pass leading to the Realm is started.

(Eastern Europe)
- Justinian II attempts to regain control of his lost realm through the help of his Khazarian supporters and Bulgaria. At this time, Leontios manages to defeat a rebellion in Greece on the matter of pushing the Arabs back to the desert, and suddenly finds Justinian II knocking on his door with many troops. There is some warring and Leontios manages to find himself outwitted through a sneaky attack through the city’s water system.
- In a sudden act of mercy, Leontios is allowed his life, and Justinian II is now ruler of the Byzantine Empire. However, Leontios is sent to battle the Arabs, just to show the current ruler his loyalty, where he is killed in battle.
- Justinian II goes to war with the Arabs.
- The Bulgarians create their own road system.

(Northern Europe)
- Parliament “discusses” the matter of a Legate. Two years later, a Prime Minister is elected, who happens to be the Prince of Hibernia, a one Marie Shandon.
- The Hibernian Navy is merged with the British Navy.
- The United Kingdoms of Hibernia and Britain are announced.
- Present day Maine is discovered, along with Ontario and Montreal.

(Vandals)
- Portuguese missionaries continue their mission in converting much of Aquitaine to their Church. The first public school is opened in the said region just to show that they mean well.
- The Kingdom(s) of Spain slowly convert to the Portuguese Church. There is very little hold outs near the border but strong resistance in the center.
- A free trade agreement is signed between Lisbon and London.
- Muslim preachers appear in Lisbon.

 

[G.Bone]

710 AD – 720 AD

(Islam)
- Al-Aqsa Mosque is built, although of wood, in Jerusalem.
- The Second Siege of Constantinople commences and drags for a period of two years, proving that the Arabs can’t really account for the Bulgarian aid as well as the harsh winter.
- Muslims in Southeastern/Eastern Africa consolidate their hold. Muslim preachers manage to appear in what will become South India. This is soon followed by an actual army led by Muhammed bin Qasim who establishes what will be later called “the Hind”.
- In a massive desert campaign that earns him more honors, the Papal Army in Carthage is crushed by Musa bin Nusair. Papal control is now entrenched in the city itself with any forays within the interior regarded as suicidal. There is a very strong sentiment within the Islamic community at this time that while Constantinople is a hard nut to crack, at least Egypt is managing to gain success against the Western Romans, seeing that they are more of a coastal power than anything else, and that they seem to be faulty in land warfare.
- Tariq bin Ziyad crushes the last vestige of Spanish control in the SE Seagates. Those that were dissatisfied with the warring Spanish and Roman control immediately flock to his banner. Seeing that the raids against the Balearics were unsuccessful, Tariq bin Ziyad manages to build up his resources within North Africa to an eventual point in which the Northern Seagates can be conquered.
- Efforts in converting those people inhabiting the areas around the Black Sea are stunted due to the Second Siege of Constantinople. However, some Muslim preachers manage to carve out a niche within Khazaria and the northern territories of the said region, where …certain arrangements are made with the native Slavic rulers of how the words of the Prophet can be …beneficial to them.
- The Moors begin to arrive in the North Seagates due to the perceived “Freedom” given by the Charter as instituted by a certain general. There is a very bitter campaign waged by the local Spanish and Roman troops within the area to put them down. It is also rumored at this point that the reason that the Moors arrived in the first place came from a local Christian ruler by the name of Count Julian the Traitor, whom desired more power and recognition by the Spanish Kingdom(s).
- The Second Siege of Constantinople fails.
- The Siege of Carthage continues even though a brief foray by a very desperate commander/bishop is crushed. Demoralization of the native Carthaginians begins with the news of Burgundy’s collapse provides a key naval yard to fall to Arabian hands.
- News of the failure of the Second Seige forces Tariq's superior to gamble on a risky campaign that includes a night attack, a feint to formally attack the city at night, and sneaky attacks on captured Papal ships, crewed by prisoners. Known to the Romans as the "Dastardly Deed", much of Carthage is suddenly faced with a very large Muslim army in the center of their city, and after much urban fighting, the city falls.

(Rome)
- Known as the “Three Good Kings”, Lombardy expands their control over Northern Italy and their Germanic Territories to the point that if a war breaks out with the Holy Roman Empire, they would have to go through several armies just to get to a city. A trademark of this period manifests itself in the ‘open door policy’ applied to virtually everyone who arrives in the kingdom, as so long as they are loyal to the King and his Council.
- The Bosnians arrive in Lombardy and are given the Eastern March in return of their services. The Lombard tongue, by this time, is more accounted as something in between German, Latin, and Slavic.
- Pope Constantine attempts to reign in control through a massive reinforcement to Carthage, which fails, due to the lack of “respect” given by both factions. To this effect, Pope Constantine uses his Papal Bull as a passionate plea for a common struggle against a foe that a country cannot simply ignore due to domestic problems. This provides a sudden backlash in Northern Italy where a certain cleric (who remains anonymous) declares that the Church has lost its way and that it should return to the spiritual roots that gave it power. This, as can be expected causes a sharp division between the various factions.
- A large section of the Papal Army riots against Pope Constantine.
- Efforts on getting Greek fire from the Eastern Romans fail.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy formally falls apart into different states. The only one nation that does claim to be the former state is supported by a local pro-Roman party that pleads with the Papacy on more troops needed to quell the rebellion.
- The Kingdom of Barcelona is formally created.
- The Kingdom of Neustria and Austrasia are created.
- Croatia resettles the annexed Bosnian lands.
- Carthage falls in 720.

(Eastern Europe)
- Justinian II manages to inflict a great victory upon the Arabs but dies in battle. He is then succeeded by his son, Tiberios, whom manages to rule for a brief (and yet unstable) reign of 7 years, until he is kicked off the throne by Anastasios II, who is then also kicked by Leo III the Syrian.
- Massive loyalties with Bulgaria at this time help to prove that they are the equal of the Eastern Romans, whom manage to support various factions attempting to gain power, as well as not so subtlety playing kingmaker from the sidelines.
- The bond between Khazaria and the Byzantine Empire, however, lapse. There is some faint rumor that the Muslim preachers at this time have gained some influence over the current king, who is interested in how the Muslims have gotten this far.
- The Second Siege of Constantinople commences with the army that should have won crushed under a far larger Bulgarian Army that makes a very strong message to the current ruler that he is very indebted to the Bulgarians. Leo III manages to “donate” one of his daughters to the current Bulgarian ruler as well as sharing the secret of Greek fire with him (it was personally requested).

(Northern Europe)
- The United Kingdom of Hibernia and Britain extend an invitation to the Scottish Kingdoms to join their union.
- British ships appear in Lisbon.
- The Kingdoms of Aquitaine are contacted by British merchants for trade.
- Frisian diplomats appear in Hibernia.
- The Kingdom of Slovenia is created.
- The Kingdom of Slovakia is created.
- The Barony of the Poles is created.
- The Republic of Germany elects their first Legate, borrowing from the British.
- Difficulties with the Kingdom of Austrasia results in the first military action by the Duchy of Normandy and the Germans, who erase the fledgling nation off the map. Much of the former lands of the kingdom will be divided between the two.

(Vandals)
- The Kingdom of Portugal is announced.
- A rebellion in the northern Galicia is put down.
- The Kingdom(s) of Spain slowly splinter due to religious strife.
- Portuguese ships run into the Muslim fleet.
- Negotiations are made to enter the United Kingdoms.

 

[Tynnin]

Wow, G.Bone, you're just pouring out those segments.

Well done and fantastic.

 

[G.Bone]

Thanks!

- LANGUAGE TREE OF FLEE! FLEE! TL - (as of 620 AD)

SLAVIC

-- "General" Slavic
(Spoken in all areas East of Poland, N. of Bulgaria, N. of Khazaria)

-- "Eastern" Slavic
= Polish Dialect
= Baltic Dialect(s) (more aligned with the "General" Slavic tongue, less "concentrated")
= Czech (German/Frisian/Danish influenced)
= Slovenian (German/Lombardic/Latin influenced)
= Slovakian (see above)
= Morovian (see above)

-- "Southern" Slavic
= Bulgarian (Greek influenced)
= Macedonian
= Croatian (Latin influenced)
= Bosnian (Lombardic influenced)
(etc.)

BRITISH

-- Hibernian influenced British (Frankish w/Celtic words)
-- Hibernian influenced "French"
-- Frisian influenced by British
-- Danish influenced by British
-- Norman English (Gaelic/Hibernian/English)
-- Acquitainian British (don't ask)

ROMANCE LANGUAGES

- Latin
- Carthaginian Latin
- Greek
- Spanish
- Barcelonian Latin (don't ask)
- Lombardic
- Burgundian

OTHER TONGUES

- Arabic
- Egyptian Arabic (influenced w/Latin)
- Portuguese
- Gadjerican

 

[Constantinople]

Just a detail, Greek is in its own branch of the indo european languages. Greek.
Are there anymore Germanic Languages left? Wouldnt lombardic be one, or has it been latinized?

 

[G.Bone]

Oops....my bad.

The only *pure* Germanic tongue ITTL that can be recognized as such would be either Lombardic (which retains some Germanic vocabulary with Latin roots and Slavic verbs) and Danish (which is more British influenced but that's fading over time).

Everything else (*German* [Rep. of Germany], Frisian) is becoming unrecognizable.

 

[Gonzaga]

If Portuguese isn't a Romance Language, is it related with what? I suppose that is very different from OTL Portuguese...

And Gadjerican and Portuguese, are related too?

 

[G.Bone]

If Portuguese isn't a Romance Language, is it related with what? I suppose that is very different from OTL Portuguese...

And Gadjerican and Portuguese, are related too?

Portuguese is actually a *Germanic* tongue since they originate from the Vandals. However, due to the cultural drift, most people refer to it as either "Spanish" {i.e. a Latin that has gone off the deep end} or British, due to the long contact they have/had with that country.

Basque is also influenced by Portuguese but they have a strong section of their original tongue retained.

Gajderican and Portuguese are related but by 720 AD, neither of them can recognize each other as "kin", due to the regions that they occupy (Gadjericans are in Africa; Portugese are in Europe) and the culture they have developed. There is also the fact that contact between the two have simply fallen apart...

(El Mappo below)

 

[G.Bone]

720 AD – 730 AD

(Islam)
- Known as the “Years of Great Sorrow & Victory”, the utter triumph over the Romans at Carthage proves to be the one flag that the Muslims can flock around, in comparison to the faulty one at Constantinople. Further adventures to the West increase thrice fold with the “Land Charter” applied freely to those warriors of an enterprising nature in various Christian lands such as Spain, the Balearics, and even Sicily itself.
- The struggle over Carthage begins with the Muslim Army now playing the part of the Romans as the Papal Legions are unleashed upon the now ruined city of Carthage. Although neither side has Greek fire, what they do have is the tenacity to drag the war for another ten years, which they do, with the Muslims in Egypt suddenly becoming aware (through the various Roman soldiers they capture) that the Romans are slowly sliding down a path that they cannot stop. Those Eastern Orthodox priests and Coptic emissaries from Alexandria are then used to “spread the word” that not all Muslims are the bloodthirsty fiends as the Romans portray them as. The “Act of Mercy” is also applied to those women and children that wish not to be slaughtered in the war, which makes the “Scourge of the East” known as the “Pagan Vizier of Evil”, due to his rising success.
- The Caliph formally honors Egypt (even though it is a part of his empire) for the stretch of victories concerning the west.
- Some Slavic nomads north of Khazaria are converted to Islam.
- The “Caliphate of the Hind” (although never referred to that in the actual Caliphate) increases with the “Acts of Mercy” applied there.
- Tariq bin Ziyad launches his attack on the Northern Seagates. The Kingdom(s) of Spain finally splinter to what they actually are (a various bunch of confederated realms) under this attack but still hold the firm line on not becoming Islamic. Much of Southern Spain becomes a blood soaked plain with various armies romping about to the displeasure of the natives.
- The Kingdom of Portugal opens a dialogue to Tariq bin Ziyad under a flag of peace, pointing that they have some minor colonies in the south (which isn’t true) and have tolerated people of the various faiths; thus why not “share” the Iberian Peninsula? Tariq bin Ziyad, who is engaged in a bloody campaign with the Kingdom of Cordoba (a secessionist state), takes the offer, seeing that he has enough trouble with the Spaniards and the Barcelonans.
- The Romans attack Carthage yet again, raising the flag of a “Crusade”, even though they do not have the numbers yet to make it official.
- The Endless War with the Byzantines and the Arabs continue.
- Khazaria opens a dialogue with the various Muslims in their lands.
- Muslim ships discover Java.

(Rome)
- Lombardy and Slovenia formally unite with the marriage of their ruler’s offspring. By now, Lombardy has gained the reputation of being the “Portugal of the West”. The Papacy formally requests Lombardy to assist them in their efforts in Carthage in exchange for an aborted invasion. There is much laughter in the Kingdom of Lombardy on this fact. There is another publication of a “Freeman’s Creed” where the Inalienable Rights of Man through the Acts of God’s Son is written and freely distributed throughout Northern Italy. Those of a Sicilian origin respond by burning anyone who is in possession of this document, causing many riots, burnings, and a definite lack of troops of where they are supposed to be (i.e. in Carthage).
- Pope Constantine is assassinated while averting some novel idea of impeachment by the Holy Synod. Many within the other realms see this as the Papacy finally becoming a Temporal Authority and no longer the actual head of the Roman Catholic Church. These divisions soon erupt with the Kingdom of Croatia withdrawing their representative at the Holy Synod and thereby creating their own rival Papacy, although not to the extreme that Lombardy has, due to their own geographical location.
- The Papacy remains defunct for a period of three years as Rome tries to really compensate for a lack of power and stability within their realm.
- Sicily is raided.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy collapses into utter chaos as two rival noblemen war against each other on the right of authority.
- The Kingdom of Neustria is invaded by the Duchy of Normandy and the Republic of Germany.
- Pope Flavius II is elected in hopes of driving the Arabs from Carthage.
- The Kingdom of Barcelona fragments.

(Northern Europe)
- Paganism is revived in Denmark.
- The Duchy of Normandy is merged into the United Kingdom(s).
- The University of London is founded.

 

[G.Bone]

720 AD – 730 AD
(Continued)

(Eastern Europe)
- Leo III the Syrian implements the controversial “Iconoclasm” program, which bans any image of Jesus about in the lands, as well as worshiping any other icon of a holy saint, with the exception leading to that of the cross and the emperor. Many see this as a heresy upon their own faith, thereby dividing what is left of the (United) Eastern Orthodox Church into various sects. There is much killing, death, and fleeing to those select lands that seem to be … a bit outside of the Eastern Roman Empire. One of these lands that do cling on to the very notion of the icons being that of power is…. Bulgaria, which should be noted in some annuals of history due to their immense support of their neighbor to the point that the secret of Greek Fire was given (some say “blackmailed” but that term has yet to come about) to them. The former Patriarch of Byzantium, Germanos of Constantinople is welcome in Bulgaria as part of the many migrants to Bulgaria, talked to by the current Bulgarian King, and then proclaims Leo III an “enemy of Jesus”.
- Leo III then appoints Anastasius as the “True Patriarch” in response to this and sends the infamous “Black Letter of Doom” to the Bulgarians essentially putting the blame on the division on them. Future historians at this point may quibble on whether or not the “Black Letter of Doom” was actually sent – or – even written at all – but the division does result in Bulgaria rescinding their military support from their former allies. Some months later, Anastasius gets killed.
- The Eastern Orthodox Church (in Egypt) slowly drifts towards Coptic beliefs.
- Bulgaria gets pissed off by the Croatians who make the point that if it is to be believed that Constantinople is the main source of Eastern Orthodoxy, then Bulgaria is heretical, therefore needing salvation by the “True” Church. The Bulgarians then prove the Croats wrong by applying Greek fire on land. Although this doesn’t entirely work to the Bulgarian’s needs, just the mere effect of the chemical mix in their own hands makes the statement well known that one should not mess around with the Bulgarians – even though it is hard to really state on if Bulgaria is simply a federation or a kingdom.
- Known as the “Years of Hostility”, The Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria do not make peace with each other, with the Byzantines (from the capital mind you) attempting to stem the tide of the “pro-icon” movement in Greece, which has been… uneasy as of late.
- John of Damascus writes a very well worded treatise for the “pro-icon” movement that results in his hand being lopped off, and then restored through some minor miracle of an icon. It is then that he is reinstated to the post of Chief Councilor of Damascus to the Caliph as well as juggling other various documents that help the said movement.
- Bulgaria starts to build a navy

730 AD – 740 AD

(Eastern Europe)
- After much years of hostility, Leo III proposes an agreement to disagree on the fact of who controls what in the matters of religion. The Bulgarians can keep the dissident Patriarch. They can even have their own Church – however – the threat of the Arabs must be held in their minds as the main threat. To this effect, a peace is held… but Leo III finds himself challenged as one might say, to find something that would help him to continue as the Emperor. When the Arabs invade in 739, it is almost viewed by Leo III as a godsend, and is promptly squished, even though they actually invaded in ’35…and it took them that long just to show a great victory was even possible.
- With the appointment of their own individual Bulgarian Orthodox Church, there is a growing push within Greece to ally themselves with this sect due to the continuance of their previous beliefs. Known as the “Great Mistake” (perhaps the Greatest Mistake that Leo III could ever make), the Bulgarian Orthodox Church spreads like wildfire, even though it is hard to really keep the faith when Leo III has unleashed a very harsh campaign against such practices, thereby causing a curious Greek influence within the Bulgarian culture.

(Islam)
- As part of the ‘stupidity’ wave that is going on, Pope Flavius II manages to get himself killed while trying to hold on to the Sicilian Faction’s support through a personal visit to the front line. Pope Flavius body is then hauled in by Muslim pirates, carried to Egypt, and then paraded as a great victory, which it is.
- Carthage is “rebuilt” as a Muslim city due to incessant attacks from Sicily.
- Musa bin Nusair escapes an assassination attempt by the Caliph.
- Eastern Orthodox priests are killed in Carthage by enraged Roman Catholics. Pissed off that such an act would take place on his watch, Musa bin Nusair implements a curfew, but still holding on to the ‘merciful’ aspect of his reign.
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad dies in battle and is honored as a great general. He is then succeeded by Musa bin Nusair, who consolidates his rule in what is now known as Al-Andalus (formerly the Northern Seagates). Most unfortunately, he soon dies after a brief attack by Barcelona, and he is then replaced by Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, the son of Musa bin Nusair.
- King Odo of Aquitaine leads the fight against the Muslims in Spain (as well as Portugal) under the aegis that they are all pagans anyway and his realm needed the money. While he is crossing the perilous mountains that cut the Iberian Peninsula from France, he is waylaid by bandits, and promptly killed.
- Known as the “Great Battle of the Mountains”, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani manages to crush a Barcelonan Army en-route to Cordoba (which was conquered some years ago) and leads a brutal campaign to the said city due to a rumor going about that Barcelona is paved with gold. Sadly, it’s not.

(Rome)
- Known as the “Stupidity” Fever, Pope Flavius II gets killed, and thus Pope Gregory II is elected. Pope Gregory II makes it a point to state in his Papal Bull that the Pope will not go anywhere outside of Italy without a proper escort.
- It becomes apparent that the War with the Muslims is a Bad Idea, due to the immense loss of power that Rome now has with their former allies. Pope Gregory II manages to send a missive to the local Caliph on the matter of a peace treaty. The missive does not get sent due to the sudden death of the “Scourge of the East”. Pope Gregory II manages to herald this as a “New Day” and dispatches a formal emissary to Alexandria (which he mistakes as the capital of the Caliphate) on the rights of passage. Although this is the same bloody thing as the said peace treaty, the Pope does have a cunning plan, and this plan is to give a certain faction some respect, which…sort of…well…is worked on for the next ten years.
- Pope Gregory II manages to re-instate the Roman Senate as a token gesture to Lombardy and Croatia on his intentions. It’s not taken but it is offered to each of the smaller districts in Northern Italy who finally see some avenue of peace.
- The Bosnians slowly loose their ways through saturation of their new culture (Lombardy).

(Northern Europe)
- Hunred, son of Odo, formally charges that the Portuguese are in league with the pagan and therefore should be hunted down like dogs. To this effect, he starts pillaging all buildings of Portuguese origin within the vicinity, which then causes the Portuguese to formally declare war upon him. The first usage of a “land charter” is given to the Basques giving them a free reign in those areas that are against Portuguese interests. Known as the “Stupid War”, Portugal formally annexes Aquitaine in a five year span.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy once more rises up from the ashes, more or less supported by the resurgent Pope, whom puts forth the idea of making it “Holy”, even though he is the last person to really state what is “Holy” and “Unholy”.
- The Kingdom of Neustria invades the Kingdom of Normandy and manages to bankrupt their own realm by buying off the Germans to not intercede. Ironically, the United Kingdoms get involved. Brittany is annexed by the UK.
- Hibernia discovers what will be Massachusetts.

(The Vandals)
- The city of Ayerjaan (OTL Abidjan, the Ivory Coast) is founded.
- The capital of Gadjerica is set at Tyninneria.
- The Gadjericans collect themselves through a system of guilds, which act more or less as outfitters for a select trade, even though their ‘parent branch’ acts more of a bank/lawyer’s office than anything else.
- Onerica is “rediscovered”.
- A wayward Gajderican ship “discovers” Madagascar and records some traces that the Muslims were there, even though the actual records are somewhat hard to read, considering the written language of Gadjerica are in pictograms instead of what their northern kin write in.

 

[Burton K Wheeler]

I like it. Don't give up on this one because of lack of comments!

 

[G.Bone]

*relaxes after writing 20 years of history...

So - Baldie - what do like about it?

Countries By Major Religions

Islam
- The Caliphate
- the Khazars
- The Slavs N. of the Khazars

Roman Catholicism
- The Holy Roman Empire
- Croatia
- Burgundy
- Barcelona (conquered)
- Carthage (conquered)
- Lombardy

Celtic Christianity
- Hibernia
- Britain
- Portugal
- Normandy
- Aquitaine (conquered)
- Denmark
- Frisian Lands

General Christians
(or; slightly influenced by)
- Czechs
- Slovaks
- Slovenians
- The Polish
- Morovians

Eastern Orthodoxy
- The Egyptian Eastern Orthodoxy (see: Copts)
- The Greek Eastern Orthodoxy (Byzantium)
- The Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- various other dissident sects

Others
- The Gadjericans

 

[G.Bone]

740 AD – 750 AD

(Eastern Europe)
- Leo III dies and is replaced by his son, Constantine V.
- Constantine V is then kicked off the throne by a rebellion Artabasdos, General of Armenia. During Artabasdos’s reign, favor is brought back to the icons, thereby gaining much loyalty from those allied to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, as well as other regions.
- Constantine V takes shelter at Amorium, due to the fact that the Bulgarians are behind Artabasdos, and that the Khazars aren’t too friendly to the Byzantine Empire either. For a period of four years, the Eastern Roman Empire will fall into civil war with the Bulgarians asserting their dominance over the throne, as well as taking over the throne at one point, with Artabasdos forced to give them co-dominance over select areas in Northern Greece.
- Constantine V then appeals to the Khazars on the fact of if they support him (by year six of his exile from the capital) he will marry one of their princesses as well as other rights. The Khazars are not amused.
- A revolt within the capital for those against the icons are slaughtered by a Bulgarian Army, causing another rebellion against the usurper, and giving Constantine V a chance to reclaim power, which he does, in 749, through many battles and bribes to the Arabs for them not to attack.
- Constantine V kills his usurper and starts a campaign against anything remotely attached to icons, even going to the point that saints and relics are branded heretical.
- Bulgaria then implements their own rival call against such a persecution, taking those areas promised by the (dead Usurper) Emperor within Northern Greece, thereby causing the Byzantines more distraction from their traditional enemies, the Arabs.

(Islam)
- The Umayyads manage to defeat various attempts but fail to avert their total collapse by the Abbasids, who manage to ‘bribe’ Egypt with defacto independence if assistance is given to their cause.
- Barcelona is ‘reshaped’ to become a Muslim City. Raids from the Balearic Islands prohibit any movement towards the North and Northeast. Further support is drawn up from what will be known as Morocco and Algeria to help with this campaign.
- Muslim rule is consolidated in the Iberian Peninsula.

(Rome)
- Pope Gregory II manages to recruit Croatia back into the Roman fold.
- The Roman Navy is re-built in order to provide security from the Muslims.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy is “re-annexed” into Rome due to the threat of the said enemies. Sadly, this will mark a division within this region that will cause effects in the coming years.
- The Kingdom of Slovenia formally unites with Lombardy, even though the two nations still go by their separate names. Slovenians are converted to the Lombardic strand of the Roman Catholic Church, which puts an emphasis on the spiritual welfare rather than the temporal. Pope Gregory II attempts to insert himself into the deal by sending a representative to this ceremony but is too late to do anything.
- Riots in Barcelona are put down.

(Northern Europe)
- Portugal experiences a revolt in the Kingdom of the Basques about dealing with the Muslims.
- The first institution of a ‘draft’ is put into place as efforts in controlling the Aquitaine prove to be detrimental to the long term authority of Portugal.
- Galicia develops a separate language that is strangely influenced by Hibernian.
- War with Neustria grinds to a standstill with British troops conflicting with their Norman counterparts on who really controls their nation.
- The Republic of Germany experiences their first civil war.
- The Monrovians establish their own kingdom to the east, outside of Germany proper, and south of the Poles, due to their culture being erased by outside influences. Ironically the language that they bring is utterly alien to the Poles, who cannot understand what they are saying.
- The Hibernians begin to chronicle their own history through various books that are heavily illustrated with gold leafs and bright colored inks.
- The Barony of the Poles becomes the Kingdom of the Poles.
- Contact with Denmark lapses into silence.

(The Vandals)
- The Gadjericans elect their first Mayor of Tynnineria, the defacto head of their nation, even though they haven’t gotten around to electing one.
- Efforts are made to restore exploration in the “Western Seas” with the legend coming about of the “Lost Army”, somewhere over there, in the Jungles of Mist.
- The Gadjericans begin to concentrate on their land holdings due to attacks from various other entities rising up at this time.

 

[G.Bone]

750 AD – 760 AD

(Islam)
- The word Saracen comes about as another name for the Arabs.
- The Abbasids consolidate their control over the Caliphate; the capital is moved from Damascus to Baghdad.
- A dubious record surfaces in the far off city of Guangzhou (China) that some strange raiders from the lands of Persia and Arabia came, saw, and sacked.
- Abd ar-Rahman, one of the last Umayyads to escape from the massive cleansing of the said family, manages to surface all the way in al-Andalus, thereby creating his own rival Caliphate, even though the actual control of the region will be a long time coming due to the constant raids from the north and east (i.e. Rome). One of the first trademarks of his reign will be the establishment of a proper navy and militia in order to counter any possible invasions.
- The Battle of Talas commences at this date, the first marked conflict between Tang China and the Abbasids, although the actual veracity of this remains to be substantiated. Muslim preachers start to expand their dominance in Central Asia.
- The House of Wisdom, the first Islamic Library/pseudo-University is founded in Baghdad.
- Samarkand is conquered by the Muslims.

(Rome)
- Pope Gregory II dies and is succeeded by Pope Gregory III.
- An unauthorized attack on Carthage forces Pope Gregory III to create what will be known as the Holy Inquisition in order to show his own dominance over the Sicilians. The attack itself, which was more of a raid than anything else, will cause a very long headache for the Papacy.
- Croatia sues for peace against the Bulgarians, whom sack their capital.
- Known as the year of the “Infighting”, Pope Gregory III is assassinated in Rome with Pope Zachary elected. A crack down against the secret societies, especially in Sicily, begins, with the said region becoming a military district rather than what it used to be.
- Lombard clerics are seen in Croatia. Pope Zachary manages to swallow his pride and request aid from the Lombard Realm, who manages to acquire dominance over Northern Italy in exchange for this aid.
- The Inquisitors become the defacto bodyguard of the Papacy.
- Under Pope Zachary, the Papacy attempts to retract it’s descent into the temporal through the reservation of the Secretariat of State for civilians rather than the princes of the church.
- Pope Zachary negotiates for further aid with the Kingdom of Neustria on the matter of Burgundy and the subject of France.
- Pope Zachary dies and is succeeded by Pope Stephen II, who is referred to as “Zachary II”, for his continuing of the policies by his predecessor. Riots in Burgundy are loudly put down by the Inquisition. The practice of the Papal Bulls is edited for the declaration of who’s “evil/unholy” is started at this time.
- Lombardy informally cuts religious ties with Rome.
- Latin ceases to become the written language of the educated in Lombardy with their own language – a muddle of Germanic/Latin/Slavic words – used at this time.

(Northern Europe)
- Carloman Martel, the son of a charismatic military general in the Kingdom of Neustria, declares himself King, due to the lack of progress made by the previous leaders against the British. He will spend three more years consolidating his rule and manages to achieve some level of respect through the “Truce” with Britain (no actual agreement was signed; just an appreciated level of hatred between the two).
- At the end of the three years, Carloman decides to attack the remnants of Burgundy, increasing his realm thrice fold, and getting the attention of the Pope, who demands that he should cease his attacks on “Roman Soil”. Carloman does stop…but at a prince, which is to gain support for his future plans on becoming King of France.
- Frisia falls to the Republic of Germany.
- The Hibernian colonies in Iceland are built up.
- Carloman Martel is given official status by Pope Zachary on becoming Rome’s “face” towards the West. In this aspect, he is also given dominance over ‘Upper’ Burgundy. Carloman thanks the Pope and then wages war upon the Portuguese.
- The Portuguese respond through the chartering of their Muslim allies to the south in exchange for the “peace” the two have been enjoying as of late.
- Barcelona is attacked by Papal ships from Burgundy.
- The Republic of Germany is invited to join the United Kingdoms.
- The Lord Speaker is created in Parliament by Lord Charles of York, who argues passionately that Portugal should not be abandoned to the “Roman scum that dare to call themselves Holy and Roman”.
- Muslim preachers start appearing in London.
- Northern Aquitaine is annexed by the British.
- The Portuguese retreats to coastal holdings.
- The first mention of a ‘commoner’s movement” is made in Aquitaine.

 

[G.Bone]

760 AD – 770 AD

(Islam)
- Abd ar-Rahman help to quell a rebellion in the Kingdom of Nekor.
- Abd ar-Rahaman announces himself as "Emir" instead of "Caliph" for political reasons.
- Known as the “Long Wars”, both the Arabian Army in Iberia and the Portuguese Army make southern France a wasteland. The relative unease that the Portuguese have with their western allies is observed by many to the point that many survivors choose to convert to Islam rather than to the Portuguese Church, seeing that the former is viewed as an affront to God than the Muslims. The exact reasoning behind this – or the actual veracity – isn’t entirely held up as “Truth” due to the continuing battles over who rules what.
- Burgundy is raided.
- A mosque is allowed to be built in Lisbon.
- Fortification around Carthage is built on the scale of Constantinople, thereby provoking a certain line of humor within Egypt that if one cannot have the city to the east then might as well have it in the west.

(Northern Europe)
- A trend begins with most of the Portuguese centers of learning in Aquitaine converted into military complexes.
- The Sub-Kingdom of the Asturias is founded within the Kingdom of Portugal.
- Edwin the Long Limbed is voted as Prime Minister of the United Kingdoms.
- In the Battle of Tours, Carloman Martel is shot by a wayward arrow. His space is quickly filled in by Pippin Martel (his brother), who assumes the throne as King Pippin I. Throughout his eight year reign, Pippin will manage to conquer much of Interior Aquitaine and invite Roman emissaries to establish the rule of the Catholic Church within those domains.
- The last native Lombard King dies and is succeeded by the first Slovenian-Lombard King, Desiderius. After his coronation in Venice, King Desiderius works on consolidating the two realms into one, through building various churches to “Lombardi” fashions, establishing of a dictionary so the two peoples could understand each other, and opening relations with the Slovaks. Also of a minor note, the Iron Crown of Lombardy is used in the coronation, with the Mayor of Venice elevated to the Doge.
- Moravia wars against the Poles for some trivial matter.

(Rome)
- Pope Zachary II dies and is replaced by Pope Paul I.
- With the “fall” of Lombardy to Slovak influences, Pope Paul I attempts to spread the word of the “true Roman faith” by advocating an agenda that would return the Papacy to a status of spiritual power.
- With the fall of Carloman Martel in battle, Pope Paul I sends an emissary to the new king on the matter of France, and the issue of spurring the Saracen out of Iberia. Pippin is open to these ideas with the plan of having his son, Charles, to arrive in Rome so that he could acquire some sort of legitimacy as the “Roman Advocate” in France.
- Negotiations are launched to Constantinople in order for a coordinated attack on the Arabs sometime in the immediate future.

(Eastern Europe)
- Bulgaria falls into civil war after several attempts upon Constantine V in the name of the Icons. Constantine V manages to inflict great defeats on Bulgaria through a campaign of trickery that doesn’t really gain much support to his cause. Those believers in icons that do evade immediate death go northward.
- A long tradition of Bulgarian nationalism is launched after these defeats with churches becoming castles and large clans becoming kingdoms in their own right.
- The Serbians resurrect themselves even though they act more as Bulgarians and gain a fierce reputation as fighters due to raids from Croatia attempting to gain concessions in this decade.
- The Montenegrins manage to acquire land along what will be known as Southern Croatia and earn a reputation of being middle men in the continuing wars, even though they worship a mixture of both Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Those Greeks that are fond of the icons blend into this population due to the ongoing wars of religion, bringing with them further beliefs that tilt the Montenegrins into Eastern Orthodoxy with Roman Catholic ‘traits’.
-The Khazars formally convert to Judaism but leave a back door to the Muslims who view the said realm as an ally to their faith. A small connection is made between them and Persia with the promise of new devotees to the North and Northwest.

 

[G.Bone]

770 AD – 780 AD

(Islam)
(The East)
- Cordoba is made the “Second Capital” of the Emirate of Al-Andalus. Several roads are founded to help conduct trade between Lisbon, the said city, and Barcelona. The distrust of the Portuguese does result in the establishment of a military academy within Cordoba, mostly for the training of militia.
- Abd ar-Rahman attempts to divide his time between the defense of Barcelona, the “escapades” in the North, the matter of Portugal to the East, and the matter of his continued reinforcements to the South. Given this immense burden upon his regime, it is not surprising that much of what was controlled in the south goes to the Berbers, who are given more “rights” under their “Charter”, which results in many of their various districts resembling pirate cities than anything else.
(The West)
- Baghdad becomes a ‘most splendid city’, but it is only the native citizenry of that city and supporters of the Abbasids that conjure that label up.
- The Abbasids utilize their prisoner’s skills from a battle to create paper; this will cause a continued flourishing of Arabian Literacy, even though what fuel the drive are translations from various captured documents from Carthage and various territories along the Byzantine border.
- A Persian variant of Islam flourishes both in the Khazar Realm and north of it.
- Under the Abbasids, Islam adopts an “orthodox” creed that will result in the diversifying of various other dissident faiths throughout the lands that it has already contacted with, including the Hind, Java, East Africa, Madagascar, and various other places.

(Northern Europe)
- Negotiations between the Kingdom of Neustria and the Papacy continue to the point that Pippin Martel gains formal recognition of his realm as the Kingdom of France by the Holy Roman Empire in exchange for military support of the Papacy in various future adventures.
- In the Second Battle of Tours, Charles the Red, son of Pippin, gains fame by crushing a Muslim Army attempting to reach Burgundy. For now, much of the SW border between the Kingdom of Neustria/France and the Emirate of Al-Andalus is settled with the Emir himself asking for a time out.
- Pippin Martel manages to ‘liberate’ Bordeaux, thereby managing to set back Portuguese advances for several years. Within the battle, Pippin gets wounded, and immediately sends his son to Rome, where he invokes the treaty as signed by the previous pope to recognize his son as a Patron of Rome, which is done with great ceremony.
- Pippin Martel dies three days before Charles the Red can get home. Charles the Red comes home and announces himself as the Rightful King of France. To this effect, a very long war commences, harkening on the fact that the Portuguese are heretics in the name of God, and that France must be united by any cost. The wars continue to the point that Portuguese possessions are only limited to their fortress abbeys.
- The United Kingdoms fortify their hold in Brittany and Normandy.
- The United Kingdoms formally sends their disagreement with the fact that Charles the Red has managed to buy himself a title as well as to drive their faithful ally almost to the sea. Military troops are quickly sent to support Portugal. This action immediately has repercussions within the said country on what will happen next, given that some of the Portuguese military leaders wanted to ask first and then receive it.
- The Kingdom of Slovakia falls apart for some reason.
- The Kingdom of Lombardy-Slovenia formally establishes the Venetian Creed, where all Slavs are welcome within the said realm for the promise of another Slavic Empire, thereby linking Samo with the long line of Lombardi Kings. (Don’t ask).
- The first mention of the Maygars is written down.
- Portugal almost falls into civil war. Charles manages to exploit this by driving both north and east of Bordeaux, sending forth many an emissary to the commoner’s movements stating his intentions, and conveniently becoming the defacto ruler of Aquitaine, even though there are still some hold outs.
- The Republic of Germany signs a peace agreement with the Kingdom of France.
- Hibernian exploration of the Far Lands stumble.

(Rome)
- Rome goes through another succession with the Holy Inquisition first used to put down a mutiny in Sicily.
- Pope Adrian is elected. Difficulties with Lombardy and Rome flare up as Pope Adrian attempts to re-organize Rome into an Empire. Known more as the “slump”, Pope Adrian convenes the Holy Synod about the matter of the Holy Roman Empire and the course it will take in the future.
- An offer is made to King Charles ("The Great" as many of his subjects now call him) on the fact of pacifying Lombardy as well as the matter of Carthage.

 

[G.Bone]

780 AD – 800 AD

(Islam)
(The East)
- Abd ar-Rahman creates a ring of fortifications along the Pyrenees.
- Idris founds the second ‘dissident’ state against the Caliphate, the Kingdom of Morocco (although limited in what it controls). An alliance is made with the Berbers on the matter of the “Charter” which has now become an unspoken agreement between the two ethnicities for future adventures. Sadly, the conduct of Idris’s fledging campaigns of conquest attracts the wrong type of attention, and he is assassinated by an emissary from the Caliphate. His son, Idris II, takes up the throne, founds the city known as Fez, and continues on with the merry adventures of conquering.
(The West)
- Islam spreads slowly in East Africa, India, and various other places. An Abbasid official is dispatched to the Hind although this will be the only place to be pulled within the ‘new’ Caliphate.
- Harun al-Rashid moves his court to Syria to promote stability within the Caliphate.
- The Copts are merged into the local government of Egypt. By this time, nearly all the Egyptian Eastern Orthodox priests within Egypt have either become Copts or near Copts in their religion.

(Northern Europe)
(France)
- Charlemagne, as Charles the Great is known now, wages war upon the United Kingdoms/Portugal. The wars are vicious with some key moments recorded when the UK/Portugal seem at odds with each other than fighting a common enemy. It is to this effect that Charlemagne ‘gives’ an opportunity to Portugal on recognizing those areas that are “sovereign Portuguese territory” and various other conditions for peace. Portugal, having difficulty in establishing themselves due to the matter of the UK’s dominance over their own lands, agrees.
(The UK/Portugal)
- Due to the sudden “capitulation” of Portugal to the French, Parliament breaks out in a riot on the said country being punished for their actions. Those British troops left in France do fight a long and hard battle just out, seizing some Portuguese castles in the name of honor. Needless to say, it is a long and hard battle both in the homeland and in France.
- The Hibernian Prince Aed Cathal attempts to orchestrate a coup against the Parliament and reinstate the position of Legate.
- Brittany becomes a “Hibernian” possession.
- Portugal slides into civil war. Muslim preachers installed in the southern domains of the said country convert various dissidents to Islam.
(Elsewhere)
- The Viking Age commences as raids upon Scotland and Northern England begin. Observations are noted about the particular curve of the ships being of a Danish origin.
- The Avars invade Slovenian territory. The Kingdom of Lombard-Slovenia declares war upon them, eventually pushing them out. A good number of the Avars spill over to Moravia/Croatia/Bulgaria.
- The Kingdom of Lombard-Slovenia then annexes what is left of Slovakia.
- The Kingdom of Lombard-Slovenia formally issues a statement that they are now effectively separated from Rome, given that they are now French.
- The Republic of Germany gets raided by the Vikings.

(Rome)
- Pope Adrian experiences another riot on his hands with the Holy Inquisition using brutal force. Sicilian priests attempt to convene their own Holy Synod. Pope Adrian uses his Papal Bull to formally excommunicate them all and effectively sends the Inquisition after them.
- Charlemagne leaves his sons in charge of things and arrives in Rome to aid the Pope. The “Sicilian Purges” are started with French troops giving legitimacy to the Pope, whom gives his ally the title “Emperor of the Romans”.
- Charlemagne effectively becomes the power behind the throne, sending what he can to Croatia, currently being besieged by the Avars and the Bulgarians.
- Raids commence on the Balearics, Carthage, and Barcelona. The Emir of Cordoba, wishing not to fight, formally recognizes Charlemagne as an equal.
- Pope Adrian dies and is replaced by Pope Leo III, who is ushered in as a puppet Pope for the French Emperor.
- Charlemagne attempts to invade the Kingdom of Lombard-Slovenia but is buffered away by that Lombard Walls.

(Eastern Europe)
- Bulgaria and the Eastern Roman Empire resume their daily cycle of wars. Icons are re-established as the norm for the Eastern Orthodox Church under Empress Irene. Alas, what support that she does have now, is mostly in the army, with those that are pro-Icons becoming “Bulgarian” in their orientation.

(Elsewhere)
- The Bank of Tynnineria is established, helping to unify the various “currencies” throughout Gadjericia.
- Islamic preachers within Western Morocco are encountered. Islam is allowed to spread through the outer reaches of Gadjerica, even though the said holy men think they are encountering a brotherhood of pirates than an organized nation-state.
- All traces of Europe are confused with common lore about Onerica and “Those that Swallowed it Whole”.

 

[G.Bone]

800 AD – 820 AD

(Islam)
(The East)
- Abd ar-Rahman dies and is succeeded by Hisham, who is then replaced by Al-Hakam I. Barcelona gets raided several times by the French, whom manage to win back Barcelona and much of the Eastern Spanish Coast. Aid is sent by the Kingdom of Morocco and Nekor on thwarting this effort, with the end result being a total reconstruction of Barcelona towards Islamic influences.
- The Charter becomes more of a living institution with Nekor, Morocco, and Cordoba allied with the institution of ‘crusaders’ (for a lack of a better term) implemented in order to ward off Christian intrusions.
- Rumor arrives of a “Great African Power” to the South; efforts are made to validate this effort.
- Cordoba becomes the capital of Moorish Spain.
- As the Holy Roman Empire falls apart, the Emirate of Cordoba manages to gain Eastern Burgundy under their watch.
(The West)
- The Abbasids move their capital once more again, back to Baghdad.
- Al-Amin becomes Caliph, with Persia soon gaining more influence over the Caliphate in exchange for military aid.
- Divisions within the Abbasid Caliphate become apparent as those Muslims in the Khazar Lands and those neighboring Slavs become affilitated with separate various sects rather than a ‘mainstream’ faith of Islam.
- Carthage gets raided once more.

(Northern Europe)
(France/Rome)
- Charlemagne becomes the defacto ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. To this effect, Charlemagne attempts to restrict the Papacy to a more temporal authority than anything else. On going conflicts involving Croatia has the said entity conquer that realm, thereby almost reaching what their previous incarnation had. Charlemagne manages to orchestrate the Raid upon Carthage and Barcelona. Sadly, this effort snaps back, with Charlemagne suddenly dying as a massive army is built up for a raid upon Carthage.
- The Holy Roman Empire fractures when Charlemagne dies. Three separate realms emerge in the shadow of the famous king; the Kingdom of France (Louis the Pious), the Kingdom of Italy (Pippin,), and the Kingdom of Croatia (Pippin).
- Louis the Pious gets engaged in the matters of Normandy and Brittany as the UK gets involved in the Viking Wars, scoring victories over the said entity by winning the southern portion of Brittany.
- Due to a mortal injury done upon him in battle with the Normans/Bretons, Louis the Pious passes his rule to his sons, Louis the Hearty (OTL Louis the German) and Lothar. Both sons attempt to carry on their father’s legacy by continuing the wars although with the Republic of Germany in turmoil, Louis the Hearty gains some territories that weren’t exactly french to begin with…
- Pippin of Italy becomes engaged with Lombardy, due to the urging of his advisors, thereby letting Croatia go along the wayside.
- Due to continued defeats within Lombardy, Sicily slowly breaks free of the Kingdom of Italy, with the first anti-pope elected. Pippin of Italy breaks off his ill fated invasion to attend this matter.
- The Kingdom of Croatia becomes heavily influenced by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
(Portugal)
- The Portuguese Civil War drags on as more people of their immediate south convert to Islam. Not surprisingly, the south becomes Islamic all but in name.
- The Duchy of Portugal attempts to re-unify through the creation of what is known as Parliament; this fails and military action commences upon the Kingdom of Asturias.
- Covert support from the UK (namely Hibernia) arrives.
- The Kingdom of the Basques invades the Kingdom of France.
- The Duchy of Portugal experiences a revival in their faith of the Portugese Church through the administrations of Father Thomas of Lisbon, whom urges Portugal to do their "sacred" duty in establishing Portugese identity, instead of simply letting things go along the wayside.
- Riots break out in Lisbon against Muslims.
(Elsewhere)
- The Viking Age goes into full swing. Cornwall, Northumbria, and Scotland get invaded. Due to the strong presence of the new Hibernians, most of the Vikings settle in Scotland and Northumbria, carving out small kingdoms of their own, in order to complete the vast areas they already control.
- The Danes formally invade the Republic of Germany. Known as the “Scourge” much of Coastal Germany becomes a wasteland. The Kingdom of the Czechs assists the Republic through an agreed settlement that if the Republic goes through the Viking Wars safe and whole, a Czech King will be retained as the Legate of Germany.
– The Kingdom of Lombardy-Slovenia-Slovakia is invaded by the Kingdom of Italy. During the war, the Slavic tongue replaces the Lombard tongue as the lingua franca of the realm, even though some bits of the previous language remains.
- The UK falls into turmoil as the Vikings invade as well as other issues. Hibernia starts to pull out of Parliament.

Eastern Europe
- Byzantine and the Bulgarians clash once more again.
- The Eastern Roman Empire lapses into an anti-iconist movement, thereby giving more power to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church; additional Greek influences help to establish a creed for this sect. Krum, one of the myraid kings of Bulgaria, begins construction of the Sofia Cathedral, established mainly for further adventures in reinforcing the Bulgarian Church.
- The Montenegrins dispatch an emissary to Sofia to learn more about how the icons are a symbol of God's Will.
- The Kingdom of Croatia falls apart in different states as each state attempts to establish what they as a people really want. Thus begins a competition between Lombardic influences, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and a reminant of the Roman Catholic Church.

 

[G.Bone]

The "South" City is there ...because I forgot the name

 

[Tynnin]

Very nice.

Lots of stuff going on – I had to read it twice to make sure I caught everything.

I was wondering if the Gadjeircia would find a kindred spirit in the Vikings – given their past.

I Like the map. The light-green areas – are they known though unclaimed territories or territories under native control?