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I know its been done, but I wanted to try to write a timeline based on the survival of the Norse American colony.
To do this, I of course had to make the Norse establish a permanent settlement in the first place, and convince them that it was worth fighting the Skraelings/have better relations with the Skraelings.

So, here's the PODs!

-Bjarni Hjolfsson and the fleet of several hundred colonists that get blown off course to Vinland decide to stay; after all, they are colonists. Bjarni Hjolfsson alone return to Iceland to resume his search for his father in Greenland.

- Olaf I of Norway flees the Battle of Svolder, instead of engaging the massive Danish fleet with his mere 11 ships. This extends the length of his rule until 1033.

-Thorvald Ericsson never encounters the Skraelings he impulsively killed OTL. This means the first violent encounter with the Skraelings happens far later in this timeline.
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