Muslim Scandinavia

I would say that you'd need some Viking traders convert, and have enough success and numbers to dominate Scandinavia. Not impossible - but perhaps an Imam, or a devout Berber goes back with a Viking group.

You're almost assuredly looking at a Syncretic Islam - i.e. one with many Norse characteristics, but I can see the story of the life of Mohammed being one that could appeal to a Viking. It'd be crazy lucky though - and about as heretical as it could be.

Although, the idea of a great stone wall that was basically the Quran in Rune form is appealing.

So maybe have a strong viking band convert, take control of Aland and Gotland, whilst establishing this odd form of Islam - and have them develop a reputation for victory.

What could be interesting is the role of Thralls.
 
The problem is, by the time Islam starts to push into Europe, most of Scandinavia's neighbours are Christians. You'd need a monster Islam wank of some kind to make Islam dominant in the parts of the world the Norse actually interact with. Otherwise, it's far more attractive for them to eventually adopt the religion of their trading partners, which will likely be Christianity.

Maybe some kind of rollicking Caliphate romp in which Constantinople falls in the 700s and the Caliphate slams its way up into the Balkans, leading to much of eastern Europe converting, but that gets into "is Muslim Poland really feasible" territory.

Personally, I feel that an Islamic Constantinople means Islamic conquest of Italy and France. If they stay Muslim ruled, than all of Europe will eventually convert. However, if you believe that a combined Constantinople/western Europe conquest isn't feasible, than conversions other than in Russia aren't going to happen. There's a reason even Hungary converted to Catholicism instead of Orthodoxy.
 
When is the earliest we can get a Muslim Scandinavia, with the smallest P.O.D (I.e no huge conquests of Europe: obviously reasonable territory gains allowed).

I would be interested to see how, and what far reaching effects people think this could have on medieval, and modern day Europe and World.

If the Arab forces crush the Frankish arny and kill Charles Martel, they would at least delay the Frankish expansion. Afterwards a more regional Muslim state can continue to fight in Gaul. And so on, and so on.
 
I would say that you'd need some Viking traders convert, and have enough success and numbers to dominate Scandinavia. Not impossible - but perhaps an Imam, or a devout Berber goes back with a Viking group.

A few traders, an imam or a devout Berber(!) aren't gonna cut it, considering the massive structural factors still in place effecting the Christianization of the region.
 
A few traders, an imam or a devout Berber(!) aren't gonna cut it, considering the massive structural factors still in place effecting the Christianization of the region.

I should have put in Bedouin, Berbers would be a bit odd.

But you're right - it'd be a total against the odds deal, but the challenge is Muslim Scandinavia with the tiniest PoD - introducing the faith and having its adherents be really successful is about as small as you're going to get.
 
If the Christians don't reach up there, then maybe a bit more luck would have the Muslims reach there. As for actually adopting the culture... they might actually do better than Christians.

Borth Norse beleif and Islam have warriors ties and deep levels of devotion to them and it isn't hard to imagine the djinn being identified with one of the elves if not just accepted in as folklore.
 
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