These guys will be forming an empire in my TL.
They and a Amalgation of ATL Pacific Natives did in my TL (Land of Salmon and Totems).
These guys will be forming an empire in my TL.
I had an idle thought recently, what if the northern costal native ameircans (inuit, Tlingit ect) developed a raiding/taiding/exploring viking like culture. Whould this result in improved naval tech? Would these people expand to the east (Iceland) if eastern, or to the west (sibereia, japan, hawiai) if western? What would be the optimum time for this to occure. Would they meet the vikings coming the other way? Share your thoughts!
And what effect do you think them forming a n empire would have? (seeing as its for your timeline, you dont have to ansere, ime just curios)
Mesoamericans were militarily superior to both them and the Caribbean peoples even moreso. I've heard the idea that the Caribs or Arawaks could be a Viking-analogue in the Americas but it doesn't bear well under scrutiny. Most Mesoamerican nations were highly organized with well-trained and effective fighters and especially more populous than these hypothetical raiders. The Vikings of OTL were successful because they were just as advanced as their targets in technology, often more skilled in war, could bring great numbers to bear, and did a good job of picking targets. The Arawaks or Caribs could fulfill none of these conditions, and the Mesoamericans faced much greater opponents in each other than they possibly could from any outsiders in North America.Yes, it would be interesting so see what a powerfull, seafaring, slavetaking culture would have on the Mesoamericans, prehaps making them less trusfull of those plale, steelclad men from the east who came in giant canoes. (I know this is off topic, and not northern, but prehhaps the caribs or the Arawak people could fill the role of sea based raiders of the mesoamericans?)
Mesoamericans were militarily superior to both them and the Caribbean peoples even moreso. I've heard the idea that the Caribs or Arawaks could be a Viking-analogue in the Americas but it doesn't bear well under scrutiny. Most Mesoamerican nations were highly organized with well-trained and effective fighters and especially more populous than these hypothetical raiders. The Vikings of OTL were successful because they were just as advanced as their targets in technology, often more skilled in war, could bring great numbers to bear, and did a good job of picking targets. The Arawaks or Caribs could fulfill none of these conditions, and the Mesoamericans faced much greater opponents in each other than they possibly could from any outsiders in North America.