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Howdy howdy hey! I'm superninja76, and I'm here to ask you all a question that popped into my head recently, while playing EUIV Extended Timeline.

What if the empire of Samo, the Frankish arms dealer turned heroic general turned Slavic warrior-king, had survived his death in around 658 (60 years old, now that's a long time to live in the 600s!), through one of his many, many sons inheriting the leadership of the union?

In addition, how could this have occurred? I'm not particularly familiar with how Slavic society worked around this time, and there must've been some sort of reason preventing a Samosian dynasty. He seemed to be very well respected by the Slavs, perhaps loved, and he was also was, by all accounts I've seen, quite the effective commander, having smashed the Avars and even the Merovingians on several occasions. Why didn't this love and respect for Samo translate into a lasting dynasty?
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