How would it be possible for England to be permanently divided into two spheres, one dominated by Wessex and the other by the Danelaw?
My knowledge of Early Medieval England is sadly not great, but from what I have read the key focuses would be dealing with Alfred the Great in some way, preventing him from completely defeating the Vikings, and making the Norse coalesce into a more structured entity (at least for Early Medieval Europe) to better resist any eventual counter invasion, with a conversion to Christianity likely helping in the long run.
Supposing a stalemate would occur, what effects could we see in the rest of the British Isles? How would Mercia fair as a buffer between the two, or would it be swallowed by one or the other? What of Wales, Scotland and Northumbria? And how does a independent merchant city state of London sound like?
My knowledge of Early Medieval England is sadly not great, but from what I have read the key focuses would be dealing with Alfred the Great in some way, preventing him from completely defeating the Vikings, and making the Norse coalesce into a more structured entity (at least for Early Medieval Europe) to better resist any eventual counter invasion, with a conversion to Christianity likely helping in the long run.
Supposing a stalemate would occur, what effects could we see in the rest of the British Isles? How would Mercia fair as a buffer between the two, or would it be swallowed by one or the other? What of Wales, Scotland and Northumbria? And how does a independent merchant city state of London sound like?