609 BC -Hibernia
Abiezer's boat travelled into the mouth of the river, and back to one of the white gravelly beaches just beyond the mouth of the river. First the Basenjis leap off the boat, splashing playfully through the warm oceanwater. Abiezer gives the frollicking a grim and emotionless scorn. The Dogs could've cared less.
The men, Abiezer included, jump from the water and push the boat upon the white gravel. The boat came to a stop upon a particularly high dune. The men panting in the hot midday sun. Kadmiel slaps his leather bandages serving as shoes, and sand streams out like water. "Ya'Elyon!" the man says astounded.
Aaron laughs and slaps the sole of his sandals. "Why haven't you got them, Stupid?" Kadmiel gives Aaron a roll-up-and-die look, with a red face contorted into a pout. Abiezer and a few other men however, had their focus upon the dense forest ahead.
They were supposed to circumnavigate I-Shaphan to find trade opprotunities, in the Path of Himilco. As they came North, the weather began to get cold. It was winter after all. But it never got that cold back in Carthage, and he could see his breath on some days. It puzzled Abiezer, who began a forward walk into the woods. He began to have the sneaking suspicion he had not landed in I-Shapan. They had landed there before, to restock food supplies.
Whomever it was, they'd probably encounter some of his kind on a trek inland. If no people or goods were to be found, the men would sail away to another location to find goods. The Land they are exploring now would probably fade into the background of their memories.
Daphon shouts. Abiezer runs forward with a dagger. Daphon was kneeling infront of a hill, and Abiezer joined him. There were a few houses made of stone, with a little wall around the settlement. Children frollicked, as smoke drifted from the huts. In a field not too far off, there were men tending to cattle. The children had brightly colored hair and light skin. But Abiezer knew they were atleast human, and could be traded with.
Abiezer ordered the men to fetch the wares (that had not been consumed on the voyage here). They assembled at the stone wall.
The Villager's reactions however, were less than friendly. The Women and children, fled to their homes, and the men amassed on the other side of the wall, ready to attack. Their leader, a man with pale skin and red hair, came to peer over the edge of the wall at the Phoenicians.
"Cad é do chuspóir anseo?" he shouts in his native tongue. It was almost lyrical, like Greeks when they recite poems.
Abiezer had no grasp of the words he spoke, but he laid the cases containing the Greek cheeses upon the ground just in front of the wall. He and his men then back away a few yards. The Men came out to bring the cheese roll in. The man examines the roll quite closely, doing everything but take a bite of it. His gaze falls upon Abiezer, who opens and closes his mouth in a manner suggesting eating the roll. The Man tears a chunk of and bite it.
It probably could've been better, but the taste was rich, like nothing the Celt had tasted before. He returned behind the wall, sharing it with the men, peering over once at Abiezer. They spoke in the unknown tongue, but Abiezer noticed the word "Samhain" being brought up every few sentences.
Finally the man came walking back, a smile upon his face. "Fan le haghaidh Samhain!" he says merrily.
Abiezer had no idea what the man was saying, but it seemed along the lines of Welcome, stay a while.
Upon the men's entrance into the village, the men saw a bonfire which seemed to have been burning for eons. They feasted, although they had gained little words from this festival. In the Morning, having traded their wares, sailed back to I-Shaphan, with sacks full of beef, onions, and a variety of Nuts.
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They are going to Ireland before America.
First they go to Ireland to refine their boating techniques, alright? BEFORE they discover America.
If you have anything to say about this TL, feel free to say it.
I assure you there will be no ASB.
Abiezer's boat travelled into the mouth of the river, and back to one of the white gravelly beaches just beyond the mouth of the river. First the Basenjis leap off the boat, splashing playfully through the warm oceanwater. Abiezer gives the frollicking a grim and emotionless scorn. The Dogs could've cared less.
The men, Abiezer included, jump from the water and push the boat upon the white gravel. The boat came to a stop upon a particularly high dune. The men panting in the hot midday sun. Kadmiel slaps his leather bandages serving as shoes, and sand streams out like water. "Ya'Elyon!" the man says astounded.
Aaron laughs and slaps the sole of his sandals. "Why haven't you got them, Stupid?" Kadmiel gives Aaron a roll-up-and-die look, with a red face contorted into a pout. Abiezer and a few other men however, had their focus upon the dense forest ahead.
They were supposed to circumnavigate I-Shaphan to find trade opprotunities, in the Path of Himilco. As they came North, the weather began to get cold. It was winter after all. But it never got that cold back in Carthage, and he could see his breath on some days. It puzzled Abiezer, who began a forward walk into the woods. He began to have the sneaking suspicion he had not landed in I-Shapan. They had landed there before, to restock food supplies.
Whomever it was, they'd probably encounter some of his kind on a trek inland. If no people or goods were to be found, the men would sail away to another location to find goods. The Land they are exploring now would probably fade into the background of their memories.
Daphon shouts. Abiezer runs forward with a dagger. Daphon was kneeling infront of a hill, and Abiezer joined him. There were a few houses made of stone, with a little wall around the settlement. Children frollicked, as smoke drifted from the huts. In a field not too far off, there were men tending to cattle. The children had brightly colored hair and light skin. But Abiezer knew they were atleast human, and could be traded with.
Abiezer ordered the men to fetch the wares (that had not been consumed on the voyage here). They assembled at the stone wall.
The Villager's reactions however, were less than friendly. The Women and children, fled to their homes, and the men amassed on the other side of the wall, ready to attack. Their leader, a man with pale skin and red hair, came to peer over the edge of the wall at the Phoenicians.
"Cad é do chuspóir anseo?" he shouts in his native tongue. It was almost lyrical, like Greeks when they recite poems.
Abiezer had no grasp of the words he spoke, but he laid the cases containing the Greek cheeses upon the ground just in front of the wall. He and his men then back away a few yards. The Men came out to bring the cheese roll in. The man examines the roll quite closely, doing everything but take a bite of it. His gaze falls upon Abiezer, who opens and closes his mouth in a manner suggesting eating the roll. The Man tears a chunk of and bite it.
It probably could've been better, but the taste was rich, like nothing the Celt had tasted before. He returned behind the wall, sharing it with the men, peering over once at Abiezer. They spoke in the unknown tongue, but Abiezer noticed the word "Samhain" being brought up every few sentences.
Finally the man came walking back, a smile upon his face. "Fan le haghaidh Samhain!" he says merrily.
Abiezer had no idea what the man was saying, but it seemed along the lines of Welcome, stay a while.
Upon the men's entrance into the village, the men saw a bonfire which seemed to have been burning for eons. They feasted, although they had gained little words from this festival. In the Morning, having traded their wares, sailed back to I-Shaphan, with sacks full of beef, onions, and a variety of Nuts.
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They are going to Ireland before America.
First they go to Ireland to refine their boating techniques, alright? BEFORE they discover America.
If you have anything to say about this TL, feel free to say it.
I assure you there will be no ASB.
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