What if the Carantanians had managed to defeat the Lombards sometime around the 8th century, and occupy Northern Italy? Perhaps all the way to Mantua, to keep it more or less realistic...
How would the Carantanian state develop from there on in, in terms of:
-Language and culture?
-Foreign relations? Specifically with the Franks, remaining Lombards, Byzantines, Pannonian peoples, other Slavs, etc.
-Religion?
Where would be the Carantanian city center of power?
How would the Carantanian state develop from there on in, in terms of:
-Language and culture?
-Foreign relations? Specifically with the Franks, remaining Lombards, Byzantines, Pannonian peoples, other Slavs, etc.
-Religion?
Where would be the Carantanian city center of power?