Vinland survives, etc is a pretty well known trope around here which is really unlikely given the climate factors, but let's say for the sake of argument things go a little better and relations with the neighbors are a little better via trade. If a few local Skraelings end up converting to (Catholic) Christianity and a few are ordained as Priests (I'm not sure if there were any priests in Vinland but let's say there are in this scenario) and it ends up sticking past the Norse colonization effort, what are the consequences?
Historians seem to believe the locals were Beothuk ancestors. At the risk of asking a thousand questions, I have a few key inquiries:
In this case, once the Norse die off, is it possible for a kind of organized Christianity to survive in Newfoundland? Could it retain its Catholic heritage enough without innovation to be recognizable to latter European explorers? Was there enough interplay between the proto-Beothuk and other mainland groups that Christianity would spread elsewhere? What would the long term effect be on the proto-Beothuk society, if any - would there be revolutionary changes?
Historians seem to believe the locals were Beothuk ancestors. At the risk of asking a thousand questions, I have a few key inquiries:
In this case, once the Norse die off, is it possible for a kind of organized Christianity to survive in Newfoundland? Could it retain its Catholic heritage enough without innovation to be recognizable to latter European explorers? Was there enough interplay between the proto-Beothuk and other mainland groups that Christianity would spread elsewhere? What would the long term effect be on the proto-Beothuk society, if any - would there be revolutionary changes?