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Though my general idea has been discussed in various ways, on want to take this in a new direction.
As we know Crimean Gothic almost made it into the modern day however was truly on its last legs and though we can wank it to survive as has been shown and discussed in various older forums.
However the direction I am heading at of which certainly seems more straightforward is making the various extinct Germanic tongues survive not necessary as spoken languages but as literary lingua francas.
So are the following situations or similar possible and how could they have likely been achieved:
Low German (Saxon) to become the language of German Protestantism
Lombardic as a Lingua Franca for the Italian nobility either replacing or sidelining Latin
Frankish the language of French elite
Gutnish/Norn not being absorbed into dialects (To be like Scots today)
The East Germanic languages being in a situation to Frankish/Lombardic for this challenge
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