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This is kind of a weird idea that just came to me. I've read that the Viking age was caused by the population of Scandinavia growing too large for the climate and geography of the area. Therefore, Viking men took to the sea to settle elswhere or bring wealth back to their homes. But WI instead of taking a sea route, they went the way that earlier Germanic peoples did: south into Germany, the Baltic countries, etc..

The POD required for this would probably be that Viking boat technology doesn't develop as quickly. So what would the effects be of the Vikings going south by land rather than, well every direction really, by sea?
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