Europe, 610-750 (Saint Muhammad)

 The following is a timeline of Europe in the Saint Muhammad timeline. NOTE: The first important change in Europe out of OTL is around the 670's as Byzantium had been occupied in the Middle East before that. 610-675: more to come  676: The Avar, Slav and Bulgar tribes begin migrating west in response to  pressure to the east. The  king Pectarit begins negotiations with the Byzantine emperor Konstantinos XI so to take over the remains of Italy. However, negotiations are stalled when tensions between Arians and Catholics begin to arise in Northern Italy.  <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ALombard-Byzantine_Treaty_SM.png%7Cthumb%7Cthe%20Lombard%20Kingdom%20after%20the%20677%20Treaty%20%28map%20in%20Vulgar%20Italian%29.%20The%20Byzantine%20territories%20are%20in%20orange.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Lombard-Byzantine_Treaty_SM.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22the%20Lombard%20Kingdom%20after%20the%20677%20Treaty%20%28map%20in%20Vulgar%20Italian%29.%20The%20Byzantine%20territories%20are%20in%20orange.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22the%20Lombard%20Kingdom%20after%20the%20677%20Treaty%20%28map%20in%20Vulgar%20Italian%29.%20The%20Byzantine%20territories%20are%20in%20orange.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="73-13896241644f372cbd1dcae" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120211192238/althistory/images/thumb/1/19/Lombard-Byzantine_Treaty_SM.png/250px-Lombard-Byzantine_Treaty_SM.png" width="250" height="302" class="image thumb withCaption" type="image" />677: With Pectarit temporarily bringing down revolting Arian Lombards, Byzantium continues negotiations. By December, a <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SM%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BSM%7CLombard-Byzantine%20Treaty%7Cdeal%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="73-13896241644f372cbd1dcae" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> is reached: Konstantinos will hand over all of the Exarchate of Ravenna and Dalmatia except several cities (see map). In return, the Lombard king promises to vow loyalty to the Emperor and form the Empire of the West. The <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SM%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BSM%7CSaxon%20Confederacy%7CSaxon%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="73-13896241644f372cbd1dcae" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> king begins establishing more regional authority over the local tribes and amassing a collective army of several of the tribes near the border with Turingia. </li>678: The Lombard King begins declaring himself Emperor of the West and begins arming up an army. He moves his sede to the more Romanic Mediolandium, close to Pavia. </li>679: The Saxon king declares the end to the Saxon Confederation and establishes the <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SM%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BSM%7CSaxon%20Empire%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="73-13896241644f372cbd1dcae" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> with semi-feudalistic ideals so to not anger the more powerful Saxon tribes. </li><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASM_Europe_Lombard-Byzantine-Saxon-Pyrdish_division.png%7Cthumb%7Cthe%20division%20of%20Europe%3B%20in%20yellow%20the%20Lombards%5C%2FWesterns%2C%20in%20Purpule%20the%20Byzantines%2C%20in%20cyan%20the%20Saxons%20and%20in%20green%20the%20Pyrdish%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22SM_Europe_Lombard-Byzantine-Saxon-Pyrdish_division.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22the%20division%20of%20Europe%3B%20in%20yellow%20the%20Lombards%5C%2FWesterns%2C%20in%20Purpule%20the%20Byzantines%2C%20in%20cyan%20the%20Saxons%20and%20in%20green%20the%20Pyrdish%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22the%20division%20of%20Europe%3B%20in%20yellow%20the%20Lombards%5C%2FWesterns%2C%20in%20Purpule%20the%20Byzantines%2C%20in%20cyan%20the%20Saxons%20and%20in%20green%20the%20Pyrdish%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="73-13896241644f372cbd1dcae" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/althistory/images/thumb/8/8b/SM_Europe_Lombard-Byzantine-Saxon-Pyrdish_division.png/250px-SM_Europe_Lombard-Byzantine-Saxon-Pyrdish_division.png" width="250" height="188" class="image thumb withCaption" type="image" />680: The Saxon Empire and the Pyrdish Kingdom accords an alliance dividing Europe with the Lombards and Byzantines; the old Danube  border with Byzantium is agreed upon, although the Lombards give up everything until the Seine through a land bridge to the Doubs and to the Alps. </li></ul>