From "The Atlantic Isles" by Leofwine Rabinowitz. EBC books 1994. - is this a fictional book, from your timeline? Nik 20:12, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
This is an interesting idea. What kind of differences do you think it would make in later history? Nik 20:24, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
Hi.
Leofwine Rabinowitz is loosely based on a british historian called Simon Schama (he did a very famous TV history of the British isles, where he strode over battlefields and gave arch pronouncements with one raised eyebrow)
Further down the line, perhaps we'll see a strong France throughout the middle ages. I am not sure whether England is a perpetual battleground between Scots, various French aristocrats and the scandinavian world, or if The Godwinsons come up with a viable state based on Anglo-Saxon common law. I think Brittany may evolve into an early modern state. Also, a strong France means less autonomy for the counts of Toulouse, possibly less Christian influence in Catalonia?
V. much admired the Conlang stuff for Kemrese etc, too much time on all your hands.....
Boynamedsue 02/11/05
Wouldn't an Anglo-Saxon victory at Caldbeck mean no French influence on the English language? And will there be no Angevin Empire?
BNS Just come back to this- yes there will be no french influence on English. The scandinavian influence will have had a similar effect on the grammar, but no french loan words. Sorry to say, there will be no French language, just a collection of dialects similar to pre risorgimento Italian. Also, Latin christendom is weakened as Germany veers towards the Baltic/North Atlantic world, and France has no strong unifying power. Cant see much of a Reconquista on the cards. Dont know if I can bring myself to go Cathar though... England looks north-west, yes I'm afraid America will be discovered early....