What would have happened if Edwīne and Morcar had succeeded in liberating the English from Guillame de Normandie? What would have happened if the Normans had not been around long enough for their culture to permeate the fair moors of England? Had the English throne remained English, would a powerful empire still be possible? Would the Dark Ages ever really end?
WHY NOT EXPLORE THIS POSSIBILITY?
Norþanhymbra
December 26th, 1066
Only a single day has passed since the crowning of Guillame "The Bastard" de Normandie as King of the English. Even though news of the crowning has yet to reach the far corners of the kingdom, it would come as no surprise.
In the north of England, two Saxon brothers remain in power; Edwīne, Earl of Miercna, and Morcar, Earl of Norþanhymbra; whereas the rest of the country has been redistributed between Norman French nobility. As worrisome as this was to the Saxon earls, they had little choice but to submit, at least temporarily. They hadn't armies to speak of, as their own forces had been obliterated by the former Norse King Haraldr III harðráði.
The future looks bleak for the Saxon people. A foreign power has taken control, as has been the history of England under the Vikings. Gōdwine's sons, the heirs to the throne, are dead. There are few allies nearby that could be any real help, save for the Kingdom of Scots to the north, the Norse, who may still be aggrieved at the death of their King Haraldr, and the Sons of Dena, who may be just as aggrieved as the Norse, being that they had been evicted from Denalagu. The Welsh can be of no help, as they are no unified people, but a smattering of Princedoms, Dukedoms and Baronies.
What shall become of our fair Engla Land? Only time shall tell...
WHY NOT EXPLORE THIS POSSIBILITY?
Norþanhymbra
December 26th, 1066
Only a single day has passed since the crowning of Guillame "The Bastard" de Normandie as King of the English. Even though news of the crowning has yet to reach the far corners of the kingdom, it would come as no surprise.
In the north of England, two Saxon brothers remain in power; Edwīne, Earl of Miercna, and Morcar, Earl of Norþanhymbra; whereas the rest of the country has been redistributed between Norman French nobility. As worrisome as this was to the Saxon earls, they had little choice but to submit, at least temporarily. They hadn't armies to speak of, as their own forces had been obliterated by the former Norse King Haraldr III harðráði.
The future looks bleak for the Saxon people. A foreign power has taken control, as has been the history of England under the Vikings. Gōdwine's sons, the heirs to the throne, are dead. There are few allies nearby that could be any real help, save for the Kingdom of Scots to the north, the Norse, who may still be aggrieved at the death of their King Haraldr, and the Sons of Dena, who may be just as aggrieved as the Norse, being that they had been evicted from Denalagu. The Welsh can be of no help, as they are no unified people, but a smattering of Princedoms, Dukedoms and Baronies.
What shall become of our fair Engla Land? Only time shall tell...