That's a fun kind of entry. I find the implication of a major fire disquieting, though.
I think the view through converted outsiders works nicely. How does Norse Orthodoxy work out, anyway? Is there straight-up fanaticism from the newcomers who wish to prove themselves, or is there a certain amount of syncretism? Do they use Greek as a liturgical language or did they translate the Bible into Norse? And what is the situation in the Rus?
If historical precedent means anything, they would probably translate the Bible into Norse. That was common for Eastern Orthodox missionaries who went into various areas of the world (for example, the Russian monks who went into Alaska, and translated the New Testament into the local language of the natives).
That's a fun kind of entry. I find the implication of a major fire disquieting, though.
...perhaps even some sort of runic / Cyrillic hybrid...
So happy to see Byzantium grow and retake much of the land it lost. I think it's pretty much regained most of the land it had under Justinian, hasn't it?
So happy to see Byzantium grow and retake much of the land it lost. I think it's pretty much regained most of the land it had under Justinian, hasn't it?