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Postby Great Mann » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:17 am

Celestial Provinces wrote:Either Harold Godwinson of Wessex (Old England) wins, or Harald Hardrada (Vikings) wins.

The Battle of Stamford Bridge would be the battle remembered as shaping England, as the Battle of Hastings would have never occurred or the Normans lost if Modern England Never Existed.

Either Viking Controlled, or English Controlled, England in that timeline would be drastically different.


The OP was talking about there being no Germanic (Anglish, Saxon, Jutish) settling in what is now England, not what you’re talking about.
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:19 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
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Haggis was actually an English dish created in the 1409s before the Scots improved on it.

"improved " good lord what crime against humanity was it before?


I'd argue that haggis is more of a crime against ovisity :(
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Postby The Restored Danelaw » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:20 am

Celritannia wrote:
Celestial Provinces wrote:Either Harold Godwinson of Wessex (Old England) wins, or Harald Hardrada (Vikings) wins.

The Battle of Stamford Bridge would be the battle remembered as shaping England, as the Battle of Hastings would have never occurred or the Normans lost if Modern England Never Existed.

Either Viking Controlled, or English Controlled, England in that timeline would be drastically different.


Or the Celtic Britons united.

Given how easily they were subdued by the Germanic tribes in real life, no offense but there's simply no way there's a Celtic Britain in any capacity. Even with no Anglo-Saxons, either some other Germanic tribe, the Vikings, or possibly some other group in the continent would be the dominant force regardless.
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Postby Heloin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:23 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
North American Imperial State wrote:I have never ever tried that, doubt I would find that in North of England

if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

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Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
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But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer
Gie her a haggis!

Ethel mermania wrote:
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Haggis was actually an English dish created in the 1409s before the Scots improved on it.

"improved " good lord what crime against humanity was it before?

It's just the cheap parts of a sheep.

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Postby Celritannia » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:23 am

The Restored Danelaw wrote:
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Or the Celtic Britons united.

Given how easily they were subdued by the Germanic tribes in real life, no offense but there's simply no way there's a Celtic Britain in any capacity. Even with no Anglo-Saxons, either some other Germanic tribe, the Vikings, or possibly some other group in the continent would be the dominant force regardless.


They would have more time to prepare, since the Anglo-Saxons invaded first, then the vikings.
I could see a strong Celtic expansion from modern day Wales, covering nearly all of Britain.

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Postby Ethel mermania » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:28 am

Heloin wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind yer care,
And dish them out their bill o' fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer
Gie her a haggis!

Ethel mermania wrote:"improved " good lord what crime against humanity was it before?

It's just the cheap parts of a sheep.

HEY! There is nothing cheap about blaat.
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Postby North American Imperial State » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:29 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
North American Imperial State wrote:I have never ever tried that, doubt I would find that in North of England

if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:
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Postby The Restored Danelaw » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:29 am

Celritannia wrote:
The Restored Danelaw wrote:Given how easily they were subdued by the Germanic tribes in real life, no offense but there's simply no way there's a Celtic Britain in any capacity. Even with no Anglo-Saxons, either some other Germanic tribe, the Vikings, or possibly some other group in the continent would be the dominant force regardless.


They would have more time to prepare, since the Anglo-Saxons invaded first, then the vikings.
I could see a strong Celtic expansion from modern day Wales, covering nearly all of Britain.

By the time the Vikings invaded, the British Celts had been limited to Wales, Cornwall and the upper parts of Scotland, all incredibly less habitable compared to England and as such lower in population. And here's the sad part. The Anglo-Saxon migration came at the time of the Great Folkwandering. Germanic tribes were migrating everywhere left right and center, what's to suggest that some other tribe wouldn't replace them in that migration? Because frankly if we're saying "no migrations period", there's in essence no way to know what would really happen at all.
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Postby The Restored Danelaw » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:29 am

North American Imperial State wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

Is Scotland not north of England? :p
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Postby Heloin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:29 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind yer care,
And dish them out their bill o' fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer
Gie her a haggis!


It's just the cheap parts of a sheep.

HEY! There is nothing cheap about blaat.

Of course, he'd be a very expensive haggis. High class even.

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Postby Heloin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:31 am

North American Imperial State wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

Scotland isn't North of England?

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Postby Twicetagram and JYPe » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:38 am

I was wondering about the origins of haggis.

Like, imagine a bunch of old hags said to you, "You said, you wanted food, so we gave you food!" As they handed you the worst haggis ever made.

North American Imperial State wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

i'm scared. What's north of England? Wales?
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Postby Celritannia » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:42 am

Twicetagram and JYPe wrote:I was wondering about the origins of haggis.

Like, imagine a bunch of old hags said to you, "You said, you wanted food, so we gave you food!" As they handed you the worst haggis ever made.

North American Imperial State wrote:Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

i'm scared. What's north of England? Wales?


Wales is it's own constituent country.

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Yorkshire and above is the north.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:43 am

North American Imperial State wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:if we are going north of England we get stuck with haggis

Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

Scotland is not north of England? News to me.
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Postby Heloin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:44 am

Celritannia wrote:
Twicetagram and JYPe wrote:I was wondering about the origins of haggis.

Like, imagine a bunch of old hags said to you, "You said, you wanted food, so we gave you food!" As they handed you the worst haggis ever made.


i'm scared. What's north of England? Wales?


Wales is it's own constituent country.

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Yorkshire and above is the north.

Ethel and NAIS said North of England, not THE North of England.

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Postby Celritannia » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:44 am

The Restored Danelaw wrote:
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They would have more time to prepare, since the Anglo-Saxons invaded first, then the vikings.
I could see a strong Celtic expansion from modern day Wales, covering nearly all of Britain.

By the time the Vikings invaded, the British Celts had been limited to Wales, Cornwall and the upper parts of Scotland, all incredibly less habitable compared to England and as such lower in population. And here's the sad part. The Anglo-Saxon migration came at the time of the Great Folkwandering. Germanic tribes were migrating everywhere left right and center, what's to suggest that some other tribe wouldn't replace them in that migration? Because frankly if we're saying "no migrations period", there's in essence no way to know what would really happen at all.


No, but had the Anglo-Saxons not been around, then the Celts would have been more prominent, and Prydain would be far bigger.

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Postby The Blaatschapen » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:47 am

Heloin wrote:
Celritannia wrote:
Wales is it's own constituent country.

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Yorkshire and above is the north.

Ethel and NAIS said North of England, not THE North of England.


Wait, we need to specify which North? What A North of England? :unsure:
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The Blaatschapen wrote:
Heloin wrote:Ethel and NAIS said North of England, not THE North of England.


Wait, we need to specify which North? What A North of England? :unsure:

A-North is a driving school in Illinois, not England.

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Postby The Restored Danelaw » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:58 am

Celritannia wrote:
The Restored Danelaw wrote:By the time the Vikings invaded, the British Celts had been limited to Wales, Cornwall and the upper parts of Scotland, all incredibly less habitable compared to England and as such lower in population. And here's the sad part. The Anglo-Saxon migration came at the time of the Great Folkwandering. Germanic tribes were migrating everywhere left right and center, what's to suggest that some other tribe wouldn't replace them in that migration? Because frankly if we're saying "no migrations period", there's in essence no way to know what would really happen at all.


No, but had the Anglo-Saxons not been around, then the Celts would have been more prominent, and Prydain would be far bigger.

Again, that's assuming literally nobody else would want to wander in Britain if Angles, Saxons and Jutes decided they liked Angria and Holstein too much to leave.
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Postby Celritannia » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:04 am

The Restored Danelaw wrote:
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No, but had the Anglo-Saxons not been around, then the Celts would have been more prominent, and Prydain would be far bigger.

Again, that's assuming literally nobody else would want to wander in Britain if Angles, Saxons and Jutes decided they liked Angria and Holstein too much to leave.


I'm not saying they wouldn't be, but the Celtic Britons put up a decent fight, it took a long time for them to be subdued. With more time and without an immediate invasion from the Anglo-Saxons, I'd wager prydain would be an established kingdom, or Wales would be far larger.

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Celritannia wrote:
Celestial Provinces wrote:Either Harold Godwinson of Wessex (Old England) wins, or Harald Hardrada (Vikings) wins.

The Battle of Stamford Bridge would be the battle remembered as shaping England, as the Battle of Hastings would have never occurred or the Normans lost if Modern England Never Existed.

Either Viking Controlled, or English Controlled, England in that timeline would be drastically different.


Or the Celtic Britons united.

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Postby North American Imperial State » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:37 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
North American Imperial State wrote:Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

Scotland is not north of England? News to me.
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North American Imperial State wrote:Christ you are soo wrong, haggis is in Scotland, not north of England :blink:

Is Scotland not north of England? :p

Yes it is
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Postby Celritannia » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:47 am

Celestial Provinces wrote:
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Or the Celtic Britons united.

Yes


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