Well, THAT's done ... well, sorta
Part 21 is up on soc.history.what-if. I am going to take a little break, then get it up on the web site, probably on Thursday.
For a timeline whose central focus is the discovery and settlement of a New World full of mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers during the Middle Ages, a lot of the action seems to be taking place in Europe. The progression went like this:
(1) OK, Mongol conquest of the HRE. Minor digression, do some research to figure out if it was plausible and how, generally, it would happen and possible effects upon the rest of Europe, particularly the Church.
(2) OK, well the Mongols are mighty cool. A detailed timeline of their conquest of the HRE would be a worthwhile diversion from the main EA story-thread.
[about two months of reading later]
(3) OK, well, while the Mongols are comparatively easy to comprehend and deal with, the HRE is a big polyglot of a "state," and the thought of detailing the Mongol taking of all these castles (never found a great source for the fortification of the HRE circa 1242. some stuff, but nothing extensive) and so forth is simply too daunting. So, it gets drastically cut down.
(4) OK, well, just leaving it at the fall of the HRE doesnt really cut it, especially after the build-up. The Mongols would likely not stop there, what with Europe's two richest states on their borders. So just a bit more ...
[about, oh, six weeks of writer's block later]
Part 21. I simply could not resist using the kashik. Man, black armor on themselves and their horses, with red facings on both. Too cool. When I wrote the little blurb for them passing the Alps, I had John Williams' "Imperial March" from Star Wars going through my head.
So what's left? An epilogue for the Candlemass Day battle in Flanders, a one-part summation of the Mongol campaign in Italy, and an explanation of the title. Then back to Ultima Thule and the Ursulines for a mid-century roundup.
Cheers,
Doug
For a timeline whose central focus is the discovery and settlement of a New World full of mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers during the Middle Ages, a lot of the action seems to be taking place in Europe. The progression went like this:
(1) OK, Mongol conquest of the HRE. Minor digression, do some research to figure out if it was plausible and how, generally, it would happen and possible effects upon the rest of Europe, particularly the Church.
(2) OK, well the Mongols are mighty cool. A detailed timeline of their conquest of the HRE would be a worthwhile diversion from the main EA story-thread.
[about two months of reading later]
(3) OK, well, while the Mongols are comparatively easy to comprehend and deal with, the HRE is a big polyglot of a "state," and the thought of detailing the Mongol taking of all these castles (never found a great source for the fortification of the HRE circa 1242. some stuff, but nothing extensive) and so forth is simply too daunting. So, it gets drastically cut down.
(4) OK, well, just leaving it at the fall of the HRE doesnt really cut it, especially after the build-up. The Mongols would likely not stop there, what with Europe's two richest states on their borders. So just a bit more ...
[about, oh, six weeks of writer's block later]
Part 21. I simply could not resist using the kashik. Man, black armor on themselves and their horses, with red facings on both. Too cool. When I wrote the little blurb for them passing the Alps, I had John Williams' "Imperial March" from Star Wars going through my head.
So what's left? An epilogue for the Candlemass Day battle in Flanders, a one-part summation of the Mongol campaign in Italy, and an explanation of the title. Then back to Ultima Thule and the Ursulines for a mid-century roundup.
Cheers,
Doug
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