: Much of Northern Europe is fragmented into individual counties and small jarldoms. For example, Norway starts as a collection of lone chieftains, providing an ideal area for rapid military expansion. The Carolingian Empire
Yes – the Khazar Khaganate north of the Black Sea. ck3 map 867
Certain historical artifacts are fixed at this start date and often lost by the 1066 timeline: Papal Tiara : Held by Pope Nicolaus in the Papacy. Mantle of the Prophet : Held by Caliph al-Mu'tazz in the Arabian Empire. Derafsh Kaviani : Much of Northern Europe is fragmented into
Further east, the sheer scale of the and the Tengri steppe dominates the horizon. It is a reminder that in 867, the nomadic threat is still very much alive, pressing against the edges of the civilized world. Certain historical artifacts are fixed at this start
To the south, Alfred—not yet "Great"—watches the Viking sails with a grim set to his jaw. His brother still wears the crown of Wessex, but the shadows of the longships stretch across the entire island. If Wessex falls, the English language might just become a footnote in a Norse saga. A World in Flux The 867 start date is a playground of chaos: The Abbasid Caliphate