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Skrælige

A City Journal by Chappington

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Skrælige is a collection of islands off the coast of New England that is currently independent of both the US and Canada. It is also the site of the lone surviving Norse settlement in North America - in this timeline, some Norse colonists end up further south down the coast of North America. The settlement on Skrælige grew a little, but remained fairly small and isolated for a few more centuries. Its rediscovery in the early 16th century was huge news in Europe, but it truly rose to importance in the early 17th century as European colonisation began in earnest.

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(Really sorry for putting this off, I posted the video some time >a month ago, but have been busy with other things and haven't gotten around to updating it here yet...) Dominion of New England: 1688-89 As of 1688, Skrælige was now administered as part of the Dominion of New England. Trade restrictions with other colonies and European powers had been enacted for some time, but enforcement stepped up dramatically. Agricultural taxation increased, and scrutiny of land records led to confiscation by English...
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(Sorry for the wait, I had posted the video and website already but hadn't got around to posting it here...) ---- Skrælig Islands, New York Now under English control, Skrælige was now known as the Skrælig Islands. Town names changed yet again: Skraalingborg became Skrælingborough (often pronounced Skrælborough) Middentong became Middleton Litenvik became Littlevik Noordstadt became Northstead Kopersteen became Copperstein Nieuwehoop became Newhope Raskromming became Raskrom Middensunfort became Middlesun...
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Swedish Skrælige (Svenska Skrälig Öar): 1645-57 Skrälingborg (Skrælingborg), 1648 After the Peace of Brömsebro in 1645, Skrælige became a Swedish possession. Sweden already controlled land on the North American continent, an area known as Nya Sverige since 1638 (New Sweden - centered around present day Wilmington, DE, USA). Given the distance between Fort Christina and Skrælingborg, Skrælige was setup as its own self-governing colony, Skrälig Öar. Once the appointed Swedish governor arrived, a couple of...
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Initial Immigration & Folketælling of 1600 Once the Skræligen Þing signed their oath of fealty to King Christian IV, they held a feast for the expedition and celebrated the beginning of a new future. After a few days of recovery and restocking, most of the Danes made the journey back home, although 22 elected to stay in Skrælige. In early 1599, an additional 100 arrived, along with the new colonial governor, Egil Christiansen. The first priority was to begin recording the current state of Skrælige, which...
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Caravel on the Horizon In the late morning of the 29th of January, 1509, watchmen on the tower at the mouth of the Siguan River saw something peculiar - a large* ship on the horizon that wasn't of any design familiar to them. A second one soon followed. After some initial confusion, the watchmen lit a torch to try to signal to it. Quite what they were expecting nobody knows, but the crew onboard the mysterious ships maneuvered to anchor near that watchtower. The signaling attracted the attention of the...
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Expansion of Skrælige With the cessation of eastward trade, Skrælingborg could no longer sustain as many artisans. A sizeable amount of the town left to build new farms, leading to the growth of Norðstaðr and the rebuilding of Miðrtunga. As relations with the native Abenaki were at their lowest point in history, new fortifications were erected in Miðrtunga and Eirsteinn. Two new settlements were built further south, with Rasbeygja founded in 1414, and Miðrsunborg settled across the channel on Miðrsun in...
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(After >2 months, I finally have another update!) Consolidation of Leifsbuðir & Humarvik Entering the 13th century, the Western Norse settlements consisted of: Iceland Greenland: Eastern & Western Settlements Leifsbuðir, the outpost on the northern tip of modern Newfoundland Straumfjorð, in the northeast of modern Nova Scotia Humarvik, in the southwest of modern Nova Scotia Skrælige Most of the settlements were doing well, or at least sustaining themselves, but Leifsbuðir and Humarvik were not. Leifsbuðir...
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Turn of the Century The end of the 11th century marked the expansion of Skræligen settlement into two additional towns: Miðrtunga & Smarvik. Miðrtunga was the new name of the middle Abenaki village that had integrated with the Skræligens after the epidemic. It was given the name when it formally integrated into Skrælige in 1062, sending its own heads of household to the Þing. Smarvik was the original landing site of the Norse in 1042 before they migrated north to the Siguan River. Depending on the winds,...
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Prior Colonisation of North America The Faroe Islands (Færeyjar) and Iceland (Island) were settled by the Norse in the 9th Century CE. There is some evidence of prior settlement by hermetic monks known as Papar, but this is inconclusive. Colonisation of North America began with Eiríkr Rauði's (Erik the Red) exile from Iceland in 982. He spent his three year exile exploring up the coast of Greenland (Grœnland), and gathered a group of colonists once his exile expired. In total 25 ships made the journey, and...
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Prologue

By Chappington,

Welcome to Skrælige! Skrælige is a collection of islands off the coast of New England that is currently independent of both the US and Canada. It is also the site of the lone surviving Norse settlement in North America - in this timeline, some Norse colonists end up further south down the coast of North America. The settlement on Skrælige grew a little, but remained fairly small and isolated for a few more centuries. Its rediscovery in the early 16th century was huge news in Europe, but it truly rose to...
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