Polites wrote:Aquinas wrote:I take on board the point about the Jelbeks, but surely introducing Norse culture into Davostag would cause the same issue, since the Norse are in faraway Kazulia.
Perhaps, but then again, neighboring Telamon has a Swedish culture and nearby Artania is saturated with German cultures; Kazulia could then be explained as a successful Vinland, established by Davostagi Vikings in the Middle Ages. That would also solve the issue of Kazulia sticking out like a sore thumb in Dovani.
You could just as easily make the case for Davostag being an old Jelbek offshoot/colony/whatever...