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  • TREBAME Chapter 20 – Arise

    The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is September, 108 AD. Lithuanian Duke Treniota and Samogitian war leader Alminas, along with their Semigallian and Curonian allies, have recently struck the Teutonic Knights with the worst defeat they’ve ever suffered in the Northern Crusades. One hundred fifty brothers are dead, along with forty…

  • TREBAME | Chapter 19 – Vengeance

    The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is January, 1250 AD. Or is it 98 AD? Yes, we’ve finally come back to the Act of God. There was no immediate effect here in northeastern Europe, far from the Rhine and Danube rivers. Weeks passed before anyone even heard about what’d happened. Months…

  • TREBAME | Chapter 18 – Paganism

    The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] Disclaimer: This chapter is less of the usual alternate history fare and more of a historical, geographical, and cultural review to set up the background and the players on the stage in a fairly obscure part of Medieval Europe. It is June, 108 AD, and we…

  • TREBAME | Chapter 17 – Between War and Peace

    The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is February, 102 AD. Upon returning to Italy after his defeat at the hands of Batu Khan, Trajan Augustus has mixed feelings about how Hadrian handled the defence of the Empire’s heartland. One the one hand, he’s furious that Hadrian abandoned his post at the…

  • TREBAME | Chapter 16 – Kurultai for the Khan

    The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is May, 102 AD, and Batu Khan has returned to Sarai, where he has unfinished business to take care of. During the 101-102 campaign, Batu’s nephew Nogai turned northward into Galicia-Volhynia while Batu and Berke went into Pannonia. The reason for this is because Batu…