Baltic

  • TREBAME | Chapter 25 – Rebellion

    [First] [Prev] [Next] It is May, 109 AD. Northwest of the Gulf of Riga, partly closing the gulf off from the wider Baltic Sea, lies the island of Saaremaa (called Ösel by the Germans) and its neighbour, Hiiumaa (Dagden, according… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 25 – Rebellion
  • TREBAME | Chapter 24 – Doblen

    [First] [Prev] [Next] It is September, 108 AD. We turn back the clock and go to Semigallia to see why the Livonian Order and the Archbishop of Riga were unable to send any aid to von Lützelburg, the poor beleaguered… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 24 – Doblen
  • TREBAME | Chapter 23 – Pilten

    [First] [Prev] [Next] It is the summer of 110 AD. During the campaign season of 110, Birger Magnusson busies himself with an invasion of Northern Curonia. The three tribes of the North split their forces and wage a decentralised war… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 23 – Pilten
  • TREBAME | Chapter 22 – Memel

    [First] [Prev] [Next] It is April, 109 AD. South of Samogitia, on land traditionally belonging to the Prusso-Lithuanian tribe called the Skalvians, lies the Teutonic fortress of Georgenburg. Pointing like a dagger at the soft underbelly of Samogitia, Georgenburg was… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 22 – Memel
  • TREBAME | Chapter 21 – Windau

    [First] [Prev] [Next] It is August, 108 AD. We turn northward, for just as the Prussian branch of the Teutonic Order must withstand the assaults of the Prussians, so too must the Livonian Order face all-out war. Here in Latvia,… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 21 – Windau
  • 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… Continue reading

    TREBAME Chapter 20 – Arise
  • 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… Continue reading

    TREBAME | Chapter 18 – Paganism