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Post by Admin on May 22, 2016 18:07:34 GMT
With the peaceful movement of the Langobards south, the Sclavenes begin to colonise the north. They live peacefully alongside native Germans, who rapidly adopt Sclavenian innovations in agriculture, and begin to adopt many of their manners too. Many of the peasants are forced to become Robi and move with their Sclavenian masters, but others are left to see to their own affairs in peace.
Sclavenia now covers enough territory that it could easily sustain its people and end their travels. If Ivaylo wishes, he may establish a sedentary kingdom and settle his people. This will lead to greater class differentiation in the tribe, and end the migration, but will also mean a move to levied armies. When settling, the native Rugi and Lombards can be allowed to continue freely, or be given second-class status to privilege the Slavs.
The Sclavenians are, of course, free to continue their migration and seek out greener pastures, or to expand the territory over which they hold sway before settling.
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Post by Svetovida Sviatislav on May 23, 2016 9:47:51 GMT
The Sclavenes will settle with the conquered Rugi capitol as their own capitol, they will name it Sclava.
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Post by Admin on May 23, 2016 13:11:04 GMT
The Antae and Sclaveni settle in the newly found homeland. The Antae are largely settled further north, with the Sclavenes more populous around their southern capital, but both populations mix heavily during settlement, and are increasingly indistinguishable in many areas. The King of the Antae remains a powerful lord, with a warband operating largely on the northern frontier of Sclavenia, following the course of the Vltava river.
Sclavenia is now a settled Kingdom, to introduce taxes (initially through tax farming) the Sclaveni kings will have to either support and empower a class of nobles, or forcibly pacify them - the nobles must be on side either through consent or by force before taxes can be introduced. Until then, levies and raiding may provide the kings with all they desire.
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