Haraldsborg (Chaos)

Haraldsborg is a city built at the site of OTL Manhattan, named after of , official discoverer of . In 1387, on his second journey, he came as far as to the island that was named in his honor and founded a settlement that would become Haraldsborg.
When the hit Atlantis in 1435, the Danes had to give up most of their settlements, but Haraldsborg survived. 1438, when Denmark and the divided the New World between them, Haraldsborg stayed Danish.
In 1460, the Danish discoverer started his exploration of the Hudson valley from here (later, OTL upstate New York was named after him).
1509-12: After some clashes with Danish colonists in Atlantis, the declared the against Denmark. The Dutch allied with them. In the , Denmark lost its lands in OTL Canada to the Quadruple Monarchy and Anderland to the Netherlands. Only the city of Haraldsborg and (Newfoundland, as a base for fishermen) stayed in their hands. And even worse, 1544 in Haraldsborg chaos ensued after the mother country fell into civil war. Now sent soldiers to the city, occupying it. Haraldsborg became the portal for Polish and Prussian immigrants to (Northern) Atlantis.
When king was elected Polish king, he controlled Haraldsborg again, helping to calm down the relations of Danes and Poles in the city. His reign stayed a short episode, however; and in the 1613/14, Poland lost OTL Trinidad and Haraldsborg to , making the city a part of .
1637, however, the happened in New England. Denmark-, supported by , used the situation to expand there / take old lands back. Only (OTL Canadian Maritimes and Quebec) could defend itself during this decades, ironically, thanks to its strong garrison. Denmark-Braunschweig got Haraldsborg back, plus became protector of the (the dissenters preferred "the papist German king in Europe to the papist English governor in Markland"). German immigration now also went to New England, where many new settlements were founded. English loyalists emigrated to Markland. In 1642, the colonies of Denmark-Braunschweig (, , , Haraldsborg and Anderland) were united under a common administration.
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