Prince-Harald-Island (Chaos)

== Discovery ==
In the year 1381, the Danish went on a journey with some fishermen, interested in their tales of lands in the west. They landed in OTL Newfoundland (named Prince-Haralds-Land, eventually shortened to ), meeting some Indians. Prince Harald claimed the land in the name of the Danish king, returned to together with some Indians, presenting them to the astonished courts of Europe.
In 1387, he started his second journey to the New World. This time, he came as far as OTL Manhattan Island, which was named Prince-Harald-Island. In the following years, several other ships would go to the New World, return with plants and animals. After the first curiosity had ebbed, people in Europe mostly didn't care about the new lands any more, though. A few fishermen made settlement on Prince-Haralds-Land, Cape Cod and Manhattan Island, but that was all for the moment.
1435, hit the New World, destroying some small European settlements too; other trade places had to be given up, since the Atlantean trade partners had died or didn't want to have contact with the Europeans any more. They now concentrated on a few places: Haraldsland, (Nova Scotia), Prince-Harald-Island, (Atlantic City island), plus the Scottish-Norwegian colony on Martha's Vineyard.
== Danish colony ==
After the separation of their countries, the kings of and the finally agreed in 1438 for a compromise in the New World, which was negotiated by the pope: Denmark kept the northern colonies (Prince-Harald-Island, Haraldsland, New Jutland), which were extended with time over the whole OTL Canadian Maritimes and the Hudson valley. The Netherlands got the Southern colony of Nieuw Zeeland and were allowed to colonize the lands further South.
In 1460, the Danish discoverer started his exploration of the Hudson valley from here (later, OTL upstate New York was named after him).
== Under England ==
After some clashes with Danish colonists in Atlantis, the declared the (1509-12) against Denmark. The Dutch allied with the former. In the , Denmark lost its lands in Canada to the Quadruple Monarchy and Anderland to the Netherlands. Only the city of (OTL New York, plus Long Island) and Prince-Haralds-Land (as a base for fishermen) stayed in their hands. And even worse, in 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 .
In 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 decade, 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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