Western Europe

A historical battle helmet of the Anglo-Saxon tribe that preceded the English culture which inhabited England; one of the many Germanic tribes of Western Europe.

## General Information

### Largest Cities

* London
* Paris
* Rome
* Germania
* Vienna
* Madrid
* Lisbon
* Cordoba
* Marseille
* Endinburgh
* Dublin

### Major Culture(s)

* Germanic
* Latin
* Northern Germanic

### Minority Culture(s)

* Celtic
* Greek

### Dominant Religion(s)

* Catholic Christianity
* Protestant Christianity

## Demographics of Western Europe

The cultural roots of Western Europe has been stable for the most of history as compared to other regions, such as the New World. Most of the north has been inhabited by Germanic Tribes; France a mixture; and the south, Latin. After seeing 'civilization' through the Roman Empire, these tribes gave up their nomadic roots and settled for once.

Though, some cultures have still blended or migrated over history with the rise of various empires and civilizations. European culture is also home to some splinters through the act of colonialism or migration, most notably being the Americans in North America - descended mainly from the English, which was a melting pot culture itself.

### Religion

Contrary to culture, religion has been a very turbulent factor in this region. After the Christianization of the Germanic tribes, folk religions died out and religion took a less important position in ordinary culture. Pagan religions of the Germanic Tribes were brought to their heels by Catholicism, which reigned as the dominant religion for centuries until the Protestant Reformation.

The Protestant Reformation occurred in Finland, which formed a rival Christian Church that rejected Papal rule in Rome - and Orthodox Patriarchs. Instead, these churches would follow a similar model to Orthodox organization, that rejecting one man or church consolidating rule. The first protestant church was founded by Martinin Liutheri in Borboroskinsk. Protestantism was brought only in part to the renowned Finnish Empires. Protestant rule consolidated itself over Scandinavia, the Northern German plains, British Isles, and the Dutch Lowlands. Due to it's unorganized structure, Protestant Christianity spawned several denominations that agree and disagree on several religious tenants. A list of major denominations include;

* Anglicanism or Episcopalianism; the largest denomination in the British Isles.
* Calvinism; major in the Netherlands. Smallest denomination.
* Liutheriansim; follows the teachings of Martinin Liutheri; popular in Germany and Denmark.
* Methodism; minority in the British Isles, mostly a denomination centered in the New World.

### Language

The tribal cultures and languages are considered linked to each other, and that is proved evident once these cultures settled. The languages of Europe are entirely Indo-European, and some are influenced by Latin - most notably English (Anglic) and Italian (Italic). There are several branches of the Indo-European language family; Germanic, Romance, Slavic, and some others such as those spoken in the Baltic States (influenced by Finnish) and Greece. Since this article covers Western Europe, we will leave out Slavic and Greek.

The *Germanic* Language family includes West Germanic and North Germanic. East Germanic, also known as Gothic, has become extinct but has become somewhat written in ancient documents such as the Codex Argenteus. North Germanic are the Scandanavian Languages such as Danish, Norse, Swedish, and Finnish. West Germanic includes such things as Anglo-Frisian, which is what is spoken in the British Isles (Anglic/English).

Romance Languages are those influenced from Vulgar Latin - French (Occitan), Italian (Venetian, Sardinian), Spanish (Catalan), Portugese, and Romanian. The Italian language is very detailed, splitting into various subsets and spreading some into the Balkans with Italo-Dalmatian Languages (considered 'Eastern Romance').

## France

The region of 'France' is more or less related to it's people - the French, or Franks. The French originate around the 'Metropolitan' region, though have spread to other regions such as Brittany and the south. The French people have remained here before and after the solare flare along with the religion of **Catholicism**. The major royal family in France is the Bonaparte Dynasty, whose members actively seek to engage with French politics. The house of Valois - successor to the Capetian and Karling dynasty - still exist; however in pacifist solitude and with little to none political power.

### Brittany

A peninsula that juts out in between the English Channel and Bay of Biscay, Brittany is certainly the most interesting region in Europe. It is home to the last remnant of Celtic culture on the mainland, emerging form Cornwall and southern Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. They speak 'Breton', a Celtic language with minor French Influence. The only remaining Celtic nations are back home in the British Isles (Scotland, Wales, Ireland) and are at risk of increasing Anglicization - a trend associated with English nationalism that we will see in the future.

Bretons have yet to experience that fate, despite the French or Occitans consistently ruling them for centuries. Brittany has had multiple periods of independence or recognized autonomy, however. A trend always emerges where Brittany is granted independence by an invading force or a crumbling French power, later to be consumed by another outside force (most notably the English) or reintroduced under France.

### Occitania

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