Southern Europe: Nicola Curzio, a wealthy merchant of Albanian origin, rebuilds the Republic of Bari and is named its first Catapano (leader): he'll manage to establish a dynastic succession as Dauge (Dux), though under strict control by the corporations' assembly. Northern Hesperia (*OTL America): The Norsemen of Greenland explore the Arctic archipelago during hunting and fishing expeditions and contact the local Inuit people, then the severe cooling of the climate forces them to abandon these routes.