The War for the North was preceded by attacks from viking people from Scandinavia. The Romans initially believed that the Scandinavians were attempting to start a settlement on Britannia; Britannia being the only province they were attacking. However, the Vikings left with riches and weapons which they took back to their Kingdom in what is OTL small parts of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Here the Scandinavians began translating the latin texts into their native languages, mostly through the use of people captured in raids on the border Rome had with the Scnadinavians on the Albis (Elbe) River. Thereafter the Scandinavians began to increase their strength after many mineral reserves were found in their territory. The Scandinavians has started out a small people but began to incorporate many n