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[Norgarth]

Scaling Up (Worm/D&D/Mangled Mythology)
https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/th...t-27321168

EDIT:
A Thing of Vikings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/104089.../115856056

While there was no shortage of voices in the aftermath of the founding of the Grand Thing complaining that the Citizenship Conclave had gone too far, or not far enough, it should be noted that the majority of the population it governed found the structure it offered acceptable. Certainly there were firebrands and reactionaries, radical egalitarians and staunch authoritarians, all of whom had their issues with the new social structure. But while accounts of these are easy to find in the historical record, a counterpoint must also be raised before it is taken as given that these viewpoints were normative. And it is quite simply the fact that they were not. The majority of the populace of the Kingdom of Berk, and later the North Sea Empire, that was governed and regulated by the Conclave’s output had no substantive issue with it. Standards of living were rising for all classes, and while some reactionary authoritarians grumbled at giving any voice to the general masses, they found amassing any general following beyond a few likeminded individuals difficult.

Of course, these factors are difficult to separate out from the events that immediately followed the Conclave, but a general look at the data collected by the royal government paints a clear picture of most of the populace accepting the compromise as a generally beneficial decision for everyone involved, even if they themselves had their individual sticking points.

The typical counterargument to this is that the populace was cowed by the military force available to Berk in the form of dragon-riders. However, this is not supported by the data, as there are records of protests, strikes, lawsuits, and other such actions which show that the general populace had faith in the rule of law…

—Origins Of The Grand Thing, Edinburgh Press, 1631

A Ninja's Guide to Gotham (Naruto SI dumped into DC)
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14187168/11...-to-Gotham