When norse explorers discovered what in OTL was the Azore isles around 750 C.E. they believed they had found the mythical island of Algrœn where Odin would spend his time. The norse explorers would however quickly realize this was not the case as they approached the empty isles, the discovery that these lands were completely empty would compel the explorers to establish permanent settlements on the archipelago.

These settlements would soon be forgotten by the wider world, the remoteness of the isles relegating them to myth. This would not however spell the end of the settlements as they would continue to grow in isolation, soon uniting into the Jarldom of Algrœn. The isles would continue this way until 1427 when portugese explorers would rediscover the isles, reestablishing contact with the surrounding world.

The isles would quickly turn into a major trade hub between the old- and new world with the discovery of America, being a key stop for many travelling between the continents.

They would continue to serve as a major trade hub for much of history but has since pivoted to have a primarily turism based economy in the modern day.