User blog:Not a Dinosaur/Ancient history

So, I've been thinking about Hiccup Horrendous Haddock I a lot lately. He is described as the First King of the Wilderwest, but also as having lost the Hooligans' land. So this is what I've come up with to resolve the matter.

After Hiccup I brought peace between the Vikings and the Dragons, as described by Wodensfang, the original Kingdom of the Wilderwest was on the mainland, in approximately the current lands of the Uglithugs. The Kingdom was eventually invaded by another nation of humans, and Hiccup refused to engage them in combat, being no fan of war. This decision is why Excellinor didn't describe him as a great leader. Having heard about two large islands to the west from the now-allied dragons, Hiccup sent the Tribes west under the leadership of the Great Hairybottom. Presumably Hiccup himself stayed behind with a small force to buy them time to evacuate.

But the fleeing vikings stopped short before reaching Tomorrow and Murderous. Hairybottom's boot got caught in a bog on Berk, and his heart accidentally stuck with it, the story related by the Hooligan national anthem. The Tribes that compose the Kingdom of the Wilderwest spread out to the various small islands, with the Hooligans staying on Berk. Perhaps, HHHI joined the there, perhaps he died on the mainland. It doesn't really matter.

Eventually the Murderous Tribe, having settled on the island named after them, broke off from the Kingdom, becoming independent and sovereign. This set the stage for Grimbeard the Ghastly's conquest of Murderous and the King of the Mainland, bringing the Wilderwest to its greatest extent. The Uglithugs ended up with the mainland when the Kingdom dissolved, presumably deserting their own island. (the Quiet Life, perhaps?)

It's a fair bit of guesswork, I know, but it explains the conflicting accounts of HHHI's life and it establishes the Tribes in their current forms in time for HHHIII.