The story kicked around in my head for something like 20 or 25 years. I made lots of notes off & on but didn't actually start writing the narrative until about 3 years ago.
I now have a draft that's over 300 pages long. It's very rough & inconsistent, but it's a draft, so it's supposed to be that way.
& as far as anyone can tell so far, it wasn't down to just one thing: there was some famine, but not widespread; there were raids by pirates or invaders, but not everywhere; there were some economic changes & natural disasters, but nothing that should've brought entire nations down...
@Impious_Jade Bronze Age collapse seems to be a hot topic these days. Sort of wonder why… 🤔