Alright so I basically just let it run and I don't know how to recover the narrative. I don't feel like recovering the last 45 years or so, so here's what we're going to do! New campaign, new region, new county. 

Also, HORSE LORDS. We're getting the nomadic horses in on this. 

So here's the deal, pick one of the following options:

Frankish Duke
Lombard Duke
Scandinavian High Chief
Anglo-Saxon Petty King
Irish Chief
Eastern European Chief
Byzantine Noble (Stratego? I forget their titles)

Other suggestions are also cool.