Indians with steel

[Fettju]

Does anyone know of a fantasy story where the north american indians got metallurgy at the time of the british colonies in the east got established?
Maybe the spanish taught the indians how to find and make iron tools and weapons, maybe the first french or english settlers taught them, maybe the vikings taught them.

 

[Orc Knight]

You're best shot for finding anything like that is the spec fiction known as Alternate History. Should be something among that bunch, though not likely under Harry Turtledove. He tends to spend most his Alt Histories with stuff like WW2 and the American Civil War. Might find something if you look under that.

 

[pmmg]

I am not aware of any story like that. But, I suspect the indians quickly adapted to iron after encountering the Europeans.

A story about indains who ended up with Viking weapons would seem cool though. Almost like a pre-colonial way of the gun is first to come to my brain.

 

[Karlin]

It's not that far-fetched, considering that the Lakota used depleted uranium in their arrowheads.