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-My wife's ancestor, likely the tribe dimwit, found an unoccupied spot around the time of the Black Death, didn't for a moment pause to wonder why this spot of
by lb1lf 5y ago
-My wife's ancestor, likely the tribe dimwit, found an unoccupied spot around the time of the Black Death, didn't for a moment pause to wonder why this spot of land wasn't already spoken for, and started working the land.
Today, the place is called 'Kaldholen', which more or less translates into 'Cold dump'.
Worst thing is, we still live here, 700 years later.
- vidarh 5y agoOften there'd be little choice. Finding land you'd be able to take over or get permission to clear that'd be possible to farm and not taken was not easy even back then. But I live in London now and while there are things I miss about Norway, the winters are not among them.