Re: [Mid] Re: Let's play a game...

Where did you learn these things? Part of the game is giving people a
chance to explore the same sources you did.

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 KitelYngvarsson@aol.com wrote:

}1530: Paper money, or "writs," are being used for large trade transactions.

How are these writs secured? Do they work basically like checks, or is
there some other system?

}There are also limits being passed on independant "brokers" going to local
}villages to buy up coinage at their own set price, then turning around and
}selling the coins at an inflated rate.

What did people use to buy the coins--obviously not coins?

}1016:

}Frequently, travellers are not welcome. Strangers are always eyed with
}suspicion. Warriors and official messengers have arrangements with other
}wealthy individuals and usually lodge in the feast halls. Hospitality, in
}these cases, is expected.

How does this mesh with Elli's account, which says that travellers are
generally welcome? (This is a question for you and Elli both, as well as
anyone else who knows something about Old Norse culture).

}1530: There are "fairs" at least three times a week. Hundreds, if not
}thousands, of animals are traded here. All manner of horses may be found.

You're saying that there are hundreds of animals, some of which are horses,
right?

}Those that are in top condition command the highest prices. Horses
}especially trained for battle cost the most and can many
}times exceed a man's entire income for a year.

How much is that?

Fairfax

From: Alan Terlep <atterlep@oakland.edu>
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Received on Sat Dec 11 11:59:06 1999