The Rise of Iceland

The problem of the army’s phalanx, Olaf, just thought about it and put it down. After all, he and others have not yet arrived in Wenlan, and whether he can occupy a place as soon as possible in the future. It is hard to say whether he can become the leader of the party. The army is also unknown, so the issue that really needs to be considered is actually how to gain a foothold in Wenlan.

　　 After all, in order to let the villagers move together, Hadar promised to double the land. If he can't do it, he will be the leader of the ass?

　　 To develop arable land in Wenlan, occupying the territory in the hands of Indians and Inuit is the first task.

Olaf also talked to Hadar. Hearing what Hadar said, he and Hudik and others had already discussed it. When they arrived in Wenlan, they went to find Hagrid first, and then the two groups of men and horses joined together and relied on the fire rope they brought. Weapons such as guns, bows and arrows, spears, and large axes first drove away some people and burned the woods to build homes.

　　 Olaf realized that they were more thoughtful than he thought, so he remembered that the first European colonists were the Vikings, and Hadar must be professional.

　　 waited another day, and standing on the deck at noon, you could see a dark continent appearing on the sea just south.

　　 Hadar is very confident in his sailing skills. He nodded and said excitedly: "Venlan is here!"

　　 After three or four islands in a row, I finally saw the true face of Vinland Island.

　　 A big river runs out of the sea, on both sides are primitive rocks, there are undulating mountains in the distance, and the shore is full of green shrubs and tall trees.

　　 "The climate here is really better than Iceland! Look at these big trees!"

　　 Hudik pointed to the tall trees on the shore and exclaimed.

　　 The others also nodded, and were really satisfied with Wenlan.

Hadar controlled the Thor's Hammer to stop at the estuary, and then dozens of men took advantage of the high tide to drag the Thor's Hammer up the estuary upstream, and then the big ship slowly sailed into the river, because Hadar was afraid of encountering a reef. Going further in, so I picked a gentle place and stopped at the shore. After the anchor and sail, Hudick personally took people ashore to explore, and it took a long time before he returned to the ship.

"There is no sign of savages living around here. There is an open area more than 3,000 steps south of the land. We can go down and cut down trees to build a camp, and then slowly look for Hagrid!" Hudick seemed to be tired from walking, his clothes open. He took a sip of water and said.

　　 Hadar nodded, and personally led people with matchlocks and other weapons to the shore, and then spread out on the shore to guard the villagers on the boat and slowly go ashore.

　　 Olaf went ashore with his mother Katrin, younger siblings, and when the crowds, cattle, horses, and sheep were all on the shore, Hadar led them to the southeast.

Hadar, Hudik and others led the crowd through dense woods to an open area full of low wild fruit trees and vines. There are very few big trees here. There are three to five hundred steps from east to west, and more than 200 steps from north to south. With low trees and weeds and vines, the terrain is flat. Standing on a high place and looking east, there is a small stream not far away. It looks like a good place to build a village.

　　 "This place is really good!" Hadar was very satisfied, and then asked Yoot to lead everyone to level the land and cut logs to build houses. He took Hudike and other five or six people around to explore the terrain.

　　 Olaf and more than a dozen young men and women also beat the grass with wooden sticks under the leadership of a few women. This is to flatten the grass and knock down the insects, snakes, mice, etc. in the grass at the same time.

　　 Waiting until they are all down and then riding a few laps will not affect people's walking on it.

　　 The men had a clear division of labor, cutting down trees and digging holes, and then building simple wooden houses. The roofs were covered with branches and vines. When it was just dark, they built five large wooden houses with only frames.

　　 Seeing the dim sky, Yotte and the others speeded up their tactics, then pulled up a half-person-height fence outside the wooden house, and dug some traps at the same time.

　　 Hadar and others also dragged two reindeer back. The two reindeer had feather arrows and flying spears on their bodies, and they had already died.

　　 "Cook the venison tonight!" Hadar threw the deer down, then peeled it personally, and pulled off a complete deer skin in a few clicks.

　　 Another deer was hung on a tree by Lund to peel off its skin.

　　 The two reindeer together don’t have 50 pounds, and the family will start to cook the meat after dividing a piece.

　　 "Children come here."

Hadar sat down on a stool cut into a round pile of wood, greeted Olaf, Half, and Gailny to come over, then happily took out a bunch of small purple and black fruits from his deerskin pocket behind him, laughing. Said: "Grapes! Do you want to eat?"

Olaf is better. After all, he has eaten all kinds of ditch in his previous life. He has eaten grapes and grapes with seeds but not seeds, but the two children of Half and Gherny have only heard of grapes. Sweet and sour fruit, let alone eat it, I have never seen it.

　　 Olaf took this bunch of grapes, picked one out, wiped it with his hands, and stuffed it into his mouth.

With a light bite, the grape juice poured into the mouth. The fruity and sweet and sour taste made Olaf's mouth full of fluids. It was delicious unexpectedly. Although it is not as good as the later rose, seedless, mare's milk and other grapes, but The sweetness is also pretty good.

　　 After eating two, Olaf divided the grapes into three small bunches. uukanshu.com handed a string to the younger brother and sister, and gave the last string to his mother, Katlin.

　　 Half and Gailny did what Olaf did just now. They took a pill, wiped it, and put it in their mouths. Then their eyes lit up and they continued to eat while smiling happily.

Iceland’s supplies are scarce and almost no fruit is produced. Therefore, most Icelanders can’t eat fruit or sugar. Even in Hadar’s family, children can only have a bite of brown sugar milk pudding during the holidays. Fruit is even more important. No one has eaten it.

Seeing the two children and his wife carefully tasting the grapes with a happy smile on their faces, Hadar laughed and pointed to the southeast and said: There is a small col, and there are many grapes in the col. We will wait until tomorrow. Go all, pick more, eat the leftovers and make wine. Wenlan is indeed a veritable wine place! "

　　 Wenlan means "a place where there is wine" in Icelandic, indicating that the ancestors saw many grapes when they discovered Wenlan.

Wine is the favorite beverage of Europeans. This beverage can not only meet people's demand for sugar, but also meet people's demand for alcohol. In addition, it can be stored and is easy to make. Therefore, in the entire European cultural circle, wine is The most important part of food and beverages.

　　I heard that there were grapes in the mountains in the distance. Icelanders were all excited. They felt better about life in Vinland than they thought. So after a meal of venison bread, they squeezed into a few big wooden houses to sleep.

　　 More than a dozen people including Hadar and Hudik watched the night by the bonfire to prevent savages or beasts from attacking the camp.

　　 Wenland’s climate is much warmer than Iceland, and it’s just now entering autumn, so the night in Wenland is not cold. Icelanders can sleep comfortably with a piece of animal skin.