The Rise of Iceland

Olaf gained the respect of his father Hadar and mother Katlin through a performance. From the summer of the two and a half years, the husband and wife will discuss with Olaf on any matter in the family and ask for his opinion. Olaf also I am happy to help my parents, so I will always give pertinent and effective opinions. Although some of them do not have a good effect due to differences in regional culture, most of the suggestions are always useful.

After Hagrid left that year, the governor’s guard arrived within a few days. After discovering Hagrid’s escape, Siegfors refused to give up. He pressured the governor through the bishop and implemented bribes. In the end, the governor of Iceland followed the original Icelandic laws. Hadar was sentenced to pay Sigfors 10,000 marks (a unit of currency) silver coins.

　　 In Iceland, 100 Mark silver coins are worth more than half the value of the land of Wilguet, which is equal to the total net worth of a free man.

　　 The ten thousand mark silver coin is converted into the currency value of the Ming Dynasty at the same time. It is also equivalent to more than 58,000 taels of silver, which is enough to buy a decent mansion in Beijing. If you are an official and buy an official, it is enough to cost a good prefect.

The Hadar family couldn’t get the 10,000 mark silver coin. The family business that their ancestors had accumulated for generations was more than three hundred Verget land and two good merchant ships. In addition to the more than two thousand marks given to Hagrid, the cash only had a jar buried underground. One hundred mark of gold coins, and the rest are some gold and silver jewelry.

After Hadar’s struggle and negotiation, the two finally reached a consensus. Hadar pays 8000 Mark silver coins to the Sigfoss family. Since Hadar did not receive any cash, the governor of Iceland will set the most fertile land in Hadar’s family to 100 villes. The cultivated land of Grid was confiscated and sold at a price of 12,000 marks, which was just enough to pay the Siegfors family and pay fines and transaction taxes.

　　In this era, any transaction generated and income from production and operation must be paid to feudal lords, governments, and churches, and the proportion of such taxes is very high, the highest can reach nearly 30%, because this kind of tax is likely to be superimposed.

Because of this lawsuit, Olaf went from a big rich second generation to a small rich second generation, and Hadar also changed from a big landowner to a small landlord. The family has inherited the most fertile 100 ville in the more than 300 villeget land. There is no arable land in Grid, only the barren arable land of 100 Virgin and more than one hundred Virgin lands with some gravel, and the remaining 100 Virgin of the harvest will not even lose half of the yield of that land. But Hadar had no way to resist, so he accepted it obediently.

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　　 More than seven years have passed since the matter, whether it was Hadar or Olaf, everyone felt that the matter was over long ago.

But now Hoskurd suddenly came from Reykjavík, the great port, and told them that Siegforth did not stop. He still wanted to pass his son-in-law, the new governor of Iceland, to re-discuss the case seven years ago and use feudalism. The most terrifying political force of the time came to force Hadar to submit, and plundered the last fields and resources of Harut Manor.

　　 "Is Siegforth a mountain spirit? He is more vicious than Fenrir!" Before Hadar could speak, Catlin mumbled.

Mountain spirit is a cunning and insidious monster in Nordic legends, while Fenrir is the son of the evil **** Loki, a wolf-shaped evil **** who can swallow heaven and earth with his mouth open, and is brother to the serpent that entangles the world. In Nordic legends, the **** king Odin was swallowed by Fenrir and died.

There is no such **** in the world of Vikings, because they do not have the serious moral and human relations inherited by Confucian culture like China. In Iceland, in addition to cheating, there are some bad relations between men and women in any form. Normal, so cursing from a sexual perspective does not exist in Viking culture.

　　 So being able to call people "mountain spirit", "devil", "monster", etc. is already the most severe insult. Because they believe in these religious cultures, it is a great insult to compare people to the devil in mythology.

　　 Hoskard also echoed: "My sister said, is there anyone who is more greedy and hateful than Siegforth?"

"What do we do? Next month is this year's court meeting. If the governor publicly asks for the re-disposal of the case seven years ago at the court meeting, Siegfors will definitely win the consent of other leaders. What will we do then?" Katrin was a little flustered.

Hadar is just a honest and honest little landlord with some courage and strength. Although he has been to church school for a few days, he obviously doesn't have much knowledge, let alone how to deal with such difficult problems, so he looked at Olaf, Asked: "Olav! What do you think we should do?"

　　 "Yes, yes, Olaf, you say!" Katrin also hurriedly agreed.

　　 This is the second time Hoskud saw his nephew when Olaf was born, but he also heard his sister say that his nephew was extraordinary, so he looked at Olaf curiously.

　　 Olaf pondered for a long time, and finally hesitated: "We are just a little better manor than the freedmen. If the governor and Siegfors collude against us, I don't think we can fight back!"

Hadar and Katrine were pale, Hoskard also sighed, Olaf continued: "But there is a poem that says it well: the sword has its own shield to block it. We really don’t want to be lambs to be slaughtered, we always There is a way."

　　 "What did you think of? Let's say, as long as we can save our family, I am willing to try any method." Hadar solemnly looked at Olaf with firm eyes.

Olaf thought for a while and said: "As the old saying goes: The best way to kill the night wolf is to do it before dark! We can't stop the conspiracy of the Governor and Siegforth. He wants to destroy our Hadar family, so we We are about to learn from Flossy. We can find a way to procrastinate, so that the people of Siegfors will come to accept our property when winter is approaching, and then we will kill the people sent by Siegfors. Or a captive, and finally take our family out of Iceland in our own boat to find my uncle Hagrid. As long as we leave Iceland, we will always have a way to survive!"

　　 Olaf’s words made the three of Hadar stunned. They thought for a long time and were silent.

Hoskard is Olaf’s uncle. He made a special trip to remind Hadar because of his affection. Olaf was worried in his heart whether he was a spy of Siegfors, but Icelanders have never had this kind of mind. Com has never used this method. They all solve the problem directly and simply by fighting and killing. This is a method that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

　　Simple and straightforward Icelanders even have a famous saying: There is nothing you can’t say to your friends. In the era of chaos, Icelanders’ relatives and friends can share fate with life and death. If anyone chooses to betray or abandon, in the sparsely populated Nordic region, where people are acquaintances, such abandoned people cannot survive, except for being rejected. Exiled to no man's land to wait for death, there is nothing to end.

　　 This kind of pure relationship between people has been maintained until this age because of the pressure of the harsh environment and social patterns.

Olaf said Flossy is a character in Icelandic legend. If it exists, it is also a character more than 700 years ago. Flossy’s father was killed by Nial, and Flossy personally burned Nial and him. My sons, this is the most typical classic story of revenge and grievance in the Icelandic story.

When Olaf said that the three of them all understood, he wanted Hadar to learn from Flossy to retaliate with Siegfors. Anyway, the huge family business can't be kept. Naturally, Siegfors can't be cheaper. It's better to take their home. After being fooled and killed, he fled Iceland under the cover of the long winter, and went to Wenlan to find Hagrid.

The ancestors of Icelanders are Germans who migrated from Scandinavia. They are also known as Vikings. Icelanders with Viking genes and style are restless in their bones, so for the whole family to move away, go to the text Lan Colonial’s decision hit it off quickly, and it was not like the Chinese who had a homeland complex to engage in ideological struggles.

　　Note: Mark: The currency measurement unit in the Middle Ages and before in Northern and Western Europe. 1 mark is about 233 grams. Each region and era has changed, and it seems to have stabilized to about 220 grams in the end.