How Trees Gave Places Their Names
Gone Medieval
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The History of Trees in Early Mediaeval England
i wanted to ask you a slightly bigger question first, aso. Why trees? Why should we care about the history of trees? And and what can they actually tell us about past societies? Well, as you pointed out, trees are usually important to us to day, so it is perhaps natural for us to ought to look back at them. And i think obviously there were trees as sources of food, fruit and nuts, very, very important. But also as cultivated resources. Trees in early mediaeval england were the foundation of material culture. Everything was made of wood at the end of the day. So big things like buildings, roof structures, fencing,. scaffolding to create stone
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