Historian Carolly Erickson describes a typical scene: “All too often the wood for the fire was green, or the rushes were too soggy to burn quickly.
Sejarawan Carolly Erickson menggambarkan pemandangannya, ” Sering kali kayu bakarnya masih baru, kercutnya terlalu lembap sehingga tidak dapat terbakar dengan cepat.