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.
Vēsturniece Kerolija Eriksone apraksta tipisku tālaika ainu: ” Bieži vien malka bija zaļa un iekurs bija pārāk piemircis, lai uguns degtu strauji.