The Town of Seeburg and its surroundings.
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:19 pm
The settlement of Seeburg is located in an ideal defensive position, surrounded on three sides by the river the centre of the settlement is a small fort at the centre of which is a large hall, several adjacent dwellings, a small hall dedicated to the old Norse gods and a larger church, the forts wooden boundary wall encloses 2 hectare (4.5 acre) home field, where hay is grown and cattle are kept over the winter. Outside the settlement are half a dozen farmsteads covers over an area of approximately 20 hectares.
During summertime, Seeburg is a hive of activity with the captains of trading vessels using Seeburg as their first port of call and a place to rest their crews and restock and provision the wide beaches along the river at this point allow them to bring their ships ashore to make repairs. In wintertime, only those traders caught on the river when it freezes tend to remain rather than face the Baltics notorious winter storms. Those left behind simply turn their boats upside down on low turf or stone walls to create short-term longhouses.
The settlement relationship with the local Curonian tribes is complicated and can most simply be described as an uneasy peace. The Curonians would like to rid themselves of the foreigners but are often to be found trading furs and foodstuffs with the ship captains.
During summertime, Seeburg is a hive of activity with the captains of trading vessels using Seeburg as their first port of call and a place to rest their crews and restock and provision the wide beaches along the river at this point allow them to bring their ships ashore to make repairs. In wintertime, only those traders caught on the river when it freezes tend to remain rather than face the Baltics notorious winter storms. Those left behind simply turn their boats upside down on low turf or stone walls to create short-term longhouses.
The settlement relationship with the local Curonian tribes is complicated and can most simply be described as an uneasy peace. The Curonians would like to rid themselves of the foreigners but are often to be found trading furs and foodstuffs with the ship captains.