The Folke Museum
We began the tour in the village where we were shown how each house was divided. Wealth was very important to the families as it defines how large their house would be. Seeing the two story houses you could put together the wealth between the two families that would occupy the homes and the food and storage area. We went and visited where the animals lived. It was interesting seeing the size of a cow compared to todays cow. The families would use all parts of the cow. The modern home- seeing the fireplace in the corner and the windows showed the wealth of the home owners. I enjoyed learning that the wealthier, the more windows. The windows cost more than the home. I enjoyed the church and the graphics in the church such as the explanation of the wealth class depicted how close you were to the priest. Going onward by ourselves allowed pace to be changed, we took time to explore different homes, storage buildings. I felt as if I could imagine the types of people that wou...