'I imagine it would have been terrifying - the volcanic eruptions happen so far away from Europe that no one would have known the cause. Then you realise - perhaps overnight - that the sun is hidden behind a veil, and it is not warm and yellow, but cold and bluish.'
'Based on our studies of the tree rings, we can see that for several years there were really poor growing conditions, which must also have been true for the farmers' crops. We are in a period where everyone lives off, and on, the land, and is 100% self-sufficient. So when the harvest fails for several years in a row, it's really critical.'
'Landscape reconstructions based on pollen analyses shows that some areas were abandoned and forest spread over the abandoned fields.'
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