1 00:00:06,472 --> 00:00:10,472 My name is Lotta Lundgren, and this is Erik Haag 2 00:00:10,472 --> 00:00:19,532 In this show we will be "wallraffing", lending our bodies to six different eras in Swedish history. 3 00:00:20,439 --> 00:00:24,069 We will figure out how it felt to live in another time than our own. 4 00:00:24,072 --> 00:00:27,742 What were your thoughts? How did you sleep? What did you smell like and what did you feel? 5 00:00:27,742 --> 00:00:31,742 But most of all, what kind of food was on the plate? 6 00:00:47,785 --> 00:00:51,785 "The age of great power" 7 00:00:55,519 --> 00:01:00,809 This week we will live in "the age of great power". We will try the lives of the nobility, 8 00:01:00,809 --> 00:01:05,789 the freemen and the farmers, balance our four bodily fluids, go to war 9 00:01:05,799 --> 00:01:12,549 and drink incredible amounts of beer. And we get no other food than what was eaten in the 17th century. 10 00:01:13,012 --> 00:01:17,012 But we start the weeks experiment by getting dressed. 11 00:01:19,856 --> 00:01:22,106 - Tadaa - Oh, the noble man! 12 00:01:22,133 --> 00:01:26,133 - Was it in here you had a blood stain? Yeah, that feels a bit uncomfortable actually. 13 00:01:26,133 --> 00:01:30,133 - Yeah, this place is haunted. - Alright... Well, I'll take these off then! 14 00:01:31,158 --> 00:01:35,158 Lotta and me are kickstarting this week in the nobility, a very small group, 15 00:01:35,158 --> 00:01:43,638 only 0,5 % of Swedens population at that time. Like, as many swedes as there are physiotherapists in Sweden today. 16 00:01:43,638 --> 00:01:47,638 But we're not just doing this because the nobility have money and funny clothes, 17 00:01:47,665 --> 00:01:52,585 but because it is here where the 17th century ideas and ideals really start to flourish. 18 00:01:52,590 --> 00:02:00,150 - This is kind of the style they had? Sort of like a mentally ill four year old picked the outfit? 19 00:02:01,125 --> 00:02:04,555 - Men these days were supposed to be like peacocks. 20 00:02:04,555 --> 00:02:09,125 - The ideal was that you were flat. - Flat tits like this you wont even get 21 00:02:09,149 --> 00:02:13,729 during a mammography. Every eras dream woman is always 22 00:02:13,729 --> 00:02:16,939 a body that is something different than what it actually is. 23 00:02:16,939 --> 00:02:20,939 -Every body is to be pressed and stuffed and squeezed, pulled back and built up. 24 00:02:21,902 --> 00:02:24,272 -And here we'll put this little roll. 25 00:02:24,272 --> 00:02:27,452 -Does this count as manly clothing? -This is extremely manly. 26 00:02:27,452 --> 00:02:32,182 This is like the mans time to shine. -Like Maria Montazami? 27 00:02:32,466 --> 00:02:36,946 -A noble man is no noble man without his sword. And a pearl earring, 28 00:02:37,268 --> 00:02:42,058 in you right ear. - Oh, like a cop hater? 29 00:02:42,167 --> 00:02:45,617 Those in the nobility who had a a lot of money, they had a wig. 30 00:02:45,617 --> 00:02:49,617 -There, okay, now you have the right silhouette for the end of the 17th centrury. 31 00:02:49,617 --> 00:02:59,487 A straight, flat silhouette, cone shaped. It shows a youthful character. 32 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:03,946 - Alright, now you look god, but you would have been pretty disgusting. 33 00:03:03,946 --> 00:03:07,946 Cause you didn't wash yourself perticularly often, you smelled bad. 34 00:03:07,946 --> 00:03:10,206 And of course you had lice. - It itches when you talk about lice! 35 00:03:10,206 --> 00:03:13,976 But it could also be because it's hot in this wig. But now I'm done, right? 36 00:03:14,006 --> 00:03:17,386 I'll just walk around this.... 37 00:03:24,263 --> 00:03:32,893 -Oh. Oh but you look nice! What are you laughing at? 38 00:03:32,893 --> 00:03:37,133 - Well that you're going to look like this all week. - But I've got a lot of... sort of... 39 00:03:37,133 --> 00:03:40,603 these things... -I'm so proud of you. 40 00:03:43,563 --> 00:03:48,823 This was the size of Sweden the first half of the 17th century, our kings name 41 00:03:48,823 --> 00:03:53,050 was Gustav II Adolf, his job is to start and win wars. 42 00:03:53,147 --> 00:03:59,237 The rest of the swedes are divided into four classes; Nobility, priests, freemen and peasants. 43 00:03:59,256 --> 00:04:05,586 These classes must be kept apart at all costs. Eg; The farmer may not dress or eat 44 00:04:05,628 --> 00:04:10,248 like the nobility, or the whole society would go to shit. 45 00:04:10,556 --> 00:04:15,476 -The greatest challenge with the food this week is working with ingredients 46 00:04:15,476 --> 00:04:21,936 that aren't fresh. It all has to be baked, boiled or seared for a long time. 47 00:04:22,094 --> 00:04:25,964 Seared food, that was only for people with a lot of money. 48 00:04:25,964 --> 00:04:30,764 The common people probably never had seared or grilled food, you had boiled food. 49 00:04:31,089 --> 00:04:37,499 -This is Magnus Nilsson, he owns the restaurant Fäviken. He dries and leavens 50 00:04:37,499 --> 00:04:41,499 and has no issues with wierd ingredients, but we still say he doesn't understand 51 00:04:41,499 --> 00:04:46,549 how massive this undertaking of his is, cooking for us for a week. 52 00:04:47,515 --> 00:04:50,925 -This is your week in front of you. Or at least the fresh ingredients. 53 00:04:50,925 --> 00:04:54,335 -It doesn't look very... juicy? -No 54 00:04:54,335 --> 00:05:00,895 -What's this? -Um, that is a dried duck - Oh, of course 55 00:05:00,895 --> 00:05:05,399 Maybe we should take the time to say that this is not make-belief, 56 00:05:05,399 --> 00:05:08,659 this is authentic. -Yes, it actually is. It was just like this. 57 00:05:09,197 --> 00:05:11,287 DRIED HAM & SALTED PORK 58 00:05:11,287 --> 00:05:13,997 CAPERCAILLIE & FILEDFARE 59 00:05:13,997 --> 00:05:15,647 SPICES OF THE WEEK CINNAMON, GINGER, CLOVE, NUTMEG 60 00:05:15,647 --> 00:05:19,327 -Is it tasty food? -Um, well, the ingredients are pretty tasty. 61 00:05:19,327 --> 00:05:27,317 But I think a lot of the cooking techniques won't really fit our modern flavour preference. 62 00:05:27,341 --> 00:05:30,741 Some of it well be more or less inedible, to be honest. 63 00:05:30,758 --> 00:05:34,208 -Which one will be the most disgusting? -You'll have to wait and see! 64 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:37,608 -Exciting. But when we have eaten this food, 65 00:05:37,608 --> 00:05:41,608 how will we feel after a week? -I'm not very concerned about the food, 66 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:49,988 because it's pretty good. It's well rounded, meat and fish and even fresh fruit. 67 00:05:49,988 --> 00:05:56,278 What troubles me is all the alcohol. Massive amounts of beer. 68 00:05:56,278 --> 00:06:03,266 The way I see it, you'll be drunk most of the time. Fall over and say silly things. 69 00:06:03,375 --> 00:06:08,565 And your liver will be in distress. Alcohol is a clinical and societal problem. 70 00:06:08,749 --> 00:06:16,169 -But we're only drinking beer because we can't drink the water, right? Why? 71 00:06:16,169 --> 00:06:21,419 -Yeah, water is scarse and it is not clean, that's where many diseases spread. 72 00:06:21,675 --> 00:06:25,305 But the most difficult thing for me and Lotta will probably be that we can't drink coffee, 73 00:06:25,305 --> 00:06:29,305 why can't we drink coffee? -There is no coffee yet. 74 00:06:29,305 --> 00:06:34,435 And that means trouble, because you, like all swedes, are addicted to caffeine, 75 00:06:34,435 --> 00:06:41,395 and you will get headaches, everything from mild to migraine, 76 00:06:41,395 --> 00:06:46,545 irritation, you'll just feel generally bad. 77 00:06:49,531 --> 00:06:52,811 What did the nobility have for lunch on a normal Monday? 78 00:06:52,811 --> 00:06:56,811 And which of these 130 rooms is the dining room? 79 00:06:59,057 --> 00:07:00,477 NOBILITY LUNCH 80 00:07:00,477 --> 00:07:09,137 -Lotta, where are we eating? -What? 81 00:07:09,137 --> 00:07:15,567 -Oh, OK. I was in there waiting. Where are the drinks? 82 00:07:15,567 --> 00:07:21,557 -Here you have a snaps, to have before, during or after lunch. 83 00:07:21,557 --> 00:07:25,557 Just a shot like this, instead of a shot glass. 84 00:07:31,855 --> 00:07:34,805 -Now I have massive expectations on this food. 85 00:07:34,805 --> 00:07:36,855 INTESTINE STEW 86 00:07:36,855 --> 00:07:41,815 This is one of the few dishes you'll eat that actually contains fresh ingredients. 87 00:07:41,815 --> 00:07:47,675 -STOP! Did you hear that? We will barely eat any fresh food all week!? 88 00:07:47,675 --> 00:07:56,635 And that's because almost all food has to be preserved. Storage food. Resume 89 00:07:56,635 --> 00:08:05,205 It's this intestine stew, which has kidney from lamb, heart, liver, braised to a 90 00:08:05,205 --> 00:08:11,465 sort of gruel, with just a bit of this sweetened, german wine and some grains. 91 00:08:11,465 --> 00:08:14,625 And then there are a few rooster heads in the mix as well. 92 00:08:14,625 --> 00:08:20,485 We are eating things people ate if you were really rich and successful in Sweden, 93 00:08:20,485 --> 00:08:23,895 400 years ago. -I'm going to try this kidney. 94 00:08:23,895 --> 00:08:31,309 -It wasn't that tasty to me. Nah, tastes a lot like stable to me. Like cows fur. 95 00:08:31,309 --> 00:08:38,049 -Cows fur? I think it's time for these rooster heads! 96 00:08:38,228 --> 00:08:42,228 -Ok, but, like, how? -Oh you just eat them straight up. 97 00:08:45,895 --> 00:08:54,935 Oh fuck... There was some kind of... like hard shit... Cheers! 98 00:09:01,004 --> 00:09:05,004 -As a woman in the 17th century nobility I can be someones wife, mother, 99 00:09:05,004 --> 00:09:09,714 the housekeeper and that's it. I belong to my dad until I marry, 100 00:09:09,714 --> 00:09:14,384 then I belong to my husband. (ERIK)- LOTTA! Have you seen my slippers? 101 00:09:14,398 --> 00:09:19,748 -I'm not alllowed to get an education, intelligence is not something women have. 102 00:09:19,748 --> 00:09:22,768 (ERIK)-I FOUND THEM! I was wearing them all along. 103 00:09:22,768 --> 00:09:28,008 -But I have to be great at hosting parties, and play the lute. 104 00:09:28,008 --> 00:09:32,968 (Erik)- I've lost them again. - Do you want to join? 105 00:09:32,968 --> 00:09:39,178 -Oh, yeah, god, sorry. I just got a bit thirsty. 106 00:09:45,061 --> 00:09:51,091 Tonight Lotta and Erik will have a menu with a variety of dishes, most of them from a book 107 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:55,814 called "The Counts Brahe's winterbook", recipes typical for this era. 108 00:09:55,814 --> 00:10:02,234 What I'm doing here is placing these oysters in with this sort of rice pudding. 109 00:10:02,882 --> 00:10:05,902 Oh fuck me that's disgusting. 110 00:10:07,353 --> 00:10:13,403 Health, not taste, is focus at this times fine dining. Not strange 111 00:10:13,403 --> 00:10:16,733 considering how sick people were, and what little could be done about it. 112 00:10:17,397 --> 00:10:20,607 "Humorism" was the prevalent teaching, according to which 113 00:10:20,607 --> 00:10:25,907 you should eat to balance the four bodily fluids. The body was seen sort of like a 114 00:10:25,907 --> 00:10:29,267 sack of skin with fluids, where blood, mucus, yellow and black bile 115 00:10:29,267 --> 00:10:33,557 were wobbling around inside. Too much or too little of any fluid was no good. 116 00:10:33,557 --> 00:10:38,057 But this could be remedied with food! We are having a healthy dinner, 117 00:10:38,057 --> 00:10:42,277 with our permanent companion, Rickard Tällström. 118 00:10:42,956 --> 00:10:46,296 DRIED REINDEER WITH EAST INDIAN SPICES 119 00:10:46,296 --> 00:10:49,196 PIDGEON IN WINE AND VINEGAR 120 00:10:49,196 --> 00:10:51,266 BOILED GOAT IN BLACKCURRANT -Two of the dishes are fiery, 121 00:10:51,266 --> 00:10:54,686 two are subduing, according to humorism. -My guess is that the oysters... 122 00:10:54,686 --> 00:11:02,146 - They should be subduing, right? -Yeah, and then I think the goad in jam, 123 00:11:02,146 --> 00:11:06,016 silly as it may sound, is also subduing? -Yes, that is correct. 124 00:11:06,016 --> 00:11:17,886 According to humorism wild meat is fiery and the sweets, the berries and the oysters are subduing. 125 00:11:17,886 --> 00:11:22,896 -When was this decided? -Well as an idea it came during antiquity, 126 00:11:22,896 --> 00:11:29,306 that certain foods could treat imbalance in your body. During the age of Great Power 127 00:11:29,306 --> 00:11:38,676 it became important to relate to the balance of society, eating to be in balance, 128 00:11:38,716 --> 00:11:43,646 ensuring that the societal classes are not mixed. What do you think? 129 00:11:43,646 --> 00:11:47,546 -I think that one was disgusting. -Melon, oysters, nettles and rice. 130 00:11:47,546 --> 00:11:50,896 This was not put together to be tasty, that's obvious to me. 131 00:11:50,896 --> 00:11:55,616 -But it was really nice, this very salted pork, with pidgeon. 132 00:11:57,971 --> 00:12:00,651 Kippis 133 00:12:06,619 --> 00:12:11,239 -What are we doing here? -We're here to take care of our personal hygiene. 134 00:12:11,239 --> 00:12:16,579 Our hygiene must be taken care of without water. In the 1600's water was 135 00:12:16,579 --> 00:12:22,769 thought to carry diseases. And if you got wet you body could liquify and rot away. 136 00:12:23,359 --> 00:12:27,359 You brush youre teeth with one of these little sticks. 137 00:12:27,450 --> 00:12:32,550 It was believed that cavities came from small worms that lived in your mouth. 138 00:12:32,550 --> 00:12:36,550 And how to treat that? Well, you rinse your mouth with vinegar. 139 00:12:38,403 --> 00:12:41,703 -Vinager?! .Yup, and that's what we're doing now. 140 00:12:50,650 --> 00:12:53,150 -You can't possibly? 141 00:12:56,276 --> 00:13:00,986 -It really hurts my lips. -Oh, it stings! 142 00:13:03,003 --> 00:13:09,843 -Take some beer! Why did you do that? 143 00:13:11,838 --> 00:13:22,288 -It hurts so much! -That was day one, and I feel pretty good. 144 00:13:22,850 --> 00:13:28,710 You get a bit... tired from eating wierd food all the time. 145 00:13:28,818 --> 00:13:37,518 -I've eaten rooster head, lamb kidney, some other intestine, uhm, pidgeon... 146 00:13:38,367 --> 00:13:44,947 Duck, I think? And I'm not used to eating this many animals in one day. 147 00:13:44,947 --> 00:13:48,938 I feel very crowded inside. -Our dietary consultant, she warned us 148 00:13:48,947 --> 00:13:58,487 that if you drink alcohol instead of water like we do, it could lead to people becoming violent. 149 00:13:59,825 --> 00:14:04,455 But I haven't seen anything like that with Lotta. I think she's a bit more of a chatterbox, 150 00:14:04,455 --> 00:14:09,115 but not violent, it hasn't been unpleasant yet. 151 00:14:15,738 --> 00:14:22,458 The captains logbook, day two! I am dehydrated and nauseous after last nights healthy dinner. 152 00:14:22,733 --> 00:14:26,473 I think you're all saying "food, food, food", when is it going to be about 153 00:14:26,473 --> 00:14:31,123 something interesting, like war? Yes it will, because we will meet with a war historian. 154 00:14:31,165 --> 00:14:34,415 But first, breakfast! I want bacon and eggs. 155 00:14:35,295 --> 00:14:37,315 NOBILITY BREAKFAST 156 00:14:37,315 --> 00:14:40,345 RYEBREAD 157 00:14:40,345 --> 00:14:44,045 OAT PORRIDGE -Good morning. - Morning 158 00:14:45,369 --> 00:14:46,989 -Beer. - Is it? 159 00:14:46,989 --> 00:14:51,089 -Warm beer. -No really? Oh. Yummy. 160 00:14:55,826 --> 00:14:59,826 -And we've gotten some sort of porridge. 161 00:15:04,069 --> 00:15:12,709 -Really good actually. I think this feels very healthy, very al dente. 162 00:15:13,224 --> 00:15:18,154 I feel like this is where our modern healthy breakfast is born. 163 00:15:19,407 --> 00:15:25,587 This will go, this will stay -It's kind of yucky and nice that the beer is warm. 164 00:15:25,587 --> 00:15:31,227 -Yeah, cause it's so cold here. -And it was a lot colder, 165 00:15:31,247 --> 00:15:36,607 you should be lucky to get 14 degrees in a castle, in the 1600's. 166 00:15:39,428 --> 00:15:45,768 -Now Erik will be happy, we are finally going to talk about war! With historian, Bo Eriksson. 167 00:15:47,282 --> 00:15:53,292 -But it's kind of fun that Sweden, who feels like a small country in Europe today, 168 00:15:53,292 --> 00:15:57,973 was number one or at least, maybe, number two, maybe? 169 00:15:57,973 --> 00:16:05,133 -Haha, no, we were number one, we set the agenda, but I still think it's a terrible century. 170 00:16:05,133 --> 00:16:11,103 The civilian loss amongst the people exposed to the Swedish army was vast, 171 00:16:11,110 --> 00:16:16,120 we're talking hundreds of thousands of people. -Yeah, Erik, did you hear that? 172 00:16:16,317 --> 00:16:20,317 -This is King Gustaf II Adolf, I want to say Hero King! 173 00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:26,857 The Hero King that made Sweden a great power. Sadly, Gustaf was slain 174 00:16:26,857 --> 00:16:32,917 in the battle of Lützen 1632. But despite this Sweden continued to grow, 175 00:16:32,917 --> 00:16:39,067 all the way in to the 18th century. -Who was part of this so called army? 176 00:16:39,067 --> 00:16:44,347 -It's partially the military, the soldiers, and then there were the camp followers. 177 00:16:44,347 --> 00:16:49,707 And amongst those we find the civilian. The soldiers brought their women, 178 00:16:49,707 --> 00:16:57,237 their children. It was a society in miniature. And imagine, this is 40'000 people. 179 00:16:57,237 --> 00:17:01,707 Some even say that the greatest torment for the civilians in Germany 180 00:17:01,722 --> 00:17:06,002 were the camp followers. -I'm trying to understand how these marriages 181 00:17:06,002 --> 00:17:10,652 would work? -But like, all respect to the gender perspective, 182 00:17:10,653 --> 00:17:15,713 but if we have a situation where Sweden is a super power during a short period of time, 183 00:17:17,358 --> 00:17:25,698 wouldn't it be interesting to just like explain how Sweden could be so successful? 184 00:17:25,978 --> 00:17:33,054 -Yes. Firstly, the moving artillery. was an expert at... No this is actually interesting! 185 00:17:33,057 --> 00:17:36,487 -Sure... -It was smaller cannons, that you could move 186 00:17:36,487 --> 00:17:42,127 during the battle, and that was new. The second part was the shock factor fire power, 187 00:17:42,127 --> 00:17:45,397 that was the Swedes biggest weapons. -The catholics shat their pants! 188 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:48,737 -Ha, yes, but so did probably the Swedes, since it was an incredible noise. 189 00:17:48,737 --> 00:17:52,527 Anyway. You had three rows who fired at the same time. 190 00:17:52,527 --> 00:17:57,457 One one laying on the ground (Are you listening, Lotta?!) one sitting and one standing. 191 00:17:57,457 --> 00:18:02,397 -Imagine the shock! -Yes! And imagine hundreds of those! 192 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:05,695 And then your opponent is approaching and BANG, you fire. 193 00:18:05,695 --> 00:18:09,695 -So that was the Swedish style? -That was a winning concept, yes. 194 00:18:15,917 --> 00:18:20,617 -So this is like our camp now? -Yes, let's say a few miles outside of Lützen. 195 00:18:23,962 --> 00:18:28,202 -But Bo, could you say that it's 50% women and 50% men? 196 00:18:28,202 --> 00:18:36,312 -But like hold it, Lotta, seriously, if this is a war camp, shoudn't Bo and I secure it? 197 00:18:36,312 --> 00:18:42,032 -Yes! Should I stand guard while you dig? It was more important to get up than down. 198 00:18:42,426 --> 00:18:47,106 -Interrupted again, completely in accordance with the 17th century. Women in wars 199 00:18:47,106 --> 00:18:52,483 had no say. I myself could have been one of the camp followers 200 00:18:52,483 --> 00:18:56,883 and my job would have been to cook. Today we're lucky, I've got some elk meat. 201 00:18:58,344 --> 00:19:01,914 So where do you get like ingredients and stuff to cook? 202 00:19:01,914 --> 00:19:07,284 It's not like you find a supermarket in the middle of Lutsen? -No, and that's... 203 00:19:07,284 --> 00:19:14,399 -LÜTZEN! -Haha... even the horse was laughing there. 204 00:19:14,411 --> 00:19:20,651 No, but when passing villages you had to take what was at hand. 205 00:19:20,651 --> 00:19:26,352 But not only food was taken, you pillaged, murdered and raped. 206 00:19:26,352 --> 00:19:30,102 -You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. 207 00:19:30,102 --> 00:19:34,102 -Well, yeah, but what happened was that the hens eventually... ran out. 208 00:19:35,122 --> 00:19:36,682 CAMP FOOD 209 00:19:36,682 --> 00:19:39,652 -And this is to my own little hero. 210 00:19:39,652 --> 00:19:42,732 ELK AND TURNIPS IN BEER 211 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:49,120 -Yum! If this is what was served in the camp you kind of wish you had been there! 212 00:19:49,653 --> 00:19:54,623 -Yeah! Except the plague and all the rapes -Haha well yes, except those. 213 00:19:55,301 --> 00:19:59,031 -But when talking about the age of Great Power, such a unique time in Swedish 214 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:05,061 history, what should be said to not... pass it off compelety? 215 00:20:05,185 --> 00:20:12,055 -I think it should be said that this was the worst time in Swedish history. 216 00:20:13,125 --> 00:20:20,425 When the army came to a village, plundering, what happened to the survivors? 217 00:20:20,425 --> 00:20:28,788 Well they joined the killers, to those who killed their parents. 218 00:20:28,788 --> 00:20:34,775 It was about survival, a deeply tragic chapter in Swedens history, which has been 219 00:20:34,775 --> 00:20:40,215 romanticised. But I think it's time to tell the truth, this should never happen again. 220 00:20:55,799 --> 00:21:00,889 -As a general I could take a vacation from fighting, visit a buddy with a castle maybe 221 00:21:00,889 --> 00:21:03,609 to do some partying and dancing. 222 00:21:04,131 --> 00:21:11,131 -Erik as a dance partner is, ehm... I suspect that Erik is considerably heavier 223 00:21:11,131 --> 00:21:15,921 than the average 17th century man, and I think there will be problems. 224 00:21:16,430 --> 00:21:18,720 -Right foot! -Left. -Left? 225 00:21:23,730 --> 00:21:28,440 -Dance was very important. It was exercise, culture and flirting, 226 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,440 and fun! At least they thought so back then. Not being able to dance 227 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,660 was a social handicap that could damage your career and reputation. 228 00:22:00,845 --> 00:22:05,655 -Today we say that all people have equal value, and their own personality. 229 00:22:05,655 --> 00:22:09,925 In the 17th century it was the opposite. People had a different value 230 00:22:09,925 --> 00:22:14,355 depending on their class, and the same personality as everyone else in that class. 231 00:22:14,355 --> 00:22:19,645 The emotional, passionate type could only exist here, in the nobility. 232 00:22:34,426 --> 00:22:38,426 -Should I perhaps... - Or if I go.... -But that might be... -Or maybe you should...? 233 00:22:44,095 --> 00:22:49,175 The Age of Great Power in Sweden is all about honor. People are easily offended 234 00:22:49,175 --> 00:22:53,825 and your honor must constantly be guarded from gossip and bullshit. 235 00:22:53,825 --> 00:22:57,825 Amongst the crimes that went to court, defamation was one of the most common. 236 00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:02,971 We are having dinner with Erik Falk, he is an expert in insults. To honor him 237 00:23:02,971 --> 00:23:09,361 we are using a classic 17th century trick. We have ordered a surprise dinner! 238 00:23:10,097 --> 00:23:14,337 But first, some Fieldfare for a starter! FIELDFARE IN CINNAMON SAUCE 239 00:23:14,341 --> 00:23:18,524 There you go, Lotta. So the scull should be cracked, like a crayfish 240 00:23:18,524 --> 00:23:22,994 and then you suck the nice stuff out from inside of the head. 241 00:23:22,999 --> 00:23:26,999 -Are you really doing that? Cracking the skull? 242 00:23:36,108 --> 00:23:40,108 -Yeah. It was nice. - I think it is really tasty. 243 00:23:40,154 --> 00:23:44,154 -Isnt't that surprising? -It is very, very tender! 244 00:23:46,243 --> 00:23:55,573 -Erik, explain to me, honor is really in the center during this time. What is "honor"? 245 00:23:55,613 --> 00:24:01,533 -The honor is your badge of identity, your credibility, this honor 246 00:24:01,533 --> 00:24:07,963 that by no means should be violated. It was a crime to insult someone or slander him. 247 00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:10,481 -Say something that would be considered as slander? 248 00:24:10,481 --> 00:24:15,431 -Well, if Lotta thought you were too flamboyantly dressed, she might say 249 00:24:15,431 --> 00:24:22,859 "wigfin", maybe. Or peacock. Or long heron. -Try once, to say long heron. 250 00:24:22,859 --> 00:24:29,250 -Ok. Long heron! How does he feel? - He's offended. 251 00:24:29,839 --> 00:24:34,869 -During this time very few people in Sweden know how to read and write? 252 00:24:34,869 --> 00:24:38,869 -Yes! And in a verbal culture, words hurt more somehow. 253 00:24:39,377 --> 00:24:48,817 If you call me a thief, it feels like I become a thief, and people start believing it. 254 00:24:48,817 --> 00:24:53,337 -Amongst the worst things you could say was to liken someone to an animal, right? 255 00:24:53,337 --> 00:24:56,037 -Yes! And do you know which the worst animal to be likened to was? 256 00:24:56,037 --> 00:24:59,637 -A badger from a cartoon! -No, a dog. 257 00:25:00,144 --> 00:25:07,384 -And so it is time for the surprise. -Shall we start with these 17th century 258 00:25:07,384 --> 00:25:11,384 kinder eggs for adults? A fish in bread, is my guess. 259 00:25:11,765 --> 00:25:15,765 -It's like something is going to fly out of it now, isn't it? 260 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:20,056 -Hah, it seems to be some kind of mince. Meatloaf! Fun! 261 00:25:20,232 --> 00:25:22,922 -Why were they doing it like this, Lotta? -When we get something that looks 262 00:25:22,922 --> 00:25:28,812 like a fish, but it is meat, that is incredibly funny to the 17th century person. 263 00:25:28,830 --> 00:25:35,180 Are you having fun, over there? -Oh yes. But we're trying not to laugh. 264 00:25:35,604 --> 00:25:40,424 -But if you imagine a situation where someone is writing something demeaning 265 00:25:40,424 --> 00:25:43,714 about someone else, in regards of their profession 266 00:25:43,714 --> 00:25:49,704 and that this person is talking like an animal, for an example. -That's terrible! 267 00:25:49,704 --> 00:25:56,337 That someone talks like an animal! -But if, if someone did write like that 268 00:25:56,342 --> 00:26:01,222 about someone, could you imagine that having deadly consequences? 269 00:26:01,222 --> 00:26:06,462 Because of something like that? Like "you're talking like a badger in a cartoon"? 270 00:26:07,438 --> 00:26:10,768 -Ehm, that is not totally implausible. 271 00:26:18,550 --> 00:26:24,950 -ALEX SHULMAN! Come out! Is it there? Ah. 272 00:26:26,737 --> 00:26:31,557 This is a print out from Alex Shulmans blog. "I'm annoyed with how Erik Haag 273 00:26:31,557 --> 00:26:37,137 says 'like this' all the time. Why does he do that? I'm annoyed with all of him, 274 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:40,787 he talks like you imagine a badger from a cartoon." 275 00:26:41,892 --> 00:26:47,862 Why would you even write that about someone? -Hi! Erik. 276 00:26:47,862 --> 00:26:52,283 -Yeah I heard you shouting from the street, my daughter woke up. 277 00:26:52,313 --> 00:26:55,984 -Oh, my apologies. And give my best to Amanda! Ok? 278 00:26:55,984 --> 00:27:00,174 This was on your blog! -Ok, I don't remember it? 279 00:27:00,194 --> 00:27:04,194 "Annoyed with all of him... he speaks the way you'd imagine a badger in a cartoon does." 280 00:27:04,194 --> 00:27:11,954 Haha, well yeah that is true. I'd say that's fairly well put. You speak strangely? You do! 281 00:27:11,954 --> 00:27:19,814 I feel offended! I demand redress! Duel, I say! -How long is it going to take, kind of, Erik? 282 00:27:27,256 --> 00:27:32,586 -This is Thibault, he's an expert at duelling. Cheers, by the way. 283 00:27:36,141 --> 00:27:42,101 If I want to challenge Alex to a duel, since he has offended me, how do I do that? 284 00:27:42,166 --> 00:27:45,076 -If you have glove, you can... -I do!! 285 00:27:45,076 --> 00:27:47,876 -Yeah, exactly! -But I can decline, right? 286 00:27:47,876 --> 00:27:56,156 I can say no thanks? -You can, yes, but it was very unusual. 287 00:27:56,195 --> 00:27:58,985 -Where is this broadcasted, which channel? (Producer) -SVT 288 00:27:58,985 --> 00:28:05,625 -SVT? OK, then I'm in. -This could be very quick. -I accept, or whatever you call it. 289 00:28:05,625 --> 00:28:10,545 What if I stabbed you in the throat so that you got a normal voice? 290 00:28:11,539 --> 00:28:18,589 -Yeah, imagine. Or if I chopped your hands off so that you couldn't write shit about people. 291 00:28:22,687 --> 00:28:25,807 -En garde -You can back out now if you want. 292 00:28:43,411 --> 00:28:49,711 -Ouch! -First blood, Erik, victor! 293 00:28:49,711 --> 00:28:53,071 -Redress! -That was quick. 294 00:28:54,050 --> 00:28:59,390 -Erik Haag doesn not speak strangely, he does not annoy me and he does not speak 295 00:28:59,390 --> 00:29:02,620 like he's in a cartoon. -A badger. 296 00:29:14,423 --> 00:29:20,343 -After a couple of fun but fuggy days in the nobility it is now time to step down. 297 00:29:20,364 --> 00:29:26,354 As a warm up we are meeting with children of freemen. And then we too will become freemen. 298 00:29:28,033 --> 00:29:34,743 Hello everyone. Pleasure. My name is Lotta. Hi, I'm Erik. We are guidance counselors 299 00:29:34,761 --> 00:29:41,981 from the 17th century. -Yes, and we are here to talk about you future. 300 00:29:43,608 --> 00:29:51,868 - I want to be a doctor. Veterinarian, dancer, archeologist, actress. 301 00:29:52,746 --> 00:29:59,696 Look at these children, so full of hope. Had they been children of freemen, they would 302 00:29:59,696 --> 00:30:06,792 have been born into a guild, that could not be changed. They never had to worry 303 00:30:06,792 --> 00:30:13,572 about what to become when they grew up. First journeyman, and then same as daddy. 304 00:30:14,295 --> 00:30:20,075 -Yeah, we have a message to you from the 17th century, that we think can be of use to you. 305 00:30:21,577 --> 00:30:26,167 FORGET YOUR DREAM 306 00:30:26,484 --> 00:30:39,264 -So, thank you for having us. We will visit all students in the Uppsala region these weeks. 307 00:30:53,279 --> 00:30:57,099 Now it's time to try the life of a freeman. The labor office for cultural workers 308 00:30:57,099 --> 00:31:00,289 is yet to be invented, so I have to work as a brushmaker. 309 00:31:00,289 --> 00:31:05,259 -Damn, this is going to be a good one. Fuck... like damn, hell, this is great. 310 00:31:05,598 --> 00:31:09,198 Lotta is going to sell fish. -I'm selling this one! 311 00:31:09,277 --> 00:31:13,057 Free competition has not broken through yet, instead there are the previous mentioned 312 00:31:13,057 --> 00:31:16,427 guilds that determine how many craftsmen that can work within the same field. 313 00:31:16,427 --> 00:31:20,097 Here's that balance again that's so important in the 1600's. 314 00:31:20,097 --> 00:31:24,097 If there's a good amount of craftsmen in the same field, they can live a great, wealthy life. 315 00:31:25,549 --> 00:31:30,999 -How much is it? -Um... Well... 2000 SEK? 316 00:31:31,136 --> 00:31:38,856 -Here's how it is, I get to the office and then I make my... brushes. 317 00:31:38,856 --> 00:31:44,906 It was the same yesterday, and tomorrow I will also be here. Making my brushes. 318 00:31:48,341 --> 00:31:54,511 -The third day continues. It feels more free being a freeman rather than in the nobility. 319 00:31:54,995 --> 00:31:58,215 Now we're leaving work and are off to sea! 320 00:32:00,748 --> 00:32:05,648 -What part could you say that the boat was playing in the lives of these people? 321 00:32:05,770 --> 00:32:13,160 -Boats had about the same roll to the 17th century people as the highway does today. 322 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:18,410 -So you could say that without the boat Sweden stops? -Yes, definitely 323 00:32:19,230 --> 00:32:24,550 -But what were all the boats carrying? -Soldiers, soldiers, soldiers. 324 00:32:24,554 --> 00:32:31,344 And weapons, cannons and horses, of course. That's the reason why these large ships 325 00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:35,754 were being built, to participate in war. -Are you driving today, or...? 326 00:32:35,754 --> 00:32:39,374 -Eh, no. -No, you travel by boat! 327 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:42,664 But that's the thing, you can't be too drunk at sea either! 328 00:32:42,664 --> 00:32:49,184 -It's like normal beer? -It's sort of like an easter brew. 14%! 329 00:32:49,228 --> 00:32:51,098 PORRIDGE WITH PEAS AND SALTED HERRING 330 00:32:51,098 --> 00:32:54,038 -Is it like extra yucky food now because it's boat-themed? 331 00:32:54,038 --> 00:33:01,818 -No, I wouldn't say that. On ship at this time it was not the most important thing 332 00:33:01,818 --> 00:33:06,138 that the food taste nice, it was rather that everyone got their measure. 333 00:33:06,138 --> 00:33:10,858 -Yeah, I've heard that. -And the food was heavily salted. 334 00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:15,496 And you drank a substantial amount of beer-. I've read somewhere that every crew member 335 00:33:15,496 --> 00:33:21,856 was given three litres of beer per day. And that was neccesary with this very salty food. 336 00:33:22,543 --> 00:33:28,053 Bread was very important, and it was very hard. So what you did was first was 337 00:33:28,053 --> 00:33:34,173 to tap it like this against something hard, so that larvae and other bugs fell out. 338 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:39,835 And then it was good if you had a beer or something to dip the bread in, 339 00:33:39,835 --> 00:33:44,225 so you got to keep the few teeth you had left. 340 00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:49,357 Damn. Watch it, lift your ass! Watch it, watch it! 341 00:33:54,822 --> 00:33:59,172 The kitchens of most townies were so small and bad, that they had to make due 342 00:33:59,172 --> 00:34:03,482 with ready made meals. These fast food places were called "walk-kitchens" 343 00:34:03,482 --> 00:34:07,842 and could be found in ordinary houses, where men and women greeted people who 344 00:34:07,842 --> 00:34:13,232 came there to eat, or did take away. As 17th century hipsters we are going to 345 00:34:13,248 --> 00:34:16,208 eat at the walk-kitchen that's supposedly the best right now. 346 00:34:16,208 --> 00:34:18,448 BEANS AND SALTED PORK ON BREAD 347 00:34:18,448 --> 00:34:21,638 -It tastes like brown beans and pork, on a sandwich. 348 00:34:21,646 --> 00:34:25,716 -Nah, not really though? It's a very dominant taste of turnips. 349 00:34:25,716 --> 00:34:29,696 -I scraped my turnips off. -Yes, but they're like poached in with it. 350 00:34:30,118 --> 00:34:33,358 -It's like completely impossible to eat with this fucking fork! 351 00:34:33,358 --> 00:34:39,858 I am actually pretty pleased that I got to have this hair color as a freeman. Fun to try. 352 00:34:39,930 --> 00:34:43,930 And I can tell you that it's true; blondes have more fun. 353 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:52,380 After half the week I've actually gotten used to starting my day with two beers. 354 00:34:52,380 --> 00:34:58,920 It's funny how that helps against tiredness and doubts regarding this whole experiment. 355 00:34:59,739 --> 00:35:05,759 -Yes, and so ends our day as freemen. The food was a bit too salty for my taste, 356 00:35:05,759 --> 00:35:09,279 tomorrow out trials continues in a differenct class. 357 00:35:28,413 --> 00:35:33,163 -Day four. Today we, and Björn Gustavsson, will live the life of the common people, 358 00:35:33,165 --> 00:35:37,665 as farmers in the countryside. What farmers do? Well they work 359 00:35:37,665 --> 00:35:42,165 from sunrise to sunset. Children start working at the age of six, 360 00:35:42,167 --> 00:35:45,037 and there is nothing strange about that. There are no schools anyway 361 00:35:45,037 --> 00:35:48,647 unless you're noble or the son of a priest. The one born as a farmer 362 00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:53,217 lives and dies as a farmer, that's just the way it is. Class journeys are forbidden. 363 00:35:55,465 --> 00:36:00,825 -It's strange, the sausage. It's completely gone. The big sausage. 364 00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:05,495 -Really? The one that was going to last us all winter? That's too bad. 365 00:36:06,491 --> 00:36:12,101 So this is Björn. He's also a farmer, poor thing, but he's also a child with special talents. 366 00:36:12,111 --> 00:36:18,241 -A big, long sausage that we had. You know the one. Come here, let me smell you. 367 00:36:18,241 --> 00:36:23,861 -It's a witch! She's a witch! -What are you talking about? 368 00:36:26,231 --> 00:36:29,036 -I've found a witch here! 369 00:36:33,362 --> 00:36:38,192 -If there's anything you remember from history class it is probably the witch burnings 370 00:36:38,192 --> 00:36:43,342 The fires burned for 100 years, and I feel like... one of those who got burned 371 00:36:43,342 --> 00:36:45,852 must have been a real witch? 372 00:36:46,362 --> 00:36:50,532 How did you know who was a witch? Who said that Lotta was a witch? 373 00:36:50,551 --> 00:36:58,201 -You let children testify, and often they were beggar children know as "wise boys" . 374 00:36:58,201 --> 00:37:06,518 And behind this was the idea that some people were born clairvoyant. 375 00:37:06,518 --> 00:37:11,538 So they pointed and said "I've seen this at the witches abode, that's a witch" 376 00:37:11,556 --> 00:37:17,496 And people believed them. -But who were these witches? 377 00:37:17,496 --> 00:37:22,826 -It was often women, and often women who were lonely, widows and such. 378 00:37:22,826 --> 00:37:26,586 -The single ladies, as per usual. Recognizable. 379 00:37:26,770 --> 00:37:30,690 -But if you think of Lotta, for example. First she's completely unknown 380 00:37:30,690 --> 00:37:37,261 and then POOF she's all over television. There has to be something wierd behind that? 381 00:37:37,261 --> 00:37:40,051 -Haha, yes, but there isn't, you see. 382 00:37:40,408 --> 00:37:49,348 -Alright, this will be great, god damn! There. Great. Let's go Bengt! But why... 383 00:37:53,589 --> 00:37:56,639 -You didn't light it for real, right? 384 00:37:56,847 --> 00:38:01,457 -Light controlled the life of the common people. Nothing happened during darkness, 385 00:38:01,457 --> 00:38:06,057 and at first light you got up, went to work, work work, witch burning, lunch. 386 00:38:06,057 --> 00:38:11,847 Todays lunch is a soup that was considered a delicacy at this time. 387 00:38:11,966 --> 00:38:14,906 CABBAGE SOUP & PIKE LIVER 388 00:38:14,923 --> 00:38:20,023 -There's a little side dish here. Pike liver with some onions. 389 00:38:25,004 --> 00:38:28,504 -Utterly terrible. -Totally edible! 390 00:38:28,504 --> 00:38:32,804 -Bengt likes it! -Well, now I got the after taste... 391 00:38:32,804 --> 00:38:36,914 -It gets to you, doesn't it! -This is something you would give to the cat. 392 00:38:36,914 --> 00:38:41,104 But it's described as a delicacy in the 1600's? 393 00:38:41,368 --> 00:38:50,088 -This is before electricity, it's very dark. Are we afraid? Are we scared of the dark? 394 00:38:50,088 --> 00:38:56,383 -You are very scared of the dark, and night was the time that you imagined that the dead 395 00:38:56,383 --> 00:39:02,623 were leaving their graves and lots of folk lore creatures were out and about. 396 00:39:02,628 --> 00:39:10,218 So you were not often outside after nightfall. And if you were you always had a light. 397 00:39:11,218 --> 00:39:16,728 Which of course led to the myth that there were whisps, when you saw a flickering light. 398 00:39:16,728 --> 00:39:20,688 -When you saw someone else? -Yes, you saw a light in the distance, 399 00:39:20,688 --> 00:39:23,648 and thought "is it a human or a will o the whisp?" 400 00:39:23,648 --> 00:39:26,018 -Probably a whisp. 401 00:39:29,582 --> 00:39:34,522 -A good way of getting out of being burned seems to be to get married. 402 00:39:34,527 --> 00:39:39,197 In the neighbouring village I found this man. Or, well, my dad found him, and 403 00:39:39,207 --> 00:39:44,047 his field is next to ours so now we can sow and harvest together, smooth! 404 00:39:44,671 --> 00:39:50,031 ...and love her in sickness and in health... -Yes. 405 00:39:50,577 --> 00:39:54,027 -Ehm. I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. 406 00:39:58,518 --> 00:40:00,378 Congatulations. 407 00:40:03,228 --> 00:40:07,648 Now we're married, and can eat! The fact that different people hold different 408 00:40:07,648 --> 00:40:11,208 value should naturally be reflected in the food. The priest gets the best food, 409 00:40:11,208 --> 00:40:18,678 second best is for the bride and groom. The guests have the same food as usual, but more. 410 00:40:18,678 --> 00:40:21,589 You can see that we've made an effort, because we're serving Björn 411 00:40:21,589 --> 00:40:23,939 a super luxurious fresh fish! 412 00:40:23,939 --> 00:40:26,309 PERCH WITH APPLE & CURRANTS 413 00:40:26,323 --> 00:40:28,633 PORRIDGE WITH BUCKWHEAT AND CREAM 414 00:40:28,633 --> 00:40:30,813 PORRIDGE WITH RYE AND BERRIES -I dont want to sound spoiled, but 415 00:40:30,813 --> 00:40:35,333 you could think it's a bit measly with just porridge on your wedding day. 416 00:40:35,333 --> 00:40:39,333 -It's a very creamy porridge we've been given, Erik. 417 00:40:39,333 --> 00:40:50,063 -The luxury is the white porridge, white is so rare. Clean linen, white food, rice pudding, 418 00:40:50,063 --> 00:40:57,693 that is the absolute best you have. -But if this is feast food, what is every day food? 419 00:40:57,693 --> 00:41:01,789 -The biggest difference is the amount of food. We can get absolutely stuffed. 420 00:41:02,028 --> 00:41:05,798 -I think the priest wants to share his perch. Is that alright? 421 00:41:06,061 --> 00:41:14,271 -Definitely. The priest eats differently from us, and gets wine instead of the coarser beer. 422 00:41:14,632 --> 00:41:18,452 -But you didn't take any of this is the middle? -No, um, I tasted... 423 00:41:19,142 --> 00:41:23,642 -Oh have some now! That's what this show is about! 424 00:41:24,510 --> 00:41:29,670 -Yeah, taste that now! In the middle, that stuff from the gut. 425 00:41:34,031 --> 00:41:36,561 -Mm. Yummy. 426 00:41:39,567 --> 00:41:41,187 Skål! 427 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:50,630 -Porridge, gruel, cabbage soup. Apparently this is what 95% of Sweden ate. 428 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:59,106 Somehow it's kind of sad, you're eating it and thinking that you're eating it every day, 429 00:41:59,106 --> 00:42:08,886 three, four times a day, a whole life. 95% of the Swedes got nothing else. 430 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:13,360 Now I'm super tired. Bye. 431 00:42:16,483 --> 00:42:20,613 Fifth day. We are back in the nobility, that's where it all goes down anyway. 432 00:42:20,613 --> 00:42:24,613 We are living in a castle again, beer for breakfast and today 433 00:42:24,613 --> 00:42:30,403 we shall be cured of our ailments. -I'm on bed rest because of my tummy affliction. 434 00:42:30,442 --> 00:42:34,202 -In the 17th century it was believed that sickness was due to an imbalance 435 00:42:34,202 --> 00:42:40,652 of your bodily fluids. So what do you do when someone has a stomach ache? 436 00:42:40,652 --> 00:42:43,792 ELDER FLOWER LEAVES IN OIL AND BEER VINAGER 437 00:42:43,792 --> 00:42:49,382 -Now we will cure you from the shits! -Haha, is that what I have? 438 00:42:49,382 --> 00:42:54,662 -Yes. -Hehe, sure, all the signs were pointing to that... 439 00:42:54,955 --> 00:42:58,885 Wha...what is this? -Elder flower leaves with beer vinager. 440 00:43:01,304 --> 00:43:06,454 How does it taste? -Like grass. Do you have anything to 441 00:43:06,454 --> 00:43:09,394 chase it with? -Mm, I've got this. 442 00:43:10,299 --> 00:43:14,009 -What is it?! -It's tiny christmas... 443 00:43:14,009 --> 00:43:21,619 -But what is it?! -It is warm beer with a few spices floating around... 444 00:43:22,788 --> 00:43:26,788 -But this also helps with.... -The shits, yes. 445 00:43:27,222 --> 00:43:31,922 -I thought we could read a bit more about other diseases and cures, from this time. 446 00:43:31,922 --> 00:43:35,922 -Yeah, interesting! -Malaria... malaria, as one gets...? 447 00:43:36,031 --> 00:43:39,121 -It was quite common in Sweden. -Really?! 448 00:43:39,121 --> 00:43:42,551 -Yes, Sweden had not been properly irrigated, so large parts were under water. 449 00:43:42,551 --> 00:43:46,991 So malaria mosquitos liked it a lot in Sweden. -Well, that's alright, cause all you had to do 450 00:43:46,991 --> 00:43:52,781 was eat pepper, mustard and onion to cure it. And here's that thing you've got issues with, 451 00:43:52,781 --> 00:43:59,721 gasses! Then you should take anisseed and cumin in warm beer. That's what I just had? 452 00:44:00,778 --> 00:44:04,688 This is like a combo where they take a lot of diseases and lump them together, 453 00:44:04,964 --> 00:44:15,514 worms in your body, head ache, evil eye, jaundice, sleeplessness, laziness or 454 00:44:15,514 --> 00:44:25,174 for the alcoholic, guess that the cure is? Warm beer! It's good for everything. 455 00:44:30,635 --> 00:44:34,635 -While I'm locked up in the castle with my lute and my lacing Erik can come and go as he pleases. 456 00:44:37,016 --> 00:44:44,106 -There's been a change of plans, they called from daycare and said that Diana is sick. 457 00:44:44,106 --> 00:44:47,756 She's been throwing up. So I'll take care of her. 458 00:44:48,976 --> 00:44:52,976 Today, children are children and adults are adults. In the 17th century 459 00:44:52,976 --> 00:44:57,716 it was the opposite, children were like tiny adults and adults were like big babies. 460 00:44:57,716 --> 00:45:02,456 In the nobility you put your kid in a corset and then you had someone else raise it, 461 00:45:02,456 --> 00:45:05,996 while you were waiting for them to grow up and be the same as yourself. 462 00:45:06,176 --> 00:45:09,980 It came as a surprise to Fredrik Lindström that we would do this interview in 463 00:45:09,980 --> 00:45:13,360 my kids', who just came down with stomach flu, tiny, tiny sofa. 464 00:45:13,492 --> 00:45:17,232 Show Fredrik your autograph! -No. -No? Alright. 465 00:45:18,101 --> 00:45:22,501 Could you imagine a 17th century dad staying home with a sick child? 466 00:45:22,626 --> 00:45:29,106 -Parents dressed the way you are didn't really raise their children in that sense. 467 00:45:29,106 --> 00:45:37,126 Other people did that. And then they met them on formal occasions or parties, 468 00:45:37,126 --> 00:45:44,716 but there was no real daily contact. -Hold it in front of the camera! Show it. Why not? 469 00:45:46,008 --> 00:45:51,868 Tell them what it is then? If you... It's Eric Saades autograph. For real. 470 00:45:51,868 --> 00:45:58,638 -A situation would not look like this, she would not have the chance to say no. 471 00:45:58,638 --> 00:46:02,230 This is a much more individualistic style of parenting than... 472 00:46:02,243 --> 00:46:06,623 -Than the 1600's? I would just have taken... -No, well 473 00:46:10,177 --> 00:46:13,607 -For real! -She would have been afraid of you. 474 00:46:15,022 --> 00:46:18,492 -Oh you don't have to Diana. But the point Fredrik is trying to make is that 475 00:46:18,509 --> 00:46:22,509 in the 1600's, you wouldn't have dared fuss around like this. 476 00:46:23,853 --> 00:46:28,943 -No, but in the 1600's! But now, now you don't have to! You don't have to! 477 00:46:29,167 --> 00:46:34,907 -No but imagine that you're a child who sees your parents very rarely, 478 00:46:34,907 --> 00:46:43,347 your parents are more like Eric Saade is to her, something mythical you want to take part of. 479 00:46:43,441 --> 00:46:47,801 So this opportunity when you're asking her to perform a task, that would be a chance for her 480 00:46:47,801 --> 00:46:52,201 to spend some time with you, and she'd be very keen to do so. 481 00:46:53,267 --> 00:46:56,617 -And now, what is it like now` -Now she's taking you for granted, 482 00:46:56,617 --> 00:47:03,327 she knows you wont go to war in Wästfalen for three years and not be around. 483 00:47:04,067 --> 00:47:07,257 She's counting on you being here tomorrow too. 484 00:47:16,966 --> 00:47:24,856 -My head hurts a lot. Like really a lot. -It will pass on Monday. 485 00:47:26,259 --> 00:47:32,879 Today is the last day, and we're going to town to do something typical for the 17th century nobility: 486 00:47:32,879 --> 00:47:36,039 Drink beer and spend money. 487 00:47:39,408 --> 00:47:40,668 -DRIVE! 488 00:47:52,807 --> 00:47:57,887 -A noble man could not have too many parties, too many castles, bowties on their shoes 489 00:47:57,887 --> 00:48:00,657 no matter if your numbers were in the red or not. 490 00:48:00,657 --> 00:48:06,677 Back then, as now, it was a matter of identity. A noble man who didn't lead that lifestyle 491 00:48:06,677 --> 00:48:11,747 was no noble man. Now me and Erik will look over our finances. 492 00:48:12,956 --> 00:48:15,616 THE LUXURY TRAP 1600's EDITION 493 00:48:15,616 --> 00:48:18,466 -Do you think you know where you are, budget wise? 494 00:48:18,786 --> 00:48:26,066 -Yeah, no, yes, ehm, no, well... No, it's not something we think about much, no. 495 00:48:26,066 --> 00:48:29,586 -Can't say I understand the question. -Accomodation. How much does it 496 00:48:29,586 --> 00:48:33,586 cost to live here every month? -There is no rent, but just the upkeep on 497 00:48:33,619 --> 00:48:40,459 a place like this, that is a lot, that is 7000 dalers, just for maintenance. 498 00:48:40,578 --> 00:48:44,578 -Let's get it up here. -We have a really large house, yeah! 499 00:48:44,578 --> 00:48:51,958 -Yes, and that costs money. Food then, what do you have to say about that? 500 00:48:51,958 --> 00:48:56,247 -Food is very important to us. We think food is allowed to be expensive. 501 00:48:56,440 --> 00:49:01,820 That's a thing, one of the things, that we want to spend money on. 502 00:49:01,845 --> 00:49:06,555 -Clothes, this is where I start getting really concerned. I've looked over your 503 00:49:06,555 --> 00:49:10,265 accounts, and it's like five beaver hats from England just this month. 504 00:49:10,265 --> 00:49:12,715 Who needs five new beaver hats? -He does! 505 00:49:12,715 --> 00:49:16,855 -People who see those hats, they shit their pants out of jealousy! 506 00:49:17,117 --> 00:49:21,637 -You're bringing yourselves down, don't you get it? It's time to be serious about this. 507 00:49:21,911 --> 00:49:25,321 One of the toughest categories to me are "fireworks and hair". 508 00:49:26,161 --> 00:49:30,811 -And then it came. The Reduction. To save Swedens economy after the 509 00:49:30,852 --> 00:49:37,822 expensive wars, the king forces the nobility to hand over our goods and lands to the state. 510 00:49:38,186 --> 00:49:47,336 We who owned almost two thirds of Sweden, now barely own one third. Fucking socialists! 511 00:49:48,011 --> 00:49:54,261 -This is 45 thousand dalers every month. How much do you bring in? 512 00:49:55,146 --> 00:49:58,506 -What is your income? Where is the money coming from?! 513 00:49:58,516 --> 00:50:02,516 -You're putting out 45 000, where are they coming in? 514 00:50:03,270 --> 00:50:11,530 -I... I think I speak for both Lotta and me when I say that you boys have done a great job. 515 00:50:11,937 --> 00:50:16,967 And that we would like to give something back to you. So how about 516 00:50:16,967 --> 00:50:23,207 becoming our guests for say, 14 days? And we have a big party? 517 00:50:23,230 --> 00:50:31,880 And let me tell you, beaver hats to both of you! You did a great job! 518 00:50:36,513 --> 00:50:42,873 -So, what do we do now? Well, we finish with a great feast! 519 00:50:43,620 --> 00:50:48,220 -Today is probably the most difficult day, food wise, for Lotta and Erik and their guests 520 00:50:48,234 --> 00:50:57,804 because today almost all food is cold. It's the same flavors, sweet and spicy. 521 00:50:57,804 --> 00:51:02,764 And at this time for a banquet there was no time to serve the 15 dishes we are having 522 00:51:02,764 --> 00:51:08,474 warm, as we would have today. This was prepared a couple of days before, little by little 523 00:51:08,474 --> 00:51:13,474 and then you served it all cold. This is a dish for later tonight, a piglet. 524 00:51:13,489 --> 00:51:21,369 This is a capercaillie hen, plucked and baked whole in the oven. 525 00:51:21,369 --> 00:51:26,589 The the feathers have been placed back on the wings of the bird, which was quite popular 526 00:51:26,589 --> 00:51:32,359 during the age of Great Power. Sometimes you'd even put the bird carcass back into it's skin. 527 00:51:36,009 --> 00:51:40,009 -A proper baroque dinner was supposed to be a bit like and orgie. Crowded with 528 00:51:40,009 --> 00:51:45,009 fanfares and drama, surprises and heart attacks. Over 50 dishes could be served, 529 00:51:45,009 --> 00:51:51,259 and people sat for hours. -Ok, last steps for the second service... 530 00:51:51,985 --> 00:51:58,005 -Hi! Are there lots of people up there? -No, like six-seven people maybe. 531 00:51:59,525 --> 00:52:05,545 -It is not only in Ivanhoe you would hire a jester. It also happened here, 532 00:52:05,545 --> 00:52:10,455 in 17th century Sweden. -Lotta wants to say hi! LOTTA! The jester is here! 533 00:52:10,455 --> 00:52:14,765 -Magnus? Magnus Betnér? -No, uhm, he couldnt make it. 534 00:52:16,298 --> 00:52:20,298 -Oh, ok, why didn't you tell me? -This is the other jester. I told you before. 535 00:52:20,418 --> 00:52:26,058 But this guy is really funny! -Yeah, so... I'll show you. It can be like... 536 00:52:26,742 --> 00:52:30,742 me slipping, like that. -We're looking forward to it a lot, 537 00:52:30,742 --> 00:52:35,792 but we'll come back to get you, ok? But stand here at the ready, yeah? 538 00:52:39,319 --> 00:52:44,199 -Tonight we have invited opera singer Malena Ernman, historian Bo Eriksson, 539 00:52:44,202 --> 00:52:48,032 and author Thomas Lappalainen. They won't know what hit them because they 540 00:52:48,032 --> 00:52:52,502 are here to be all dazed by our status and grandiose lifestyle. 541 00:52:54,536 --> 00:52:56,726 FISH ASPIC 542 00:52:56,752 --> 00:52:59,662 MEAT GALLERY -So, first serving 543 00:52:59,662 --> 00:53:01,362 DOVE PIE aspics and pies. 544 00:53:01,362 --> 00:53:03,762 FROG PIE -I'll start then? -Yes, go ahead. 545 00:53:07,428 --> 00:53:11,298 -Would you look at that. -What what is? A trickery? 546 00:53:13,318 --> 00:53:20,118 -It's supposed to be fun, I think. You're supposed to be surprised! Like an ice breaker. 547 00:53:20,173 --> 00:53:26,453 -A meal should be like a show, other entertainment was scarce at this time. 548 00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:30,740 Food should therefore be filled with all the fun you could imagine. 549 00:53:30,849 --> 00:53:34,649 -The brown one tastes a bit like dog food smells. 550 00:53:35,308 --> 00:53:42,258 -The salmon is relatively normal, flavor wise. The way salmon usually tastes. 551 00:53:42,478 --> 00:53:45,673 -It should also be said that it is very cold. Ice cold. 552 00:53:45,859 --> 00:53:49,859 -And not much salt or pepper. -Can we get a little jingle? 553 00:53:54,078 --> 00:53:56,728 -Cheers. -Urban, it sounds like you're playing 554 00:53:56,728 --> 00:54:00,168 the first part of "Helan går". What is the story behind that? 555 00:54:00,168 --> 00:54:09,688 -"Helan går" came from when you had fanfares for every drink, and later grew to become 556 00:54:09,688 --> 00:54:11,888 a song with lyrics. 557 00:54:16,515 --> 00:54:20,515 -Hey listen, we've had som issues with the starter, we're moving you up 558 00:54:20,515 --> 00:54:24,155 an hour, hour and a half or so. That's ok, right? -Yeah! 559 00:54:30,695 --> 00:54:34,165 -The department of dead, cold animals, full size. 560 00:54:34,165 --> 00:54:38,625 WHOLE ROASTED PIGLET -The piglet was roasted in the oven. 561 00:54:38,734 --> 00:54:42,164 CROOKED PIKE Boiled pike biting its own tail. 562 00:54:43,165 --> 00:54:45,255 WHOLE ROASTED CAPERCAILLIE -And the wild bird steak, 563 00:54:45,257 --> 00:54:51,197 a capercaillie hen in this case. -It tastes a bit sweet and salty and... musty. 564 00:54:51,197 --> 00:54:58,637 -It smells like old scab. -Yes, the flavor is not very important, 565 00:54:58,637 --> 00:55:03,297 that is not the the thang, so to say. -But what is the thing, then? 566 00:55:03,316 --> 00:55:08,686 Is etiquette important? -Yes. We're eating with knives, forks and spoons 567 00:55:09,713 --> 00:55:15,583 No, no, you're doing great Erik! Finally someone with proper manners. 568 00:55:15,593 --> 00:55:19,593 Because in the 1600's, this breaking point, the fork not an individual thing for eating. 569 00:55:19,963 --> 00:55:28,953 You ate most likely with your hands, and the fork was placed by the dish. 570 00:55:29,693 --> 00:55:33,693 You used it to take food from the serving dish to your plate. It got quite messy, 571 00:55:33,693 --> 00:55:37,013 so the question is, what to you do with your greasy fingers? 572 00:55:37,013 --> 00:55:41,703 -Well... you... -No, you do not lick your fingers. Proper 573 00:55:41,703 --> 00:55:47,423 etiquette says the thing you may not use is this, this is off limits. 574 00:55:47,726 --> 00:55:52,046 You used bread. That's why there were bread next to you. So you wiped your fingers 575 00:55:52,046 --> 00:55:57,796 on the bread like that. -Listen, this is really silly, 576 00:55:57,796 --> 00:56:01,409 but we're having such a great time up there so we've decided to cut you out all together. 577 00:56:01,409 --> 00:56:07,439 But thanks. Thanks so much for coming. Really cool. We'll call you! 578 00:56:08,374 --> 00:56:10,984 Because it did sound like a lot of your things were really funny. 579 00:56:11,077 --> 00:56:12,197 -Dessert! 580 00:56:16,997 --> 00:56:20,997 -A golden cake.... CAKE WITH GOLD LEAF 581 00:56:21,030 --> 00:56:23,520 MARSIPAN FRUIT 582 00:56:23,520 --> 00:56:26,020 SPICY WINE SOUP 583 00:56:26,020 --> 00:56:31,280 SNOW MUSH WITH ROSEWATER -Well I think this golden cake gave this 584 00:56:31,283 --> 00:56:38,653 evening a golden finish! Tasted like cold. Sponge cake with a bit extra. 585 00:56:40,831 --> 00:56:44,571 -Today I've had a pretty bad headache actually, I think it's because I'm not 586 00:56:44,571 --> 00:56:50,211 allowed to drink coffee. Or because you drink a lot less when all you are allowed 587 00:56:50,212 --> 00:56:55,552 to drink is beer. So today I've been suffering. Not a lot, but a little. 588 00:56:55,552 --> 00:56:59,782 Because of the headache. So I have been given som painkillers. It feels a bit like cheating. 589 00:57:09,417 --> 00:57:14,817 After having wallraffed with my body as a tool for a week I must say I thrived surprisingly 590 00:57:14,817 --> 00:57:21,297 well in the 1600's. Drinking this much beer, for example, has not felt bad to me. 591 00:57:21,325 --> 00:57:27,065 It's felt very natural to me. And the food was different, but not inedible in any way. 592 00:57:27,075 --> 00:57:33,845 And this whole thing with wearing a wig felt, oddly enough, extra manly. 593 00:57:33,852 --> 00:57:39,892 Overall I liked the whole think with wearing purple clothes, swords and bowties. 594 00:57:39,892 --> 00:57:45,282 It is like this is an era of extra everything. And then the whole thing with not washing yourself, 595 00:57:45,282 --> 00:57:50,292 that has not bothered me at all. I feel free! I feel more like a deer. 596 00:57:53,552 --> 00:57:59,122 -First I thought that the 1600's was disgusting. It is difficult to only eat animals and 597 00:57:59,122 --> 00:58:02,912 intestines all the time. Or only porridge and peas. But after a while 598 00:58:02,912 --> 00:58:06,912 it was almost a bit nice to follow a template for how to act, and to think 599 00:58:06,938 --> 00:58:11,918 "I had a nice enough life, or bad, because God intended it that way." 600 00:58:11,918 --> 00:58:17,138 And now I'm thinking that our own era might be just as strange, we're just so used to it 601 00:58:17,138 --> 00:58:19,168 we fail to see it.