WEBVTT 00:00:06.472 --> 00:00:10.472 My name is Lotta Lundgren, and this is Erik Haag 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. 00:00:20.439 --> 00:00:24.069 We will figure out how it felt to live in another time than our own. 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? 00:00:27.742 --> 00:00:31.742 But most of all, what kind of food was on the plate? 00:00:47.785 --> 00:00:51.785 "The age of great power" 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, 00:01:00.809 --> 00:01:05.789 the freemen and the farmers, balance our four bodily fluids, go to war 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. 00:01:13.012 --> 00:01:17.012 But we start the weeks experiment by getting dressed. 00:01:19.856 --> 00:01:22.106 - Tadaa - Oh, the noble man! 00:01:22.133 --> 00:01:26.133 - Was it in here you had a blood stain? Yeah, that feels a bit uncomfortable actually. 00:01:26.133 --> 00:01:30.133 - Yeah, this place is haunted. - Alright... Well, I'll take these off then! 00:01:31.158 --> 00:01:35.158 Lotta and me are kickstarting this week in the nobility, a very small group, 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. 00:01:43.638 --> 00:01:47.638 But we're not just doing this because the nobility have money and funny clothes, 00:01:47.665 --> 00:01:52.585 but because it is here where the 17th century ideas and ideals really start to flourish. 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? 00:02:01.125 --> 00:02:04.555 - Men these days were supposed to be like peacocks. 00:02:04.555 --> 00:02:09.125 - The ideal was that you were flat. - Flat tits like this you wont even get 00:02:09.149 --> 00:02:13.729 during a mammography. Every eras dream woman is always 00:02:13.729 --> 00:02:16.939 a body that is something different than what it actually is. 00:02:16.939 --> 00:02:20.939 -Every body is to be pressed and stuffed and squeezed, pulled back and built up. 00:02:21.902 --> 00:02:24.272 -And here we'll put this little roll. 00:02:24.272 --> 00:02:27.452 -Does this count as manly clothing? -This is extremely manly. 00:02:27.452 --> 00:02:32.182 This is like the mans time to shine. -Like Maria Montazami? 00:02:32.466 --> 00:02:36.946 -A noble man is no noble man without his sword. And a pearl earring, 00:02:37.268 --> 00:02:42.058 in you right ear. - Oh, like a cop hater? 00:02:42.167 --> 00:02:45.617 Those in the nobility who had a a lot of money, they had a wig. 00:02:45.617 --> 00:02:49.617 -There, okay, now you have the right silhouette for the end of the 17th centrury. 00:02:49.617 --> 00:02:59.487 A straight, flat silhouette, cone shaped. It shows a youthful character. 00:02:59.946 --> 00:03:03.946 - Alright, now you look god, but you would have been pretty disgusting. 00:03:03.946 --> 00:03:07.946 Cause you didn't wash yourself perticularly often, you smelled bad. 00:03:07.946 --> 00:03:10.206 And of course you had lice. - It itches when you talk about lice! 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? 00:03:14.006 --> 00:03:17.386 I'll just walk around this.... 00:03:24.263 --> 00:03:32.893 -Oh. Oh but you look nice! What are you laughing at? 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... 00:03:37.133 --> 00:03:40.603 these things... -I'm so proud of you. 00:03:43.563 --> 00:03:48.823 This was the size of Sweden the first half of the 17th century, our kings name 00:03:48.823 --> 00:03:53.050 was Gustav II Adolf, his job is to start and win wars. 00:03:53.147 --> 00:03:59.237 The rest of the swedes are divided into four classes; Nobility, priests, freemen and peasants. 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 00:04:05.628 --> 00:04:10.248 like the nobility, or the whole society would go to shit. 00:04:10.556 --> 00:04:15.476 -The greatest challenge with the food this week is working with ingredients 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. 00:04:22.094 --> 00:04:25.964 Seared food, that was only for people with a lot of money. 00:04:25.964 --> 00:04:30.764 The common people probably never had seared or grilled food, you had boiled food. 00:04:31.089 --> 00:04:37.499 -This is Magnus Nilsson, he owns the restaurant Fäviken. He dries and leavens 00:04:37.499 --> 00:04:41.499 and has no issues with wierd ingredients, but we still say he doesn't understand 00:04:41.499 --> 00:04:46.549 how massive this undertaking of his is, cooking for us for a week. 00:04:47.515 --> 00:04:50.925 -This is your week in front of you. Or at least the fresh ingredients. 00:04:50.925 --> 00:04:54.335 -It doesn't look very... juicy? -No 00:04:54.335 --> 00:05:00.895 -What's this? -Um, that is a dried duck - Oh, of course 00:05:00.895 --> 00:05:05.399 Maybe we should take the time to say that this is not make-belief, 00:05:05.399 --> 00:05:08.659 this is authentic. -Yes, it actually is. It was just like this. 00:05:09.197 --> 00:05:11.287 DRIED HAM & SALTED PORK 00:05:11.287 --> 00:05:13.997 CAPERCAILLIE & FILEDFARE 00:05:13.997 --> 00:05:15.647 SPICES OF THE WEEK CINNAMON, GINGER, CLOVE, NUTMEG 00:05:15.647 --> 00:05:19.327 -Is it tasty food? -Um, well, the ingredients are pretty tasty. 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. 00:05:27.341 --> 00:05:30.741 Some of it well be more or less inedible, to be honest. 00:05:30.758 --> 00:05:34.208 -Which one will be the most disgusting? -You'll have to wait and see! 00:05:34.208 --> 00:05:37.608 -Exciting. But when we have eaten this food, 00:05:37.608 --> 00:05:41.608 how will we feel after a week? -I'm not very concerned about the food, 00:05:41.608 --> 00:05:49.988 because it's pretty good. It's well rounded, meat and fish and even fresh fruit. 00:05:49.988 --> 00:05:56.278 What troubles me is all the alcohol. Massive amounts of beer. 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. 00:06:03.375 --> 00:06:08.565 And your liver will be in distress. Alcohol is a clinical and societal problem. 00:06:08.749 --> 00:06:16.169 -But we're only drinking beer because we can't drink the water, right? Why? 00:06:16.169 --> 00:06:21.419 -Yeah, water is scarse and it is not clean, that's where many diseases spread. 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, 00:06:25.305 --> 00:06:29.305 why can't we drink coffee? -There is no coffee yet. 00:06:29.305 --> 00:06:34.435 And that means trouble, because you, like all swedes, are addicted to caffeine, 00:06:34.435 --> 00:06:41.395 and you will get headaches, everything from mild to migraine, 00:06:41.395 --> 00:06:46.545 irritation, you'll just feel generally bad. 00:06:49.531 --> 00:06:52.811 What did the nobility have for lunch on a normal Monday? 00:06:52.811 --> 00:06:56.811 And which of these 130 rooms is the dining room? 00:06:59.057 --> 00:07:00.477 NOBILITY LUNCH 00:07:00.477 --> 00:07:09.137 -Lotta, where are we eating? -What? 00:07:09.137 --> 00:07:15.567 -Oh, OK. I was in there waiting. Where are the drinks? 00:07:15.567 --> 00:07:21.557 -Here you have a snaps, to have before, during or after lunch. 00:07:21.557 --> 00:07:25.557 Just a shot like this, instead of a shot glass. 00:07:31.855 --> 00:07:34.805 -Now I have massive expectations on this food. 00:07:34.805 --> 00:07:36.855 INTESTINE STEW 00:07:36.855 --> 00:07:41.815 This is one of the few dishes you'll eat that actually contains fresh ingredients. 00:07:41.815 --> 00:07:47.675 -STOP! Did you hear that? We will barely eat any fresh food all week!? 00:07:47.675 --> 00:07:56.635 And that's because almost all food has to be preserved. Storage food. Resume 00:07:56.635 --> 00:08:05.205 It's this intestine stew, which has kidney from lamb, heart, liver, braised to a 00:08:05.205 --> 00:08:11.465 sort of gruel, with just a bit of this sweetened, german wine and some grains. 00:08:11.465 --> 00:08:14.625 And then there are a few rooster heads in the mix as well. 00:08:14.625 --> 00:08:20.485 We are eating things people ate if you were really rich and successful in Sweden, 00:08:20.485 --> 00:08:23.895 400 years ago. -I'm going to try this kidney. 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. 00:08:31.309 --> 00:08:38.049 -Cows fur? I think it's time for these rooster heads! 00:08:38.228 --> 00:08:42.228 -Ok, but, like, how? -Oh you just eat them straight up. 00:08:45.895 --> 00:08:54.935 Oh fuck... There was some kind of... like hard shit... Cheers! 00:09:01.004 --> 00:09:05.004 -As a woman in the 17th century nobility I can be someones wife, mother, 00:09:05.004 --> 00:09:09.714 the housekeeper and that's it. I belong to my dad until I marry, 00:09:09.714 --> 00:09:14.384 then I belong to my husband. (ERIK)- LOTTA! Have you seen my slippers? 00:09:14.398 --> 00:09:19.748 -I'm not alllowed to get an education, intelligence is not something women have. 00:09:19.748 --> 00:09:22.768 (ERIK)-I FOUND THEM! I was wearing them all along. 00:09:22.768 --> 00:09:28.008 -But I have to be great at hosting parties, and play the lute. 00:09:28.008 --> 00:09:32.968 (Erik)- I've lost them again. - Do you want to join? 00:09:32.968 --> 00:09:39.178 -Oh, yeah, god, sorry. I just got a bit thirsty. 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 00:09:51.091 --> 00:09:55.814 called "The Counts Brahe's winterbook", recipes typical for this era. 00:09:55.814 --> 00:10:02.234 What I'm doing here is placing these oysters in with this sort of rice pudding. 00:10:02.882 --> 00:10:05.902 Oh fuck me that's disgusting. 00:10:07.353 --> 00:10:13.403 Health, not taste, is focus at this times fine dining. Not strange 00:10:13.403 --> 00:10:16.733 considering how sick people were, and what little could be done about it. 00:10:17.397 --> 00:10:20.607 "Humorism" was the prevalent teaching, according to which 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 00:10:25.907 --> 00:10:29.267 sack of skin with fluids, where blood, mucus, yellow and black bile 00:10:29.267 --> 00:10:33.557 were wobbling around inside. Too much or too little of any fluid was no good. 00:10:33.557 --> 00:10:38.057 But this could be remedied with food! We are having a healthy dinner, 00:10:38.057 --> 00:10:42.277 with our permanent companion, Rickard Tällström. 00:10:42.956 --> 00:10:46.296 DRIED REINDEER WITH EAST INDIAN SPICES 00:10:46.296 --> 00:10:49.196 PIDGEON IN WINE AND VINEGAR 00:10:49.196 --> 00:10:51.266 BOILED GOAT IN BLACKCURRANT -Two of the dishes are fiery, 00:10:51.266 --> 00:10:54.686 two are subduing, according to humorism. -My guess is that the oysters... 00:10:54.686 --> 00:11:02.146 - They should be subduing, right? -Yeah, and then I think the goad in jam, 00:11:02.146 --> 00:11:06.016 silly as it may sound, is also subduing? -Yes, that is correct. 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. 00:11:17.886 --> 00:11:22.896 -When was this decided? -Well as an idea it came during antiquity, 00:11:22.896 --> 00:11:29.306 that certain foods could treat imbalance in your body. During the age of Great Power 00:11:29.306 --> 00:11:38.676 it became important to relate to the balance of society, eating to be in balance, 00:11:38.716 --> 00:11:43.646 ensuring that the societal classes are not mixed. What do you think? 00:11:43.646 --> 00:11:47.546 -I think that one was disgusting. -Melon, oysters, nettles and rice. 00:11:47.546 --> 00:11:50.896 This was not put together to be tasty, that's obvious to me. 00:11:50.896 --> 00:11:55.616 -But it was really nice, this very salted pork, with pidgeon. 00:11:57.971 --> 00:12:00.651 Kippis 00:12:06.619 --> 00:12:11.239 -What are we doing here? -We're here to take care of our personal hygiene. 00:12:11.239 --> 00:12:16.579 Our hygiene must be taken care of without water. In the 1600's water was 00:12:16.579 --> 00:12:22.769 thought to carry diseases. And if you got wet you body could liquify and rot away. 00:12:23.359 --> 00:12:27.359 You brush youre teeth with one of these little sticks. 00:12:27.450 --> 00:12:32.550 It was believed that cavities came from small worms that lived in your mouth. 00:12:32.550 --> 00:12:36.550 And how to treat that? Well, you rinse your mouth with vinegar. 00:12:38.403 --> 00:12:41.703 -Vinager?! .Yup, and that's what we're doing now. 00:12:50.650 --> 00:12:53.150 -You can't possibly? 00:12:56.276 --> 00:13:00.986 -It really hurts my lips. -Oh, it stings! 00:13:03.003 --> 00:13:09.843 -Take some beer! Why did you do that? 00:13:11.838 --> 00:13:22.288 -It hurts so much! -That was day one, and I feel pretty good. 00:13:22.850 --> 00:13:28.710 You get a bit... tired from eating wierd food all the time. 00:13:28.818 --> 00:13:37.518 -I've eaten rooster head, lamb kidney, some other intestine, uhm, pidgeon... 00:13:38.367 --> 00:13:44.947 Duck, I think? And I'm not used to eating this many animals in one day. 00:13:44.947 --> 00:13:48.938 I feel very crowded inside. -Our dietary consultant, she warned us 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. 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, 00:14:04.455 --> 00:14:09.115 but not violent, it hasn't been unpleasant yet. 00:14:15.738 --> 00:14:22.458 The captains logbook, day two! I am dehydrated and nauseous after last nights healthy dinner. 00:14:22.733 --> 00:14:26.473 I think you're all saying "food, food, food", when is it going to be about 00:14:26.473 --> 00:14:31.123 something interesting, like war? Yes it will, because we will meet with a war historian. 00:14:31.165 --> 00:14:34.415 But first, breakfast! I want bacon and eggs. 00:14:35.295 --> 00:14:37.315 NOBILITY BREAKFAST 00:14:37.315 --> 00:14:40.345 RYEBREAD 00:14:40.345 --> 00:14:44.045 OAT PORRIDGE -Good morning. - Morning 00:14:45.369 --> 00:14:46.989 -Beer. - Is it? 00:14:46.989 --> 00:14:51.089 -Warm beer. -No really? Oh. Yummy. 00:14:55.826 --> 00:14:59.826 -And we've gotten some sort of porridge. 00:15:04.069 --> 00:15:12.709 -Really good actually. I think this feels very healthy, very al dente. 00:15:13.224 --> 00:15:18.154 I feel like this is where our modern healthy breakfast is born. 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. 00:15:25.587 --> 00:15:31.227 -Yeah, cause it's so cold here. -And it was a lot colder, 00:15:31.247 --> 00:15:36.607 you should be lucky to get 14 degrees in a castle, in the 1600's. 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. 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, 00:15:53.292 --> 00:15:57.973 was number one or at least, maybe, number two, maybe? 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. 00:16:05.133 --> 00:16:11.103 The civilian loss amongst the people exposed to the Swedish army was vast, 00:16:11.110 --> 00:16:16.120 we're talking hundreds of thousands of people. -Yeah, Erik, did you hear that? 00:16:16.317 --> 00:16:20.317 -This is King Gustaf II Adolf, I want to say Hero King! 00:16:21.647 --> 00:16:26.857 The Hero King that made Sweden a great power. Sadly, Gustaf was slain 00:16:26.857 --> 00:16:32.917 in the battle of Lützen 1632. But despite this Sweden continued to grow, 00:16:32.917 --> 00:16:39.067 all the way in to the 18th century. -Who was part of this so called army? 00:16:39.067 --> 00:16:44.347 -It's partially the military, the soldiers, and then there were the camp followers. 00:16:44.347 --> 00:16:49.707 And amongst those we find the civilian. The soldiers brought their women, 00:16:49.707 --> 00:16:57.237 their children. It was a society in miniature. And imagine, this is 40'000 people. 00:16:57.237 --> 00:17:01.707 Some even say that the greatest torment for the civilians in Germany 00:17:01.722 --> 00:17:06.002 were the camp followers. -I'm trying to understand how these marriages 00:17:06.002 --> 00:17:10.652 would work? -But like, all respect to the gender perspective, 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, 00:17:17.358 --> 00:17:25.698 wouldn't it be interesting to just like explain how Sweden could be so successful? 00:17:25.978 --> 00:17:33.054 -Yes. Firstly, the moving artillery. was an expert at... No this is actually interesting! 00:17:33.057 --> 00:17:36.487 -Sure... -It was smaller cannons, that you could move 00:17:36.487 --> 00:17:42.127 during the battle, and that was new. The second part was the shock factor fire power, 00:17:42.127 --> 00:17:45.397 that was the Swedes biggest weapons. -The catholics shat their pants! 00:17:45.397 --> 00:17:48.737 -Ha, yes, but so did probably the Swedes, since it was an incredible noise. 00:17:48.737 --> 00:17:52.527 Anyway. You had three rows who fired at the same time. 00:17:52.527 --> 00:17:57.457 One one laying on the ground (Are you listening, Lotta?!) one sitting and one standing. 00:17:57.457 --> 00:18:02.397 -Imagine the shock! -Yes! And imagine hundreds of those! 00:18:02.415 --> 00:18:05.695 And then your opponent is approaching and BANG, you fire. 00:18:05.695 --> 00:18:09.695 -So that was the Swedish style? -That was a winning concept, yes. 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. 00:18:23.962 --> 00:18:28.202 -But Bo, could you say that it's 50% women and 50% men? 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? 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. 00:18:42.426 --> 00:18:47.106 -Interrupted again, completely in accordance with the 17th century. Women in wars 00:18:47.106 --> 00:18:52.483 had no say. I myself could have been one of the camp followers 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. 00:18:58.344 --> 00:19:01.914 So where do you get like ingredients and stuff to cook? 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... 00:19:07.284 --> 00:19:14.399 -LÜTZEN! -Haha... even the horse was laughing there. 00:19:14.411 --> 00:19:20.651 No, but when passing villages you had to take what was at hand. 00:19:20.651 --> 00:19:26.352 But not only food was taken, you pillaged, murdered and raped. 00:19:26.352 --> 00:19:30.102 -You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. 00:19:30.102 --> 00:19:34.102 -Well, yeah, but what happened was that the hens eventually... ran out. 00:19:35.122 --> 00:19:36.682 CAMP FOOD 00:19:36.682 --> 00:19:39.652 -And this is to my own little hero. 00:19:39.652 --> 00:19:42.732 ELK AND TURNIPS IN BEER 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! 00:19:49.653 --> 00:19:54.623 -Yeah! Except the plague and all the rapes -Haha well yes, except those. 00:19:55.301 --> 00:19:59.031 -But when talking about the age of Great Power, such a unique time in Swedish 00:19:59.031 --> 00:20:05.061 history, what should be said to not... pass it off compelety? 00:20:05.185 --> 00:20:12.055 -I think it should be said that this was the worst time in Swedish history. 00:20:13.125 --> 00:20:20.425 When the army came to a village, plundering, what happened to the survivors? 00:20:20.425 --> 00:20:28.788 Well they joined the killers, to those who killed their parents. 00:20:28.788 --> 00:20:34.775 It was about survival, a deeply tragic chapter in Swedens history, which has been 00:20:34.775 --> 00:20:40.215 romanticised. But I think it's time to tell the truth, this should never happen again. 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 00:21:00.889 --> 00:21:03.609 to do some partying and dancing. 00:21:04.131 --> 00:21:11.131 -Erik as a dance partner is, ehm... I suspect that Erik is considerably heavier 00:21:11.131 --> 00:21:15.921 than the average 17th century man, and I think there will be problems. 00:21:16.430 --> 00:21:18.720 -Right foot! -Left. -Left? 00:21:23.730 --> 00:21:28.440 -Dance was very important. It was exercise, culture and flirting, 00:21:28.440 --> 00:21:32.440 and fun! At least they thought so back then. Not being able to dance 00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:36.660 was a social handicap that could damage your career and reputation. 00:22:00.845 --> 00:22:05.655 -Today we say that all people have equal value, and their own personality. 00:22:05.655 --> 00:22:09.925 In the 17th century it was the opposite. People had a different value 00:22:09.925 --> 00:22:14.355 depending on their class, and the same personality as everyone else in that class. 00:22:14.355 --> 00:22:19.645 The emotional, passionate type could only exist here, in the nobility. 00:22:34.426 --> 00:22:38.426 -Should I perhaps... - Or if I go.... -But that might be... -Or maybe you should...? 00:22:44.095 --> 00:22:49.175 The Age of Great Power in Sweden is all about honor. People are easily offended 00:22:49.175 --> 00:22:53.825 and your honor must constantly be guarded from gossip and bullshit. 00:22:53.825 --> 00:22:57.825 Amongst the crimes that went to court, defamation was one of the most common. 00:22:58.111 --> 00:23:02.971 We are having dinner with Erik Falk, he is an expert in insults. To honor him 00:23:02.971 --> 00:23:09.361 we are using a classic 17th century trick. We have ordered a surprise dinner! 00:23:10.097 --> 00:23:14.337 But first, some Fieldfare for a starter! FIELDFARE IN CINNAMON SAUCE 00:23:14.341 --> 00:23:18.524 There you go, Lotta. So the scull should be cracked, like a crayfish 00:23:18.524 --> 00:23:22.994 and then you suck the nice stuff out from inside of the head. 00:23:22.999 --> 00:23:26.999 -Are you really doing that? Cracking the skull? 00:23:36.108 --> 00:23:40.108 -Yeah. It was nice. - I think it is really tasty. 00:23:40.154 --> 00:23:44.154 -Isnt't that surprising? -It is very, very tender! 00:23:46.243 --> 00:23:55.573 -Erik, explain to me, honor is really in the center during this time. What is "honor"? 00:23:55.613 --> 00:24:01.533 -The honor is your badge of identity, your credibility, this honor 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. 00:24:08.281 --> 00:24:10.481 -Say something that would be considered as slander? 00:24:10.481 --> 00:24:15.431 -Well, if Lotta thought you were too flamboyantly dressed, she might say 00:24:15.431 --> 00:24:22.859 "wigfin", maybe. Or peacock. Or long heron. -Try once, to say long heron. 00:24:22.859 --> 00:24:29.250 -Ok. Long heron! How does he feel? - He's offended. 00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:34.869 -During this time very few people in Sweden know how to read and write? 00:24:34.869 --> 00:24:38.869 -Yes! And in a verbal culture, words hurt more somehow. 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. 00:24:48.817 --> 00:24:53.337 -Amongst the worst things you could say was to liken someone to an animal, right? 00:24:53.337 --> 00:24:56.037 -Yes! And do you know which the worst animal to be likened to was? 00:24:56.037 --> 00:24:59.637 -A badger from a cartoon! -No, a dog. 00:25:00.144 --> 00:25:07.384 -And so it is time for the surprise. -Shall we start with these 17th century 00:25:07.384 --> 00:25:11.384 kinder eggs for adults? A fish in bread, is my guess. 00:25:11.765 --> 00:25:15.765 -It's like something is going to fly out of it now, isn't it? 00:25:16.056 --> 00:25:20.056 -Hah, it seems to be some kind of mince. Meatloaf! Fun! 00:25:20.232 --> 00:25:22.922 -Why were they doing it like this, Lotta? -When we get something that looks 00:25:22.922 --> 00:25:28.812 like a fish, but it is meat, that is incredibly funny to the 17th century person. 00:25:28.830 --> 00:25:35.180 Are you having fun, over there? -Oh yes. But we're trying not to laugh. 00:25:35.604 --> 00:25:40.424 -But if you imagine a situation where someone is writing something demeaning 00:25:40.424 --> 00:25:43.714 about someone else, in regards of their profession 00:25:43.714 --> 00:25:49.704 and that this person is talking like an animal, for an example. -That's terrible! 00:25:49.704 --> 00:25:56.337 That someone talks like an animal! -But if, if someone did write like that 00:25:56.342 --> 00:26:01.222 about someone, could you imagine that having deadly consequences? 00:26:01.222 --> 00:26:06.462 Because of something like that? Like "you're talking like a badger in a cartoon"? 00:26:07.438 --> 00:26:10.768 -Ehm, that is not totally implausible. 00:26:18.550 --> 00:26:24.950 -ALEX SHULMAN! Come out! Is it there? Ah. 00:26:26.737 --> 00:26:31.557 This is a print out from Alex Shulmans blog. "I'm annoyed with how Erik Haag 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, 00:26:37.137 --> 00:26:40.787 he talks like you imagine a badger from a cartoon." 00:26:41.892 --> 00:26:47.862 Why would you even write that about someone? -Hi! Erik. 00:26:47.862 --> 00:26:52.283 -Yeah I heard you shouting from the street, my daughter woke up. 00:26:52.313 --> 00:26:55.984 -Oh, my apologies. And give my best to Amanda! Ok? 00:26:55.984 --> 00:27:00.174 This was on your blog! -Ok, I don't remember it? 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." 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! 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? 00:27:27.256 --> 00:27:32.586 -This is Thibault, he's an expert at duelling. Cheers, by the way. 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? 00:27:42.166 --> 00:27:45.076 -If you have glove, you can... -I do!! 00:27:45.076 --> 00:27:47.876 -Yeah, exactly! -But I can decline, right? 00:27:47.876 --> 00:27:56.156 I can say no thanks? -You can, yes, but it was very unusual. 00:27:56.195 --> 00:27:58.985 -Where is this broadcasted, which channel? (Producer) -SVT 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. 00:28:05.625 --> 00:28:10.545 What if I stabbed you in the throat so that you got a normal voice? 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. 00:28:22.687 --> 00:28:25.807 -En garde -You can back out now if you want. 00:28:43.411 --> 00:28:49.711 -Ouch! -First blood, Erik, victor! 00:28:49.711 --> 00:28:53.071 -Redress! -That was quick. 00:28:54.050 --> 00:28:59.390 -Erik Haag doesn not speak strangely, he does not annoy me and he does not speak 00:28:59.390 --> 00:29:02.620 like he's in a cartoon. -A badger. 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. 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. 00:29:28.033 --> 00:29:34.743 Hello everyone. Pleasure. My name is Lotta. Hi, I'm Erik. We are guidance counselors 00:29:34.761 --> 00:29:41.981 from the 17th century. -Yes, and we are here to talk about you future. 00:29:43.608 --> 00:29:51.868 - I want to be a doctor. Veterinarian, dancer, archeologist, actress. 00:29:52.746 --> 00:29:59.696 Look at these children, so full of hope. Had they been children of freemen, they would 00:29:59.696 --> 00:30:06.792 have been born into a guild, that could not be changed. They never had to worry 00:30:06.792 --> 00:30:13.572 about what to become when they grew up. First journeyman, and then same as daddy. 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. 00:30:21.577 --> 00:30:26.167 FORGET YOUR DREAM 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. 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 00:30:57.099 --> 00:31:00.289 is yet to be invented, so I have to work as a brushmaker. 00:31:00.289 --> 00:31:05.259 -Damn, this is going to be a good one. Fuck... like damn, hell, this is great. 00:31:05.598 --> 00:31:09.198 Lotta is going to sell fish. -I'm selling this one! 00:31:09.277 --> 00:31:13.057 Free competition has not broken through yet, instead there are the previous mentioned 00:31:13.057 --> 00:31:16.427 guilds that determine how many craftsmen that can work within the same field. 00:31:16.427 --> 00:31:20.097 Here's that balance again that's so important in the 1600's. 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. 00:31:25.549 --> 00:31:30.999 -How much is it? -Um... Well... 2000 SEK? 00:31:31.136 --> 00:31:38.856 -Here's how it is, I get to the office and then I make my... brushes. 00:31:38.856 --> 00:31:44.906 It was the same yesterday, and tomorrow I will also be here. Making my brushes. 00:31:48.341 --> 00:31:54.511 -The third day continues. It feels more free being a freeman rather than in the nobility. 00:31:54.995 --> 00:31:58.215 Now we're leaving work and are off to sea! 00:32:00.748 --> 00:32:05.648 -What part could you say that the boat was playing in the lives of these people? 00:32:05.770 --> 00:32:13.160 -Boats had about the same roll to the 17th century people as the highway does today. 00:32:13.160 --> 00:32:18.410 -So you could say that without the boat Sweden stops? -Yes, definitely 00:32:19.230 --> 00:32:24.550 -But what were all the boats carrying? -Soldiers, soldiers, soldiers. 00:32:24.554 --> 00:32:31.344 And weapons, cannons and horses, of course. That's the reason why these large ships 00:32:31.344 --> 00:32:35.754 were being built, to participate in war. -Are you driving today, or...? 00:32:35.754 --> 00:32:39.374 -Eh, no. -No, you travel by boat! 00:32:39.374 --> 00:32:42.664 But that's the thing, you can't be too drunk at sea either! 00:32:42.664 --> 00:32:49.184 -It's like normal beer? -It's sort of like an easter brew. 14%! 00:32:49.228 --> 00:32:51.098 PORRIDGE WITH PEAS AND SALTED HERRING 00:32:51.098 --> 00:32:54.038 -Is it like extra yucky food now because it's boat-themed? 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 00:33:01.818 --> 00:33:06.138 that the food taste nice, it was rather that everyone got their measure. 00:33:06.138 --> 00:33:10.858 -Yeah, I've heard that. -And the food was heavily salted. 00:33:10.858 --> 00:33:15.496 And you drank a substantial amount of beer-. I've read somewhere that every crew member 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. 00:33:22.543 --> 00:33:28.053 Bread was very important, and it was very hard. So what you did was first was 00:33:28.053 --> 00:33:34.173 to tap it like this against something hard, so that larvae and other bugs fell out. 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, 00:33:39.835 --> 00:33:44.225 so you got to keep the few teeth you had left. 00:33:45.357 --> 00:33:49.357 Damn. Watch it, lift your ass! Watch it, watch it! 00:33:54.822 --> 00:33:59.172 The kitchens of most townies were so small and bad, that they had to make due 00:33:59.172 --> 00:34:03.482 with ready made meals. These fast food places were called "walk-kitchens" 00:34:03.482 --> 00:34:07.842 and could be found in ordinary houses, where men and women greeted people who 00:34:07.842 --> 00:34:13.232 came there to eat, or did take away. As 17th century hipsters we are going to 00:34:13.248 --> 00:34:16.208 eat at the walk-kitchen that's supposedly the best right now. 00:34:16.208 --> 00:34:18.448 BEANS AND SALTED PORK ON BREAD 00:34:18.448 --> 00:34:21.638 -It tastes like brown beans and pork, on a sandwich. 00:34:21.646 --> 00:34:25.716 -Nah, not really though? It's a very dominant taste of turnips. 00:34:25.716 --> 00:34:29.696 -I scraped my turnips off. -Yes, but they're like poached in with it. 00:34:30.118 --> 00:34:33.358 -It's like completely impossible to eat with this fucking fork! 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. 00:34:39.930 --> 00:34:43.930 And I can tell you that it's true; blondes have more fun. 00:34:48.620 --> 00:34:52.380 After half the week I've actually gotten used to starting my day with two beers. 00:34:52.380 --> 00:34:58.920 It's funny how that helps against tiredness and doubts regarding this whole experiment. 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, 00:35:05.759 --> 00:35:09.279 tomorrow out trials continues in a differenct class. 00:35:28.413 --> 00:35:33.163 -Day four. Today we, and Björn Gustavsson, will live the life of the common people, 00:35:33.165 --> 00:35:37.665 as farmers in the countryside. What farmers do? Well they work 00:35:37.665 --> 00:35:42.165 from sunrise to sunset. Children start working at the age of six, 00:35:42.167 --> 00:35:45.037 and there is nothing strange about that. There are no schools anyway 00:35:45.037 --> 00:35:48.647 unless you're noble or the son of a priest. The one born as a farmer 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. 00:35:55.465 --> 00:36:00.825 -It's strange, the sausage. It's completely gone. The big sausage. 00:36:00.825 --> 00:36:05.495 -Really? The one that was going to last us all winter? That's too bad. 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. 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. 00:36:18.241 --> 00:36:23.861 -It's a witch! She's a witch! -What are you talking about? 00:36:26.231 --> 00:36:29.036 -I've found a witch here! 00:36:33.362 --> 00:36:38.192 -If there's anything you remember from history class it is probably the witch burnings 00:36:38.192 --> 00:36:43.342 The fires burned for 100 years, and I feel like... one of those who got burned 00:36:43.342 --> 00:36:45.852 must have been a real witch? 00:36:46.362 --> 00:36:50.532 How did you know who was a witch? Who said that Lotta was a witch? 00:36:50.551 --> 00:36:58.201 -You let children testify, and often they were beggar children know as "wise boys" . 00:36:58.201 --> 00:37:06.518 And behind this was the idea that some people were born clairvoyant. 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" 00:37:11.556 --> 00:37:17.496 And people believed them. -But who were these witches? 00:37:17.496 --> 00:37:22.826 -It was often women, and often women who were lonely, widows and such. 00:37:22.826 --> 00:37:26.586 -The single ladies, as per usual. Recognizable. 00:37:26.770 --> 00:37:30.690 -But if you think of Lotta, for example. First she's completely unknown 00:37:30.690 --> 00:37:37.261 and then POOF she's all over television. There has to be something wierd behind that? 00:37:37.261 --> 00:37:40.051 -Haha, yes, but there isn't, you see. 00:37:40.408 --> 00:37:49.348 -Alright, this will be great, god damn! There. Great. Let's go Bengt! But why... 00:37:53.589 --> 00:37:56.639 -You didn't light it for real, right? 00:37:56.847 --> 00:38:01.457 -Light controlled the life of the common people. Nothing happened during darkness, 00:38:01.457 --> 00:38:06.057 and at first light you got up, went to work, work work, witch burning, lunch. 00:38:06.057 --> 00:38:11.847 Todays lunch is a soup that was considered a delicacy at this time. 00:38:11.966 --> 00:38:14.906 CABBAGE SOUP & PIKE LIVER 00:38:14.923 --> 00:38:20.023 -There's a little side dish here. Pike liver with some onions. 00:38:25.004 --> 00:38:28.504 -Utterly terrible. -Totally edible! 00:38:28.504 --> 00:38:32.804 -Bengt likes it! -Well, now I got the after taste... 00:38:32.804 --> 00:38:36.914 -It gets to you, doesn't it! -This is something you would give to the cat. 00:38:36.914 --> 00:38:41.104 But it's described as a delicacy in the 1600's? 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? 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 00:38:56.383 --> 00:39:02.623 were leaving their graves and lots of folk lore creatures were out and about. 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. 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. 00:39:16.728 --> 00:39:20.688 -When you saw someone else? -Yes, you saw a light in the distance, 00:39:20.688 --> 00:39:23.648 and thought "is it a human or a will o the whisp?" 00:39:23.648 --> 00:39:26.018 -Probably a whisp. 00:39:29.582 --> 00:39:34.522 -A good way of getting out of being burned seems to be to get married. 00:39:34.527 --> 00:39:39.197 In the neighbouring village I found this man. Or, well, my dad found him, and 00:39:39.207 --> 00:39:44.047 his field is next to ours so now we can sow and harvest together, smooth! 00:39:44.671 --> 00:39:50.031 ...and love her in sickness and in health... -Yes. 00:39:50.577 --> 00:39:54.027 -Ehm. I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. 00:39:58.518 --> 00:40:00.378 Congatulations. 00:40:03.228 --> 00:40:07.648 Now we're married, and can eat! The fact that different people hold different 00:40:07.648 --> 00:40:11.208 value should naturally be reflected in the food. The priest gets the best food, 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. 00:40:18.678 --> 00:40:21.589 You can see that we've made an effort, because we're serving Björn 00:40:21.589 --> 00:40:23.939 a super luxurious fresh fish! 00:40:23.939 --> 00:40:26.309 PERCH WITH APPLE & CURRANTS 00:40:26.323 --> 00:40:28.633 PORRIDGE WITH BUCKWHEAT AND CREAM 00:40:28.633 --> 00:40:30.813 PORRIDGE WITH RYE AND BERRIES -I dont want to sound spoiled, but 00:40:30.813 --> 00:40:35.333 you could think it's a bit measly with just porridge on your wedding day. 00:40:35.333 --> 00:40:39.333 -It's a very creamy porridge we've been given, Erik. 00:40:39.333 --> 00:40:50.063 -The luxury is the white porridge, white is so rare. Clean linen, white food, rice pudding, 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? 00:40:57.693 --> 00:41:01.789 -The biggest difference is the amount of food. We can get absolutely stuffed. 00:41:02.028 --> 00:41:05.798 -I think the priest wants to share his perch. Is that alright? 00:41:06.061 --> 00:41:14.271 -Definitely. The priest eats differently from us, and gets wine instead of the coarser beer. 00:41:14.632 --> 00:41:18.452 -But you didn't take any of this is the middle? -No, um, I tasted... 00:41:19.142 --> 00:41:23.642 -Oh have some now! That's what this show is about! 00:41:24.510 --> 00:41:29.670 -Yeah, taste that now! In the middle, that stuff from the gut. 00:41:34.031 --> 00:41:36.561 -Mm. Yummy. 00:41:39.567 --> 00:41:41.187 Skål! 00:41:41.840 --> 00:41:50.630 -Porridge, gruel, cabbage soup. Apparently this is what 95% of Sweden ate. 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, 00:41:59.106 --> 00:42:08.886 three, four times a day, a whole life. 95% of the Swedes got nothing else. 00:42:10.320 --> 00:42:13.360 Now I'm super tired. Bye. 00:42:16.483 --> 00:42:20.613 Fifth day. We are back in the nobility, that's where it all goes down anyway. 00:42:20.613 --> 00:42:24.613 We are living in a castle again, beer for breakfast and today 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. 00:42:30.442 --> 00:42:34.202 -In the 17th century it was believed that sickness was due to an imbalance 00:42:34.202 --> 00:42:40.652 of your bodily fluids. So what do you do when someone has a stomach ache? 00:42:40.652 --> 00:42:43.792 ELDER FLOWER LEAVES IN OIL AND BEER VINAGER 00:42:43.792 --> 00:42:49.382 -Now we will cure you from the shits! -Haha, is that what I have? 00:42:49.382 --> 00:42:54.662 -Yes. -Hehe, sure, all the signs were pointing to that... 00:42:54.955 --> 00:42:58.885 Wha...what is this? -Elder flower leaves with beer vinager. 00:43:01.304 --> 00:43:06.454 How does it taste? -Like grass. Do you have anything to 00:43:06.454 --> 00:43:09.394 chase it with? -Mm, I've got this. 00:43:10.299 --> 00:43:14.009 -What is it?! -It's tiny christmas... 00:43:14.009 --> 00:43:21.619 -But what is it?! -It is warm beer with a few spices floating around... 00:43:22.788 --> 00:43:26.788 -But this also helps with.... -The shits, yes. 00:43:27.222 --> 00:43:31.922 -I thought we could read a bit more about other diseases and cures, from this time. 00:43:31.922 --> 00:43:35.922 -Yeah, interesting! -Malaria... malaria, as one gets...? 00:43:36.031 --> 00:43:39.121 -It was quite common in Sweden. -Really?! 00:43:39.121 --> 00:43:42.551 -Yes, Sweden had not been properly irrigated, so large parts were under water. 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 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, 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? 00:44:00.778 --> 00:44:04.688 This is like a combo where they take a lot of diseases and lump them together, 00:44:04.964 --> 00:44:15.514 worms in your body, head ache, evil eye, jaundice, sleeplessness, laziness or 00:44:15.514 --> 00:44:25.174 for the alcoholic, guess that the cure is? Warm beer! It's good for everything. 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. 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. 00:44:44.106 --> 00:44:47.756 She's been throwing up. So I'll take care of her. 00:44:48.976 --> 00:44:52.976 Today, children are children and adults are adults. In the 17th century 00:44:52.976 --> 00:44:57.716 it was the opposite, children were like tiny adults and adults were like big babies. 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, 00:45:02.456 --> 00:45:05.996 while you were waiting for them to grow up and be the same as yourself. 00:45:06.176 --> 00:45:09.980 It came as a surprise to Fredrik Lindström that we would do this interview in 00:45:09.980 --> 00:45:13.360 my kids', who just came down with stomach flu, tiny, tiny sofa. 00:45:13.492 --> 00:45:17.232 Show Fredrik your autograph! -No. -No? Alright. 00:45:18.101 --> 00:45:22.501 Could you imagine a 17th century dad staying home with a sick child? 00:45:22.626 --> 00:45:29.106 -Parents dressed the way you are didn't really raise their children in that sense. 00:45:29.106 --> 00:45:37.126 Other people did that. And then they met them on formal occasions or parties, 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? 00:45:46.008 --> 00:45:51.868 Tell them what it is then? If you... It's Eric Saades autograph. For real. 00:45:51.868 --> 00:45:58.638 -A situation would not look like this, she would not have the chance to say no. 00:45:58.638 --> 00:46:02.230 This is a much more individualistic style of parenting than... 00:46:02.243 --> 00:46:06.623 -Than the 1600's? I would just have taken... -No, well 00:46:10.177 --> 00:46:13.607 -For real! -She would have been afraid of you. 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 00:46:18.509 --> 00:46:22.509 in the 1600's, you wouldn't have dared fuss around like this. 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! 00:46:29.167 --> 00:46:34.907 -No but imagine that you're a child who sees your parents very rarely, 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. 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 00:46:47.801 --> 00:46:52.201 to spend some time with you, and she'd be very keen to do so. 00:46:53.267 --> 00:46:56.617 -And now, what is it like now` -Now she's taking you for granted, 00:46:56.617 --> 00:47:03.327 she knows you wont go to war in Wästfalen for three years and not be around. 00:47:04.067 --> 00:47:07.257 She's counting on you being here tomorrow too. 00:47:16.966 --> 00:47:24.856 -My head hurts a lot. Like really a lot. -It will pass on Monday. 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: 00:47:32.879 --> 00:47:36.039 Drink beer and spend money. 00:47:39.408 --> 00:47:40.668 -DRIVE! 00:47:52.807 --> 00:47:57.887 -A noble man could not have too many parties, too many castles, bowties on their shoes 00:47:57.887 --> 00:48:00.657 no matter if your numbers were in the red or not. 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 00:48:06.677 --> 00:48:11.747 was no noble man. Now me and Erik will look over our finances. 00:48:12.956 --> 00:48:15.616 THE LUXURY TRAP 1600's EDITION 00:48:15.616 --> 00:48:18.466 -Do you think you know where you are, budget wise? 00:48:18.786 --> 00:48:26.066 -Yeah, no, yes, ehm, no, well... No, it's not something we think about much, no. 00:48:26.066 --> 00:48:29.586 -Can't say I understand the question. -Accomodation. How much does it 00:48:29.586 --> 00:48:33.586 cost to live here every month? -There is no rent, but just the upkeep on 00:48:33.619 --> 00:48:40.459 a place like this, that is a lot, that is 7000 dalers, just for maintenance. 00:48:40.578 --> 00:48:44.578 -Let's get it up here. -We have a really large house, yeah! 00:48:44.578 --> 00:48:51.958 -Yes, and that costs money. Food then, what do you have to say about that? 00:48:51.958 --> 00:48:56.247 -Food is very important to us. We think food is allowed to be expensive. 00:48:56.440 --> 00:49:01.820 That's a thing, one of the things, that we want to spend money on. 00:49:01.845 --> 00:49:06.555 -Clothes, this is where I start getting really concerned. I've looked over your 00:49:06.555 --> 00:49:10.265 accounts, and it's like five beaver hats from England just this month. 00:49:10.265 --> 00:49:12.715 Who needs five new beaver hats? -He does! 00:49:12.715 --> 00:49:16.855 -People who see those hats, they shit their pants out of jealousy! 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. 00:49:21.911 --> 00:49:25.321 One of the toughest categories to me are "fireworks and hair". 00:49:26.161 --> 00:49:30.811 -And then it came. The Reduction. To save Swedens economy after the 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. 00:49:38.186 --> 00:49:47.336 We who owned almost two thirds of Sweden, now barely own one third. Fucking socialists! 00:49:48.011 --> 00:49:54.261 -This is 45 thousand dalers every month. How much do you bring in? 00:49:55.146 --> 00:49:58.506 -What is your income? Where is the money coming from?! 00:49:58.516 --> 00:50:02.516 -You're putting out 45 000, where are they coming in? 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. 00:50:11.937 --> 00:50:16.967 And that we would like to give something back to you. So how about 00:50:16.967 --> 00:50:23.207 becoming our guests for say, 14 days? And we have a big party? 00:50:23.230 --> 00:50:31.880 And let me tell you, beaver hats to both of you! You did a great job! 00:50:36.513 --> 00:50:42.873 -So, what do we do now? Well, we finish with a great feast! 00:50:43.620 --> 00:50:48.220 -Today is probably the most difficult day, food wise, for Lotta and Erik and their guests 00:50:48.234 --> 00:50:57.804 because today almost all food is cold. It's the same flavors, sweet and spicy. 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 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 00:51:08.474 --> 00:51:13.474 and then you served it all cold. This is a dish for later tonight, a piglet. 00:51:13.489 --> 00:51:21.369 This is a capercaillie hen, plucked and baked whole in the oven. 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 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. 00:51:36.009 --> 00:51:40.009 -A proper baroque dinner was supposed to be a bit like and orgie. Crowded with 00:51:40.009 --> 00:51:45.009 fanfares and drama, surprises and heart attacks. Over 50 dishes could be served, 00:51:45.009 --> 00:51:51.259 and people sat for hours. -Ok, last steps for the second service... 00:51:51.985 --> 00:51:58.005 -Hi! Are there lots of people up there? -No, like six-seven people maybe. 00:51:59.525 --> 00:52:05.545 -It is not only in Ivanhoe you would hire a jester. It also happened here, 00:52:05.545 --> 00:52:10.455 in 17th century Sweden. -Lotta wants to say hi! LOTTA! The jester is here! 00:52:10.455 --> 00:52:14.765 -Magnus? Magnus Betnér? -No, uhm, he couldnt make it. 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. 00:52:20.418 --> 00:52:26.058 But this guy is really funny! -Yeah, so... I'll show you. It can be like... 00:52:26.742 --> 00:52:30.742 me slipping, like that. -We're looking forward to it a lot, 00:52:30.742 --> 00:52:35.792 but we'll come back to get you, ok? But stand here at the ready, yeah? 00:52:39.319 --> 00:52:44.199 -Tonight we have invited opera singer Malena Ernman, historian Bo Eriksson, 00:52:44.202 --> 00:52:48.032 and author Thomas Lappalainen. They won't know what hit them because they 00:52:48.032 --> 00:52:52.502 are here to be all dazed by our status and grandiose lifestyle. 00:52:54.536 --> 00:52:56.726 FISH ASPIC 00:52:56.752 --> 00:52:59.662 MEAT GALLERY -So, first serving 00:52:59.662 --> 00:53:01.362 DOVE PIE aspics and pies. 00:53:01.362 --> 00:53:03.762 FROG PIE -I'll start then? -Yes, go ahead. 00:53:07.428 --> 00:53:11.298 -Would you look at that. -What what is? A trickery? 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. 00:53:20.173 --> 00:53:26.453 -A meal should be like a show, other entertainment was scarce at this time. 00:53:26.480 --> 00:53:30.740 Food should therefore be filled with all the fun you could imagine. 00:53:30.849 --> 00:53:34.649 -The brown one tastes a bit like dog food smells. 00:53:35.308 --> 00:53:42.258 -The salmon is relatively normal, flavor wise. The way salmon usually tastes. 00:53:42.478 --> 00:53:45.673 -It should also be said that it is very cold. Ice cold. 00:53:45.859 --> 00:53:49.859 -And not much salt or pepper. -Can we get a little jingle? 00:53:54.078 --> 00:53:56.728 -Cheers. -Urban, it sounds like you're playing 00:53:56.728 --> 00:54:00.168 the first part of "Helan går". What is the story behind that? 00:54:00.168 --> 00:54:09.688 -"Helan går" came from when you had fanfares for every drink, and later grew to become 00:54:09.688 --> 00:54:11.888 a song with lyrics. 00:54:16.515 --> 00:54:20.515 -Hey listen, we've had som issues with the starter, we're moving you up 00:54:20.515 --> 00:54:24.155 an hour, hour and a half or so. That's ok, right? -Yeah! 00:54:30.695 --> 00:54:34.165 -The department of dead, cold animals, full size. 00:54:34.165 --> 00:54:38.625 WHOLE ROASTED PIGLET -The piglet was roasted in the oven. 00:54:38.734 --> 00:54:42.164 CROOKED PIKE Boiled pike biting its own tail. 00:54:43.165 --> 00:54:45.255 WHOLE ROASTED CAPERCAILLIE -And the wild bird steak, 00:54:45.257 --> 00:54:51.197 a capercaillie hen in this case. -It tastes a bit sweet and salty and... musty. 00:54:51.197 --> 00:54:58.637 -It smells like old scab. -Yes, the flavor is not very important, 00:54:58.637 --> 00:55:03.297 that is not the the thang, so to say. -But what is the thing, then? 00:55:03.316 --> 00:55:08.686 Is etiquette important? -Yes. We're eating with knives, forks and spoons 00:55:09.713 --> 00:55:15.583 No, no, you're doing great Erik! Finally someone with proper manners. 00:55:15.593 --> 00:55:19.593 Because in the 1600's, this breaking point, the fork not an individual thing for eating. 00:55:19.963 --> 00:55:28.953 You ate most likely with your hands, and the fork was placed by the dish. 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, 00:55:33.693 --> 00:55:37.013 so the question is, what to you do with your greasy fingers? 00:55:37.013 --> 00:55:41.703 -Well... you... -No, you do not lick your fingers. Proper 00:55:41.703 --> 00:55:47.423 etiquette says the thing you may not use is this, this is off limits. 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 00:55:52.046 --> 00:55:57.796 on the bread like that. -Listen, this is really silly, 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. 00:56:01.409 --> 00:56:07.439 But thanks. Thanks so much for coming. Really cool. We'll call you! 00:56:08.374 --> 00:56:10.984 Because it did sound like a lot of your things were really funny. 00:56:11.077 --> 00:56:12.197 -Dessert! 00:56:16.997 --> 00:56:20.997 -A golden cake.... CAKE WITH GOLD LEAF 00:56:21.030 --> 00:56:23.520 MARSIPAN FRUIT 00:56:23.520 --> 00:56:26.020 SPICY WINE SOUP 00:56:26.020 --> 00:56:31.280 SNOW MUSH WITH ROSEWATER -Well I think this golden cake gave this 00:56:31.283 --> 00:56:38.653 evening a golden finish! Tasted like cold. Sponge cake with a bit extra. 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 00:56:44.571 --> 00:56:50.211 allowed to drink coffee. Or because you drink a lot less when all you are allowed 00:56:50.212 --> 00:56:55.552 to drink is beer. So today I've been suffering. Not a lot, but a little. 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. 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 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. 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. 00:57:27.075 --> 00:57:33.845 And this whole thing with wearing a wig felt, oddly enough, extra manly. 00:57:33.852 --> 00:57:39.892 Overall I liked the whole think with wearing purple clothes, swords and bowties. 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, 00:57:45.282 --> 00:57:50.292 that has not bothered me at all. I feel free! I feel more like a deer. 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 00:57:59.122 --> 00:58:02.912 intestines all the time. Or only porridge and peas. But after a while 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 00:58:06.938 --> 00:58:11.918 "I had a nice enough life, or bad, because God intended it that way." 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 00:58:17.138 --> 00:58:19.168 we fail to see it.