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Vdaggle t1_itb7c71 wrote

Reply to comment by UM_Chapter_Champ in How common was a having a horse? by UM_Chapter_Champ

Ok so to be honest the only example that comes to mind is ancient mongolia, horses were extremely common for most people. However for a large portion of history and overall, most people didnt own horses. 1850’s america and onward had a lot of people owning horses as well but that has since declined

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TimeEfficiency6323 t1_itaxdxr wrote

Reply to comment by LanewayRat in Was this behavior and culture like that with the wealthy Englishmen in the early 20th century? by Upperphonny

A lot of it came to an end after World War I. Terrified by the idea of Bolshevism spreading westwards the UK government brought in the start of the social welfare system and paid for it with Income and Inheritance taxes.

Land became less of a guarantee of wealth and by World War II a number of the old estates had fallen into ruin. Meantime, family heads were having to cut off their wastrel sons.

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gwaydms t1_itawixk wrote

Reply to comment by jbryce in The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool by eeeking

I read about Dupuytren's contracture. It's most common among older men "of Northern European extraction". Not necessarily "Viking" or any sort of Scandinavian, since the description also includes the areas of continental Europe that Germanic peoples are known to have migrated from in the Early Medieval Period (5th through 7th centuries).

Scandinavians began raiding England beginning in the 8th century, and by the 9th century had nearly conquered England. Alfred the Great established a settlement area called the Danelaw, and Scandinavians finally began to settle England in large numbers.

I hope you're getting effective treatment for your condition. It's not dangerous, but it can't be pleasant.

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