Friedrich Neuser
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She found her way out and she was so grateful. She gifted the forest land to the people of these four villages. And that forest land became the Olsing. It became the Olsing farmland.
She found her way out and she was so grateful. She gifted the forest land to the people of these four villages. And that forest land became the Olsing. It became the Olsing farmland.
Because the four villages had to share that farmland. Now, communal farmland, it was not such a novel idea, especially around this time in Europe. Lots of places communally farmed land. But what the people of the Osing did next was kind of novel.
Because the four villages had to share that farmland. Now, communal farmland, it was not such a novel idea, especially around this time in Europe. Lots of places communally farmed land. But what the people of the Osing did next was kind of novel.
Because the four villages had to share that farmland. Now, communal farmland, it was not such a novel idea, especially around this time in Europe. Lots of places communally farmed land. But what the people of the Osing did next was kind of novel.
He's from this area and he knows this story well. And he says, you see, the people here fought over the lands with the better soil. They fought over how much land they were getting.
He's from this area and he knows this story well. And he says, you see, the people here fought over the lands with the better soil. They fought over how much land they were getting.
He's from this area and he knows this story well. And he says, you see, the people here fought over the lands with the better soil. They fought over how much land they were getting.
So it was just squabbling. Your land is better than my land.
So it was just squabbling. Your land is better than my land.
So it was just squabbling. Your land is better than my land.
So this is why in the 1500s, the villages came up with a novel system to distribute the land. Elsewhere in Europe, communities were turning communal land into plots people owned individually. Here in the Ossingtho, they came up with their own version of land ownership.
So this is why in the 1500s, the villages came up with a novel system to distribute the land. Elsewhere in Europe, communities were turning communal land into plots people owned individually. Here in the Ossingtho, they came up with their own version of land ownership.
So this is why in the 1500s, the villages came up with a novel system to distribute the land. Elsewhere in Europe, communities were turning communal land into plots people owned individually. Here in the Ossingtho, they came up with their own version of land ownership.
So the villages created the land lottery. Basically, the Olsing would be divided among the people of the four villages. The farmers would randomly be assigned plots. The good ones, the bad ones. Now, some people would be luckier than others. That happens. So there's another part of the lottery. You only got to keep your land for 10 years.
So the villages created the land lottery. Basically, the Olsing would be divided among the people of the four villages. The farmers would randomly be assigned plots. The good ones, the bad ones. Now, some people would be luckier than others. That happens. So there's another part of the lottery. You only got to keep your land for 10 years.
So the villages created the land lottery. Basically, the Olsing would be divided among the people of the four villages. The farmers would randomly be assigned plots. The good ones, the bad ones. Now, some people would be luckier than others. That happens. So there's another part of the lottery. You only got to keep your land for 10 years.
It actually belongs to everybody.
It actually belongs to everybody.
It actually belongs to everybody.