There is an interesting reference "to the world, as it was seen
by people 1,000 years ago", as presented to
THE WHITE HOUSE, released by Office of the Press
Secretary, dated January 25, 1999, The East Room,
7:37 P.M. EST; Title:
FIFTH MILLENNIUM EVENING AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Remarks by the President, the First Lady,
Professor Natalie Davis and Professor Martin Marty
http://www.usia.gov/usa/2000/5milev.htm

"Their life expectancy was short.  Most of them
could not expect to pass the age of 40, if that."
. . .
"So to get to my question, what is it, then, that --
or why should this culture, why should we focus on the past?
Why is it important, or is it, indeed, important, for us to go
back to the past and recognize the accomplishments
of people who have done these things in the past?"
. . .
"PROFESSOR DAVIS: Professor Cruz, thank you for your
question and your description of the many features of our
20th century life that develop -- some going back to the year
1000 and some to the year 1500.

I think there are several reasons to study -- to be interested
in the past, in addition to what it's contributed to us.
One is partly the fascination of in human life, of different ways
the people have lived, including ways that might not
contribute to us."
. . .

SEE ALSO:
60:20512 Benedictow, Ole J. The medieval demographic
system of the Nordic countries. ISBN 82-91114-01-3.
1993. 229 pp. Middelalderforlaget: Oslo, Norway. In Eng.
This is a general study of the demographics of the Nordic
countries in medieval times.  Data are primarily from 15
osteo-archeological studies of medieval cemeteries
carried out in recent decades.  "The author concludes
that the demographic system of the Nordic countries
must have been qualitatively different from the early
modern demographic regime.  It is, among
other things, distinguished by considerably higher mortality,
lower life expectancy, higher nuptiality, lower age at marriage,
especially for females, and higher fertility.  This shows that
the transformation from medieval society to (early) modern
Europe comprised profound changes not only in economic,
social and political structures, but also in the basic
demographic pattern."
Correspondence: Middelalderforlaget, P.O. Box 80,
Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
REF: http://popindex.princeton.edu/browse/v60/n2/i.html

Respectfully yours,

Tom Tinney, Sr.
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/homepage.htm#Here
Listed in: Who's Who In The West, 1998/1999
               Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry,
               [both editions]

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