HERB - Fw: Re: A matter of herbs

[RAISYA@aol.com]

Agnes,

No, the name "Holy Roman Empire" was a later conceit by German rulers :).  
While he controlled most of Europe to some extent, Charlemagne was much more 
north-western European, his capital was in Aachen, Germany.  Charlemagne's 
influence and memory lingered longest in France and Germany, and I believe 
this is exactly the area that the Vikings would have been most familiar with. 
 Now, a few of the plants would NOT have survived in Scandinavia, and I'm 
sure the Scandinavians had plants essentially unknown to other areas, but I 
just said that knowledge of the list wouldn't be unreasonable for a 
Scandanavian herbalist of 1000 AD.

Hope this helps!
Raisya
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