Personal Narrative I Am Balder - 911 Words

I am Balder. I live in Norrvegr. I am a Norseman. I am the eldest of four children. I dress in typical Scandinavian clothing, I typically wear linen or wool shirt and trousers, spun and woven by my mother and sisters in our home. The women wear dress like garment called shift made of same material. Over that they wear a dress open at the sides held with shoulder straps. In colder weather they wear cloaks or shawls. Clothing is held in place by brooches. Our shoes and boots are made of calfskin or goatskin. And of course animal skins to keep warm. My parents’ marriage, like most marriages, was prearranged by their families. We live in a modest house built of wood and stone. It has three rooms with walls made of wooden sticks covered with mud keep the wind and rain out. Our floor is dug below ground level, and our roof is made of sod. We have a hearth to provide warmth and serve as a place to cook. When sitting my father used a chair called the â€Å"high seat† while the rest of the family sat on benches. We slept on raise platforms on either side of a hearth. My daily life consists mostly of farming, although the growing season is very short here in Scandinavia. I mostly grow a variety of fruits and vegetables: onions, beats, and cabbage. Also barley, wheat and oats, which we use for making flour, porridge and ale. I also raise livestock which sometimes consists of goats, sheep, cattle, geese, chickens and pigs. We ate mostly what we could produce our farm, but also had the