I wonder if that changes at all in the Fimbulwinter? But the Eskimos and other cultures for which it's the norm will have rituals and social support to make the concept more bearable: Heortlings don't, as such. There may be a few Captain Oates-style hero(ine)s.
> There are many tasks that the elderly can do once
> they become too frail
> to work normally. The one that always stuck in my
> mind was chewing
> leather and rubbing salt in it to cure it, something
> that can be done
> with arthritic hands and toothless gums.
Nice! Noted for future reference. He/she sits there and listens, and when they take the leather out of their mouths, you know it's time to pay attention.
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