People usually only recognize the good when it is over.
In the "medieval heat optimum" from 900 to 1300, agriculture flourished, famines occurred less often.
In some places the tree line in the Alps was higher than it is today, and wine was grown further north than at the beginning of the 21st century;
The vines thrived in England too.
Even Greenland was green - hence the name - and viticulture flourished in England.
Explorers set out, the Vikings sailed across Greenland to America.
At the beginning of September 1302 the grapevines suddenly froze to death in Alsace. After a harsh winter, farmers in Germany stood in May 1303 in front of their seeds, which had been destroyed by the frost. Little did they know how tough times would be. The Little Ice Age had begun and made life difficult for more than 500 years until the middle of the 19th century. Historical documents that researchers have now evaluated reveal details of this disaster.