Nordic Reach, November 30th, 2005
The name of the Swedish 17th century village Grythyttan refers to a place where pots are made, since "gryta" means pot, and "hytta" is a smelting-house or foundry. The only problem with this perfectly reasonable-sounding linguistic theory is that, as far as the historians know, no pots have ever been made in Grythyttan! By all rights, pots should have been made in Grythyttan. After all, this village in the heart of the iron and silver-mining district known as Bergslagen is now home to Sweden's best-known country inn -- a place where cooking pots and wine culture reign supreme. Don't be surpr...
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