-Mister Darcy. -Lotta Lundgren.
-I wasn't expecting to see you. -I arrived a day early.
-Are your parents in good health? -Yes, excellent.
Excuse me.
We are Lotta Lundgren and Erik Haag-
-and engage in historical undercover work.
We lend our bodies to different time periods.
How did it feel to live in a different time? What did people think? How did they sleep?
How did they smell and feel? And what kind of food was on their plates?
We start the season in the early 1800s, known as the Romantic era.
Now all emotions arrived at once - in art, fashion, and society.
And food became richer, sweeter, fattier, and more inventive than ever.
But first, we need to get rid of our clothes and put on old-fashioned attire.
Start with the shirt. I'm being tactical so I don't have to see you naked.
-I'll start by taking everything off. -Not everything! Take off...
Don't take off your underwear. Put on the shirt first. No!
-I didn't have any today. Now! -Yes, now.
New for this period are long pants and a top hat, a cylinder hat.
Cotton is also coming. The long pants come from the French Revolution -
-where the rebels wanted to defy the nobility. Knee breeches used to be a mark of nobility.
You're a fashionable Swedish country estate dandy, one might say.
-Fun. -Here are the long pants.
-Good. Do you have underwear? -Yes.
Take them off. They come much later. Now come the leg coverings.
They weren't very common, but those are your underwear.
There's no underwear in the middle!
It's a bit obscene to have closed trousers. It's part of a man's attire.
This is more modest for you.
No, how ridiculous it feels! I've never felt so exposed.
No, this is... A big behind is peeking out. You become even more attractive.
- This is how girls used to dress, right? - Ski pants.
- Like an SS officer. - It's a military fashion.
So riding boots work well, - and men often had a horse.
A new trend is the dress - where the bodice and skirt are sewn together.
The waist is high up. An unusually long lower body.
- Here's the infamous "bahytt" (bonnet). - Like a lady's cap.
- You shouldn't wear any makeup. - Are you joking?
A woman from the estate nobility wouldn't wear makeup. Your husband would be ashamed.
- Am I ready? - Almost.
The hat almost hits the ceiling. I can... Look!
It's low ceilings and tall hats.
- Well, how fancy! - What's this? Stylish, you could say.
- You're pretty handsome too. - The most girlish old woman style.
"Loll" at the boots.
You should tiptoe around in flat shoes.
Bicycle shoes.
You feel very harmless.
Congratulations, ladies! It became romantic right away. Tareq Taylor is at the stove.
He's going to cook so much food that the kitchen won't be enough, so he brought another one.
The biggest challenge is to portray food that hasn't been depicted.
The cookbook has page after page of text.
It's very difficult to know how they imagined the end results.
In the past, a lot of food was cooked over open fire, now they have a wood stove.
But they haven't started frying. Almost everything is made in a pot.
Fried mallards have never been near a frying pan. They're boiled for four hours.
- Food of the week! - This is what you're going to eat.
It smells a lot of pike. Maybe it's from that one.
Now they're starting to get domestic fresh fish. Previously, there was a lot of dried fish.
Fresh herbs, cherries, fresh berries-
- and above all, exotic elements:
Lemon, orange. Candied peel.
Preserved orange and lemon peel.
- And a sugar loaf. - Now they have sugar.
Almost everything is sweet-salty or sweet-sour.
- Blood! - Blood is used a lot.
A blood sausage. Fresh marjoram has been used in it. It's very new.
The kitchen garden takes up space. The fresh herbs arrive - and the wild ones.
- Drinks? - There's plenty of drink.
Mead, weak beer, a lot of brandy. Will we drink water?
No. Water is used for washing and boiling.
- How will we feel after the week? - Quite well.
A bit fatter, a bit fuller - but quite satisfied.
- Fun. - A bit like usual.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Romanticism kicks in when we grow tired of worshiping reason.
Now it's all about feelings.
For those of you who don't want to talk about feelings, and want to anchor time in something concrete:
Think "peace, potatoes, and vaccines" - three news that change everything.
Almost everything. Because alongside the modernities, many ancient ideas still persist.
For example, that the body is a vessel with four fluids sloshing around.
If they're not kept in balance, you get sick.
We're starting the week as estate nobility.
Did all Swedish 19th-century men look like Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy?
No, unfortunately. The estate nobility makes up barely 0.39% of the population.
But we're the ones adopting new trends and developing agriculture.
Now there's a curiosity to learn how romantic ideals are reflected in food.
This is Richard Tellström.
Erik... Our guest here is.
They're going to have a proper estate dinner.
This is not something you whip up in five minutes.
At least a day of preparation and a whole day in the kitchen. Impressive food.
You can feel that there's a shift. The old German style with boiled meat-
-is refined with the French style, with breading and crispiness.
A goat roast. Lemons - exclusive.
Fried parsley. This is something extremely exclusive:
Potato salad with meat and olive oil.
- First olive oil. - A rarity.
It could be an appetizer or a main course, but also a dessert.
It's a bit spicy, a dessert sauce on a fried egg.
The sauce was sweet. The fried egg was delicious.
- Appetizer, main course, or dessert? - Appetizer.
- Dessert. - Main course.
- Very weird. - Try this one. It tastes very strange.
- It's very dense and fatty. - Is that typical of romantic-era food?
Well, more about making use of fat, which is an extremely valuable resource.
Richard Tellström, meal researcher
- What's typical of the romantic era? - We're starting to become modern.
We're building identity. We're thinking about what we'll do with our lives.
Everything is possible. Earlier, people lived in a traditional society.
Back then, you would inherit your father's profession.
Now, emotions are more important than reason. You should trust your feelings.
- What feelings? - You're overwhelmed by the beauty of nature.
- By the drama of a piece of music... - Or by Lotta's bonnet.
It should be something grand. You're amazed by the grandeur.
The dessert is dumplings. "Dumplings" isn't a modern word. It existed back then.
Not Asian dumplings, but of English origin.
Steamed puddings wrapped in cloth.
The dessert is sweet potato mash.
Cream, butter, a bit of citrus... A delightful mash with a strawberry cave.
- Are those dumplings? - Yes. They're in a cherry sauce.
It's fascinating that the potato hasn't been determined yet.
It appears in appetizers, main courses, and desserts.
Like avocados in the 70s.
The earthiness of potatoes...
...is unmistakable.
It's like a potato dumpling, a dessert dumpling.
Quite a substantial dumpling.
We hadn't started drinking water yet, so what did the children drink?
Children at this time drank beer, weak beer-
-maybe fresh milk if they were really young. Otherwise, they drank like adults.
There was no distinction between adult food and children's food.
They mixed beer and milk and made mixed drinks.
Children probably had a schnapps now and then when they reached six or seven.
-Unless they were driving a car. -Exactly. Cheers!
It's important to take care of hygiene.
Every evening, I wash my face and neck.
I wash my whole body a few times a year.
There are no water pipes. Hands are precious.
Hand cream made from ground almonds, potato flour, white wine, and egg yolk.
It's surprisingly fatty and delightful, and it's probably very good for the hands.
This is stove ash - chimney ash - and salt. There's no water.
Very salty.
I suppose it's the polish that one is after.
But the freshness you get from toothpaste, you don't...
...get from this. You probably don't do this every evening.
"Should I brush my teeth? No, I'll skip it." Good night.
Ouch...
Video diary, end of day one.
Many are probably wondering how it's been-
-to live without underwear. Very good.
It's a very practical solution-
-with the completely open crotch.
It doesn't bother me at all.
However, I do wonder a lot about what happens if one takes off the hat.
You're supposed to be emotionally guided during this period.
It feels like it hasn't started yet.
I worry about how it will manifest. I don't feel comfortable.
Good night.
Second day in the Romantic era. How did the day begin at the manor? Put on the hat!
Then breakfast.
Let's see what it is. It's coffee!
-Regular coffee? -Yes, and sugar. What a relief!
This sweet is rye flour porridge.
You'll get warm syrupy liquid with it.
-Liquid? -Yes, liquid. Water and syrup.
Anchovy pastry, one could call it. It's a bit heartbreaking-
-because it could have been fantastically delicious, but I've been a recipe slave.
It contains a lot of anchovies.
Look how nice when it looks like a forelock of fish bones from the breakfast omelette!
The porridge will be good with the liquid.
It's an anchovy omelette.
There's way too much anchovy in it, but it's not bad anyway.
Now I'll take my porridge. You see the liquid.
Mm... The porridge itself is...
It tastes like flour and water. -You haven't got the liquid, damn it!
-Thank you, that's good. -A bit too much liquid.
It was individual. Some liked a lot of liquid, others took less.
-Mmm! The liquid tastes like... -Pancake syrup.
Yes, actually. Exactly.
Feelings must come out, otherwise Erik will explode.
We should allow ourselves to be captivated by the beauty of nature and the power of poetry.
What the hell is this?! "Babel"? Isn't there any sports? Can we build a grill?
Bring something related to Stagnelius.
"Cloud" by Erik Johan Stagnelius.
It cries out: What is our life?
A cloud that fleetingly swims
and lasts at most a summer evening's hours
Of go...gold...
...and d...diamonds...
It's difficult to get into this gigantic romanticism.
It's because it's on demand. Did it feel romantic?
No.
Maybe it wasn't heard quite right?
Now we switch to another very common feeling of this time: sorrow.
Having to bury one's child happened to parents in all social classes.
Starvation only affected the poor-
-but typhoid, smallpox, dysentery, measles, and cholera affected everyone.
We're going to have a funeral reception. Folklore researcher Ebbe Schön is with us.
We're having a funeral meal. What kind of mood is it? Can you laugh?
In the morning, it was serious and there were many tears.
But for various reasons, including this, people became happier.
When many gather, they start to laugh. Dancing was even done at funerals.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
I thought it was fake, but it wasn't.
-Everything in the program is edible. -Or drinkable.
Veal broth with dumplings and hare pastries.
-Holy shit! -And a dark sauce - with soy!
Mushroom soy sauce. There are wonderful recipes from the early 1800s for mushroom soy.
-Mmm! A hearty, delicious broth. -Like a big gnocchi.
Yes. It's sad that someone has to die for us to eat this well.
How did people relate to death?
It was a time of short life expectancy.
Child mortality was enormous, about one in five children died.
What caused such high child mortality? Mainly poor hygiene.
Poor nutrition also played a significant role.
Cramped living conditions where people infected each other.
Ebbe, why do we have pretzels and these confectionery items on the table?
They were often served at funerals in the past.
They were hard. If you still had teeth left, you lost them.
Yes... What do you think? Is there dancing now?
During romanticism, the focus shifts to the inner self of humans.
Previously, artists worked on commissions from patrons.
Now, art becomes a form of expression.
-You can stand here. -Have you painted before?
We're discussing the transformation from a craftsman to a genius with Horace Engdahl.
If we were to paint you... If it was a portrait from the Romantic era-
-what pose would you be in then?
I would stand with my eyes lifted towards the sky-
-to receive inspiration from above.
-Exactly. -A bit happier, it's TV.
You have to stay still if we're going to have a chance at a decent portrait.
Horace, what makes the romantic movement gain such traction right now?
In the early 1800s? Well, it's a time of revolutions, wars, and chaos.
The optimistic worldview that prevailed before has taken a hit.
People are seeking something else to believe in. They turn to artists as leaders-
-to find a different truth than that of science and politics.
-Were your hands like that? -Sorry.
I'm making my painting a bit sexy.
How does the perception of the artist change?
From being a craftsman who follows rules and adapts-
-to the general taste, the artist becomes a genius.
This happens when the balance of power changes.
We get authors who are European celebrities kings kneel before.
I'm probably done. I want to show, but not completely.
-Promise you'll think it's nice. -I promise to say something nice about it.
-I'm showing! -You're showing.
This is how I've painted you.
A bit of William Blake... I'm not dissatisfied.
I won't be self-critical.
I don't want to show how you look, but express who you are.
-That's a true romantic idea. -I hope you agree with me.
-Amazing. -Oh!
It... It leaves me speechless. It's a good portrait.
Spookily good for being painted here.
It feels weird. You think Architect- copy. It's starting to rain now. Let's go.
-Are you sure you liked it? -Yes.
You can have it in your workspace.
1809 is a sad year in Sweden's history. We lose half the country-
-that is, Finland, to the Russians in the Finnish War.
Now we have to accept that we'll never be a great power again.
-I'll never accept that! -We live on the memory of past glory.
That's why we're obsessed with our history now, especially the Viking Age.
-Why didn't anyone say we changed periods? -It's still the Romantic era.
-Why do I have Viking stuff? -It's historically accurate. - Hello!
-Where's... -Say "hello."
The greeting "hello" is something we've taken from our ancient Nordic past.
We're going to have a historical meal from the Viking Age. Members of the Gothic Society did it.
We're losing viewers. It's confusing!
A "Viking club" that met in this room.
Two historians - Richard and E-type.
If one wanted to look back at the glorious days of old -
- why did they choose the Viking Age? - During the Romantic era, right? - Yes.
This is under the Romantic era, right? - Yes.
This is something we can use when we need to compensate for losing Finland.
The king is deposed. It's a time of political instability.
We want something old enough to create a shared memory.
What ideals did people in the Romantic era find in the Viking Age?
It's probably largely the heroes.
The named individuals from that time are, in fact, heroes.
The spirit of freedom, bravery... All of that are great ideals for this new era.
We're building a new nation with heroes.
Why is there sugar on the food?
They're starting to make sugar from beets now.
European sugar, instead of cane sugar from the Caribbean.
Previously, sugar was an exclusive spice, but now it's put on everything.
Sugar consumption increases enormously in Sweden during the 19th century.
- Teeth must have fallen out of mouths? - Yes.
-The salmon is good. -Very good.
-A bit crispy with sugar directly on it. -Now let's try the asparagus.
It's quite heavily sugared.
-It's like angels crying, it feels wrong. -Yes, I have to say.
-I think it almost worked. -A bit more "This is the way".
Tonight, they're getting boiled brined ham covered with meringue.
Even I get to be romantic, because I'll paint it with flowers in berry colors.
Raspberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn, and... parsley will become leaves.
I'll do my best. The problem is that there aren't any pictures.
Oh! So it's not dessert, then?
-Tareq has drawn on the ham. -I'm curious to taste the meringue.
-Was it good? -Sweet and nice.
Just a regular Christmas ham -
- while still warm, and with this soft, sticky layer of meringue...
... which isn't entirely necessary.
A good example that they still haven't decided what can be sugared.
Sugar can be used in all dishes.
Cheers and thank you for coming! Fun.
Shall we toast to "Life"?
The second day is over.
One is never the first. Historical eating was already going on 200 years ago.
Thank you for today and goodbye.
The third day of the Romantic experiment.
Just as we've gotten comfortable as nobles -
- we'll become maids and farmhands. Breakfast!
And a few good drinks.
The time is eight in the morning.
It's a bit early.
- One gets started. - Indeed.
Whey cheese. It's... unmistakably... made from a goat.
Unmistakable slippers.
Everything we eat has a compact and dense structure.
It seems specific to the Romantic era.
I have a note here about what maids and farmhands ate on the farm on Wednesdays -
- from October to April. The employer decided.
The portions are meager, and the food the same day in and day out.
Bread, gruel, spirits - sometimes topped with herring or maybe meat.
From October to April, there wasn't much fresh food. People ate from the larders.
That sounds terrible. It's a diet consisting solely of -
- gray, compact bread, gruel with essentially the same ingredients - and liquor.
- End of story. - Doesn't sound too bad.
For six months, day after day -
- since it's not possible to pull up fresh food from the ground.
Now we're starting to get gray hair, gray hair, gray hair
Spirits for breakfast isn't considered wrong.
We drink our ration - and get very drunk.
Wouldn't Edward Blom be coming here? Or has he already been here?
Edward Blom! - Ah, Edward Blom!
- Welcome! - Welcome!
Get ready! New tools and machines have changed our everyday lives.
I'm spinning and Erik is making snus. Why?
You can be part of the publishing system or the publisher's system.
It's a new trend that's caught on.
A businessman sets up his spinning wheel here and brings wool to spin.
He buys your work.
Then it's outstripped by the factories, the ones that become classic industries.
I'm sitting a bit in the background, making my own snus.
I grind tobacco leaves that I've chopped.
Then I mix it in this bowl with potash...
... and juniper berry brew.
- My own addition of spirits. - Sounds sensible.
Then I've got... my own snus.
Take a good pinch. Does it sting a bit?
Erik has made quite coarse snus.
Imagine autumn leaves crumbled with various chemicals.
- Where's your spittoon? - Here. Lined with myrrh.
Spittoons were in public places, because snuff was used a lot.
It wasn't considered ugly to spit in a cup.
Good. Exactly.
I'm just standing here relaxing a bit.
- Is that right? - Women rarely sat and ate.
They waited on others. They ate afterwards or stood and ate.
It's pork, but also spices.
Dried ginger and pepper.
- I'm slicing up some good pieces. - Nothing is trimmed. Fat is important.
- Into the pot. - Filthy!
Put your face in so you can feel the ginger.
- I can't stand the noises! - Don't skimp on expensive spices.
- Oh my god! - Come and dip.
The meat is very good, like pork shank but better.
The taste is nothing to complain about, but the noises from the others are.
This is like hearing your parents making love. Exactly!
Rural areas are undergoing changes. In the past, farms were close together.
Around them were the village's fields, divided into strips and patches.
Each farmer owned a piece here and one there, and worked around.
That's how we've always done it!
In the first half of the 19th century, several land reformation reforms occur.
The patches are merged so that each farm gets fewer but larger fields.
Gradually, the farms move to their own fields instead.
It sounds worthless! Bad for the village community.
What the hell are you doing? I'm plowing here!
You can do that up to here, but this is our land.
Some missed the piece of land that had belonged to the family for generations.
The old system worked perfectly!
If you step on our land, there'll be hell to pay!
Here in the Bromma parish, a bitter dispute is ongoing-
-between Erik, who lives over there, and Lotta, who has her farm there.
A clear case for "Neighbor Feud"! - How did the conflict start?
My neighbor started cultivating on her own, despite it being divided.
It was clear which land was mine.
Have you been growing on her land?
It feels bewildering that they change something that's worked so well for so long! Damn!
Have you thrown potatoes at him?
It's been a hell, Robert!
If you meet with me, maybe we can straighten it out.
Yes, I would really like that.
This is the new Sweden - the new divided Sweden.
Avoid talking to each other if you meet.
- And throwing potatoes! - No!
-I promised to stop doing it. -Shake hands on it. Bravo.
Where are you going?
Many farmers fared better after the divisions, others were left alone.
Are you talking about me again?!
Stop sulking, Erik. The harvest is in. Let's celebrate with a harvest feast.
To avoid fights, we only have two guests: the trumpeter Jon Rekdal.
And historian Bo Eriksson.
What luxurious liver pate! The best culinary experience during the Romantic era.
Oh wow, how delicious! Absolutely fantastic!
It tastes like liver pate should taste.
How were the farmers affected by the reforms?
They were greatly affected. The medieval collective model was shattered.
Now the individual was responsible for their farm and property.
Everyone was the master of their own fate. The medieval village - poof - disappeared.
An incredibly dramatic reform. In today's context, what would you compare it to?
If you want to be really radical:
Like a communist revolution, but with the opposite result.
Going from collectivism to private ownership instead of the other way around.
It's a bit like what Pol Pot did?
Yes, it was incredibly dramatic. Some liked it, others hated it.
So one novelty was that it could go wrong for individual farmers?
Yes.
-Oh! Strong taste of goat. -Yes.
Was this a successful harvest feast?
Yes, I think so. Lots of alcohol and good food, considering it's peasant food.
-All criteria are met. -Something is missing, Bo.
-Emigration? -No. - Jon, play something. Upbeat.
"THE SEA WAS NEVER SO SPARKLING"
God, how enjoyable this is!
Soon the day of being a maid or farmhand will be over. Tomorrow, we'll live at the bottom.
Day four. A new social class. I am a pallbearer.
Not a glamorous, but an important job. People are dropping like flies during this time.
Helene Castenbrandt is a medical historian.
-Helene, what are we doing? -We're driving a hearse.
-Who has died? -We're picking up those who died from cholera.
Ptroo! - Good, Munter. - Hello, we're here to pick up a body.
One and two and three. Like that.
Lunch, perhaps? Let's check. What is it?
Let's see.
-Is it disgusting? -No. Cold, but rather tasteless.
-What is cholera? -It's a gastrointestinal disease.
A bacterial disease. You get infected through food and water.
-Through spoons? -Yes, but mostly through your hands.
You wipe around your mouth.
A bad idea to eat so close to the body.
During the 19th century, several cholera epidemics occurred with mass deaths.
While Erik drives around with bodies-
-I'm, a body-carrying peasant woman, digging into the origin of cholera: feces.
I meet Christopher O'Regan at the old latrines in Gamla Stan.
Oh, god! Is that real...? Yuck!
Real feces. This is a food program. Consider it as former food.
I'm so terribly squeamish.
-I'm looking a bit to the side. -How do you get a job like this?
It must have been the lowest of the lowest in society-
-who carried these barrels.
Originally, it was a punishment for inmates in correctional facilities.
But from the late 1700s and into the 1800s-
-it was managed by an entrepreneur who employed women.
It was a lucrative business. There has been no shortage.
We're going to take a break and have a body-carrying meal. Please sit down.
I don't know exactly what we're eating, just that it's cooked in weak ale.
In the 1830s, it was wise to cook with something other than water.
The water Stockholmers used for cooking...
Nybroviken and Klara Lake were stinking swamps-
-clogged with garbage and filth.
And that water was used to dilute the milk children drank.
It was probably a contributing factor to the high child mortality.
The course of cholera is rapid, right?
Yes, although not everyone infected shows symptoms.
The symptoms are severe diarrhea, but also stomach cramps...
I feel... I need to go up.
So if you have this job, the risk of getting sick is quite high?
Nearly fifty percent of those who showed symptoms died.
It would have been good to wash their hands.
Especially if I'm going to eat out of it too. No, it's fine.
Yes... This might not be your only lunch, but it's the only one I get.
It's salted herring boiled in weak ale.
-Ugh, how dreadful! -Yes, well...
Oh, damn! Sorry. One shouldn't swear, but that was...
...special.
It's completely... Utterly incomprehensible!
How dreadful. Try this.
The weak ale enhances all the fishiness of the herring.
The bad in the herring is intensified and becomes incredibly unpleasant, almost acrid.
How brave you are!
Everything we've tried to suppress with the herring...
We season and spice it. Mustard, archipelago mix, and everything else...
Everything we try to kill, the weak ale brings to life.
-It makes it flourish! -Oh, can I have another!
Out of the way!
I'm done working in the lower class. Now it's finery, tight pants, and manor.
How dark it is! There used to be a chair here, yes.
In the evening, it was this dark inside, before electric lights and kerosene lamps.
-An evening at home with a light expert. -I thought it was darkness.
-Why is it so dark? -No one is in the room.
You can't leave the lights on. It's fire.
ONE light is normal if you're 1-3 people.
-Should I light another one to get more light? -No.
Are we sitting too far apart? If we sit around the light...
Were people crowded around the light like trolls?
It's somewhat realistic. People sat close together.
How were people affected by not being able to light up dark rooms?
Vision isn't the quickest sense
-you can orient yourself with in a situation.
If you lack lighting, and sight is compromised...
-hearing becomes much more important.
It's the sense you actively use and need to understand things.
You might sense danger or just perceive what's happening in the room.
But touch also becomes more important.
You feel your way with hands and feet when navigating dark environments.
-This is Jan. -Even taste and smell are essential.
They're much more significant during this time.
I can smell a bit of tallow.
-You're alive... -Lower your voice.
You live in a world of daylight and a world of night.
-I'm not shouting, am I? -My senses are heightened by the darkness.
During this time, you have the opportunity to be together, yet alone -
-in the same room, but in your own dark corner.
If we were to sum up light and darkness during the Romantic era briefly...
Darkness was a certainty, something you had to deal with.
-It couldn't be removed. -Now we're heading outside.
I heard something. It sounded like someone going out.
It's interesting with Romanticism and its delicateness.
It actually gets under your skin.
I notice that I'm speaking more brightly than usual.
I'm treading lightly, not stomping. It's a bit surprising.
Fifth and final day. Today, we're supposed to travel.
-Unfortunately, Erik is sick - maybe dead. -What?!
It's this cholera again.
To protect myself from getting infected, I'm following advice from the time:
Not to visit the sick person on an empty stomach...
...and besides...
...to take a few good swigs of pure spirits before entering.
Oh, this... I know about this -
-because I've read some of the medical scientific works from the time.
So, now I'm ready. - Are you alive or am I too late?
- No worries. I just have a cold. - Don't say that. You have cholera.
- Is it true? - Yes. - Erik has cholera.
Have you been drinking? You seem scary. Seriously...?
Erik has cholera.
The illness is in his stomach, so we're trying to expel the evil from there.
- My nose is stuffed. - Quiet!
I spread strong mustard on salted herring. - Pull up your nightshirt.
- I'm feeling a bit better, actually. - Just to be safe... let's take two.
I don't want you to die!
It might not even be a cold. It could be allergies.
-Shh! -Why do we have to be quiet?
Well, it's... It's nice to be pampered.
This is the strangest thing I've done.
Have you been drinking today? I haven't...
A little. To protect my own health, I had three or four big swigs before I came here.
So let's pack that in.
The railway is on its way, but for now, the steamboat is the modern way to travel.
We're dressed up as Sara and Albert, from Carl Jonas Love Almqvist's novel "Det går an."
Which triggered a moral panic in 1839.
We're here! We're going to eat the lunch Albert treats Sara to in "Det går an"-
-with the intellectual historian Elisabeth Mansén. - How lovely!
-Mmm! Really tasty pea mash. -The salmon salad was excellent.
Not much "aladåb," mostly salmon.
Traditional Swedish food, but a bit more exciting with this pea puree. - Cheers!
-Cheers, Albert and Sara! -It's cherry wine!
-Oh, how delicious! -Like under the water tower in middle school.
The lunch leads to them living together without being married.
There was a moral panic when the book was published.
Yes. The idea of living together and forming a family with society's approval...
One has to almost wait until our time before it's accepted.
What rights do I have as a woman in the first half of the 1800s?
You are criminally responsible, and can be judged if you break laws-
-but not legally responsible.
For example, you can't enter contracts or become a member of a guild.
-Do I become legally responsible if I marry? -No.
Women are subordinate to their parents or their husband.
Unmarried women became of age in 1863.
Married women became of age in 1921. Is there dessert?
-He doesn't want to discuss this. -Yes!
May God preserve our king...
I sing in a choir. A common pastime for ordinary men at the time.
We're going to perform national anthems - but there are several, like this one:
...long live our king!
Now every faithful...
From Swedish hearts, a collective and simple song once
"Thou ancient, thou free" becomes the national anthem at the end of the 19th century.
Thou ancient, thou healthy, thou mountainous North
Here comes equal representation. I want to be part of it too!
I greet thee, dearest land upon Earth
Thy sun, thy sky, thy verdant meadows
An enjoyable week is over. Tareq was right.
I've been happy and tipsy, and gained two kilos.
Clothes make the person. I tiptoed around in delicate and sheer clothes, wearing a baby bonnet.
I'm taking with me the anarchistic food of the time: Dessert potato mash with jam.
Fried eggs with sweet sauce, ham in meringue. And seriously - why not?
At times, romanticism felt like an era where democracy and equality -
-were far away. But now and then, I felt close to the people of that time.
Especially in the realization that almost all parents buried a child.
But a good thing about romanticism was getting to feel so masculine -
-in tight jodhpurs up to the waist and a jacket with puffed sleeves.
I tip my hat and say: Goodbye, romanticism!
Subtitles: Barbro Garneij Hansson Svensk Media Text for SVT Translated by ChatGPT 3.5
Psst... Fabrics?