Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
backstugusittare
English translation:
crofter
Added to glossary by
Thomas Johansson
Sep 6, 2005 09:49
18 yrs ago
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crofter
would be the nearest English (Scottish?) equivalent
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Marianne (X)
: just så!
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George Hopkins
: One must remember that a crofter is [was] the owner or tenant of a small farm (ref. Collins). Backstuga is a hut or cabin (ref. Prisma). Backstugusittare were probably mostly farm labourers, not crofters.
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A b. had a cabin to live in and a little farmland for his immediate needs (potatoes, vegetables). But he was not obliged to pay rent by working at his landlord's farm. The typical b. was an elderly person who no longer could perform any useful work.
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Discussion
Backstugusittare var "i det �ldre svenska agrarsamh�llet ben�mning p� personer som bodde i s.k. backstugor, icke skattlagda mindre hus p� en jord�gares mark eller en bys allm�nning. Som social kategori var backstugusittarna en brokigt sammansatt grupp och omfattade s�v�l relativt v�lbest�llda hantverkare som dagsverksarbetare samt gamla och utfattiga personer."