Editing Longhouse (section)

=== Medieval development of the Germanic longhouse ===
Further developments of the Germanic longhouse during the [[Middle Ages]] were the Low German house in northern and especially northwestern Germany and its northern neighbour, the [[Geestharden house]] in [[Jutland]] including [[Duchy of Schleswig|Schleswig]], with its variant, the Frisian house. With these house types the wooden posts originally rammed into the ground were replaced by posts supported on a base. The large and well-supported attic enabled large quantities of [[hay]] or grain to be stored in dry conditions. This development may have been driven because the weather became wetter over time. Good examples of these houses have been preserved, some dating back to the 16th century. The longhouse was 50 to 60 feet long.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}