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Quote Originally Posted by rax View Post
Then I think we're on roughly the same page. I was thinking of a deluxe Viking longhouse. That would entail one, maybe two, entrances, no windows, and a hole to let out the smoke. Would the same apply here, just on a larger scale? And is the roof tiled or thatched?
Yes, that's about the shape of it. The roof is tiled with wooden shingles; it's been described before as having its front-facing gable lined with raven's skulls, with a big carved wooden raven head at the end of the centre beam.