Welcome to Calm History. I'm Harris, and this podcast is my quirky mix of education with sedation.

So go ahead, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my time machine of tranquility.

I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels.

This is Linnaeus' journey through Lapland.

I'll now continue with his final three months among the Sami people and their reindeer herds.

In this episode, you'll learn more about reindeer and their antlers,

mating cycles, aging process, disorders, predators, and pests.

You'll also learn more about the Sami people and their tents, meals, clothing, and why their eyes are often red.

And finally, you'll learn the details of how Sami castrated and harvested reindeer in 1732.

Yeah, this is not an episode you'll want to listen to with your pet reindeer.

In the near future, I'll stitch together both of these episodes about Carl Linnaeus' visit with the reindeer herders into a one-hour bonus episode

for my Sok Plus members. And yes, I'll also stitch together all three of my episodes about

reindeer so my Sok Plus members can also enjoy a two-hour reindeer bonanza.

But for now, a visit with reindeer herders in Lapland, Part 2.

July 15th, 1732.

After much traveling, I'm about halfway through my journey.

I started near the middle of Sweden, and then I traveled north to where Sweden meets

Finland, and now I'm about to head east into Finland.

For the rest of my journey, I'll travel south through Finland

and then finish back where I started in Sweden.

For those peeking at a map,

I'm basically walking in a huge loop that goes around the Gulf of

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