While researching the etymology of Hyde I ran across an interesting story;
“Hide of Land: In feudal England the term denoted the amount of land that was sufficient to support a family , usually varying between 60 and 120 acres according to the locality and quality of the land. “ (Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
Which reminded me of another story;
“Eventually Dido and her followers arrived on the coast of North Africa where Dido asked the Berber king Iarbas for a small bit of land for a temporary refuge until she could continue her journeying, only as much land as could be encompassed by an oxhide. They agreed. Dido cut the oxhide into fine strips so that she had enough to encircle an entire nearby hill,”. (Wikipedia)
“Hide of Land: In feudal England the term denoted the amount of land that was sufficient to support a family , usually varying between 60 and 120 acres according to the locality and quality of the land. “ (Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
Which reminded me of another story;
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