because they wouldnt run out of water
It is flat ground.
A little research tells us that medieval European villages were probably not smelly. The people believed cleanliness was next to godliness, and most people bathed regularly. Most towns and many villages had public baths. The medical belief at the time was that disease was spread by bad air, which translated into air that smelled bad in most people's minds, and we have records of butchers being fined because they did not clean up waste quickly enough. The records we have of manure piles, floors strewn with foul straw, and open sewers running through towns were mostly written during the Renaissance, and were probably intended to show the Renaissance was superior.
next to the erect tree
Every country has houses next to rivers.
Rivers are important in early settlement of land. Before advanced technology, it was important to be next to a water source for hydration, food, and travel. Many early cities, companies, and communties in history have been started around rivers.
Nistru and Tisa.
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king William
On the side where the river flows slowest.
Eight(8) types of asian carps exist, and they are invading rivers. Next stop, the great lakes.
For strength in their next battle, and courage to carry on.
Settling next to rivers gave them water for crops, drinking, etc.