Roads were mere cart tracks or trails, wandering by the easiest routes through the forests and across the land. All were infested with thieves and highwaymen.
These things my father had told me. There were scattered farms, a few great estates. A few old Roman roads were still in use. New roads were often knee-deep in mud.
Waterways would offer the easiest route across country, but any travel was a hardship. Most who travel understood why the word "travel" had once been "travail."
(from Sackett's Land, by Louis L'Amour)
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