1 1 4 7 ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁W enden kre uzz ug , ▁or ▁Wend ish ▁cr us ade , ▁where ▁the ▁Pope ▁had ▁given ▁his ▁agreement ▁to ▁a ▁northern ▁cr us ade ▁to ▁conquer ▁and ▁convert ▁the ▁pag an ▁S lav s , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁others ▁were ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁southern ▁cr us ades ▁to ▁re take ▁Jerusalem ▁from ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Tur ks . ▁However ▁the ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁much ▁later ▁media eval ▁farm h ouses ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁W itten berg ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁so ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁north – s outh ▁Rund ling ▁strip ▁through ▁Germany ▁looked ▁different ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁The ▁farm h ouses ▁of ▁Wend land ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁east – west ▁area ▁running ▁from ▁parts ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Netherlands ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁plain ▁to ▁Poland , ▁where ▁one ▁form ▁of ▁farm house ▁pre domin ated . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Low ▁German ▁Hall ▁House ▁( N ieder deutsch es ▁H allen haus ), ▁an ▁all - in - one ▁building ▁of ▁considerable ▁size ▁which ▁hous ed ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁far mer ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁but ▁also ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁far my ard ▁animals , ▁his ▁hay ▁lo ft ▁and ▁his ▁implements . ▁Typ ically ▁the ▁hall ▁house ▁had ▁the ▁animals ▁and ▁the ▁bar n ▁buildings ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁facing ▁the ▁village ▁green , ▁whereas ▁the ▁far mer ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁facing ▁his ▁garden