ic ▁in ▁origin , ▁as ▁many ▁once ▁assumed . ▁They ▁arose ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Henry ▁the ▁Lion ' s ▁eastern ▁colon ization ▁( O st s ied lung ) ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁the ▁German ▁nob ility ▁hit ▁upon ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁creating ▁new ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁half ▁circle ▁or ▁a ▁horses ho e ▁shape , ▁with ▁the ▁wide ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁village ▁green ▁opening ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁fields . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁though ▁that ▁this ▁model ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁settlement ▁d ating ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁our ▁later ▁form ▁each ▁far mer ▁would ▁have ▁an ▁equally ▁s ized ▁w edge - sh aped ▁piece ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁houses , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁basic ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁half ▁a ▁circular ▁c ake ▁cut ▁into ▁s lices . ▁Be hind ▁each ▁far mer ' s ▁plot ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁wood ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁fire wood , ▁for aging ▁for ▁farm ▁animals ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁of ▁crisis ▁for ▁building ▁materials . ▁This ▁would ▁usually ▁be ▁on ▁somewhat ▁lower ▁ground , ▁and ▁often ▁had ▁a ▁stream ▁running ▁through ▁it , ▁or ▁by ▁it . ▁S lav ic ▁cer am ics ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁but ▁not ▁directly ▁in ▁the ▁Rund ling e , ▁more ▁usually ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁metres ▁outside ▁of ▁them . ▁A ▁continu ation ▁of ▁S lav ic