Medieval Society
Laws Crime and Punishment
By: Melanie
In the Middle Ages, laws, crime and punishment was very cruel back then, and there a also a lot of death. The laws weren’t always fair back in the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages served the crime, they were put in stocks and publicly humiliated. The punishment was people being boiled in oil, their eyes were burned out with pincers, also fingers were torn off.
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Daily Life of Lords and Ladies
By: Melanie
Lords were given a fief from the king. Lords were expected to pay the taxes for the king. Lords needed to provide the soldiers when the soldiers were needed. What the Lord said the people had to do. Lord word was law.
Ladies had to take care of the manor, their house, but most importantly their children. the ladies had no rights whatsoever. The ladies were property, they belonged to their fathers, husbands or even the eldest son. Law says that the ladies were property. When men were gone, the ladies had to be in charge of their houses.
By: Melanie
Lords were given a fief from the king. Lords were expected to pay the taxes for the king. Lords needed to provide the soldiers when the soldiers were needed. What the Lord said the people had to do. Lord word was law.
Ladies had to take care of the manor, their house, but most importantly their children. the ladies had no rights whatsoever. The ladies were property, they belonged to their fathers, husbands or even the eldest son. Law says that the ladies were property. When men were gone, the ladies had to be in charge of their houses.
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Daily Life of Peasants
By: Jaedyn
Peasant life in the middle ages had family life, homes, and fun and games and much more. Poorer people had greater freedom to chose who they married. The choice was often guided by their need for security. They married later than the rich, about when they were twenty-five years old. They would have about five or six children, but only expected two or three to survive. The family educated its younger members and sometimes children from other families. Boys and girls worked around the house, in fields, and in workshops to learn the skills they needed. Some of the peasants did not marry. Their family had to support them. The poorer women often worked as servants and men could work as laborers, or become soldiers or sailors. The villages were about 500 people. Peasant houses were usually grouped together in two or three streets around the village church. Amenities in the village included a communal well/stream for water, a windmill to grind corn,and a brick oven to bake bread. The amenities often belonged to the lord and the peasants had to pay a fee for their use. Peasants would often spend time laboring in the fields either on their own land or their lord’s land. Some of the other peasants who didn’t own land were blacksmiths, woodworkers, potters, or farm laborers, for lords or wealthy peasants. The peasants ate simple food like dark, coarse, bread, cheese and eggs, vegetables from their own gardens, or pottage. As a peasant, you would live in a house that was made out of different materials depending on where you lived. Houses in the southern countries and among the mountains were made out of local stone, and slate roofs. Homes in the north, where the great forests were located, were built with a wooden frame with woven twigs coated with clay, mud and a thatched roof. In the town of Flanders, they baked clay bricks for homes. Even though you were a peasant, for fun and games you could participate in events like church festivals, marriage/funeral procession, and watch and listen to poets, musicians, acrobats, and dancers.
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Medieval Castles: Purpose of the castle and the life within
By: Jaedyn
During the Middle Ages, the medieval castles had food, entertainment and much more. The first castles appeared in the ninth and tenth centuries. The lords built them for protection and as a base for their soldiers.
In the castle, a variety of foods were served in the castle hall. It included beef and mutton (the main meat dishes), venison, which was served after a successful hunt, poultry and eggs, fish, (which was served on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Lent), other game and subtlety, which was a mix of sugar, paste, marzipan, and jelly.
Life in the castle wasn’t all work and warfare. Pastimes included hunting and hawking, tournaments for knights, wrestling, rough ball games, blindman’s bluff, and board games.
Women and children also took part in the life in the castle. The most important woman in the castle was the wife of the lord. Those living in the castle consisted of families of the knights, children of the lord's, high-ranking women, and ladies in waiting.
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Life in the Countryside and Life in the Towns
By: Jaedyn
Life in the countryside during the Middle Ages consisted of villagers, and homes the peasants made themselves. In the country, the peasants lived on land lent to them by the local lord. The peasants promised the lord to work on the lord’s land and give him assorted things. The peasants were called the lord’s villeins. The villagers in the country were roughly divided into two groups: the freemen and the serfs. The freemen were peasants who saved enough money to pay the rent for their land. Serfs “belonged” to the lord and the only way they could leave the manor was by buying their freedom, join holy orders, or marrying a free women. The living conditions in the countryside involved most peasants living in villages. The villages would have a manor house for the lord, a church, and twenty to thirty huts for the peasants. The peasants huts were built by themselves and made from a timber frame and filled with mud, straw, and animal hair.
Life in the town during the Middle Ages consisted of entertainment, and buying and selling. In the town, The merchants and craftsmen came together to create the towns. The merchants bought goods in one place and sold them somewhere else for a profit. The craftsmen made the goods and sold them at enough to make a living. The homes in the town were usually made from wooden framework filled with “wattle and daub”. If people needed another room for their house they built another floor on top of the previous floor. The homes were very close to the neighbors and fire was a constant hazard. The households were very crowded, much more than today. The families lived all together. Parents, children, grandparents, servants, apprentices and unmarried aunts and uncles would often live in one house. There was little privacy.The grandest entertainment in the towns were mystery plays. They took place on special feast days. They were performed on either a fixed stage in the market or on the back of a wagon. On ordinary days, entertainment included traveling players, acrobats, and musicians.
By: Jaedyn
Life in the countryside during the Middle Ages consisted of villagers, and homes the peasants made themselves. In the country, the peasants lived on land lent to them by the local lord. The peasants promised the lord to work on the lord’s land and give him assorted things. The peasants were called the lord’s villeins. The villagers in the country were roughly divided into two groups: the freemen and the serfs. The freemen were peasants who saved enough money to pay the rent for their land. Serfs “belonged” to the lord and the only way they could leave the manor was by buying their freedom, join holy orders, or marrying a free women. The living conditions in the countryside involved most peasants living in villages. The villages would have a manor house for the lord, a church, and twenty to thirty huts for the peasants. The peasants huts were built by themselves and made from a timber frame and filled with mud, straw, and animal hair.
Life in the town during the Middle Ages consisted of entertainment, and buying and selling. In the town, The merchants and craftsmen came together to create the towns. The merchants bought goods in one place and sold them somewhere else for a profit. The craftsmen made the goods and sold them at enough to make a living. The homes in the town were usually made from wooden framework filled with “wattle and daub”. If people needed another room for their house they built another floor on top of the previous floor. The homes were very close to the neighbors and fire was a constant hazard. The households were very crowded, much more than today. The families lived all together. Parents, children, grandparents, servants, apprentices and unmarried aunts and uncles would often live in one house. There was little privacy.The grandest entertainment in the towns were mystery plays. They took place on special feast days. They were performed on either a fixed stage in the market or on the back of a wagon. On ordinary days, entertainment included traveling players, acrobats, and musicians.
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Daily Life of Knights and Code of Chivalry
By: Ethan Brill
Well, I’m not going to give a corny intro so I’m just going to give you the facts up straight. First, the age of the knights. The age of the knights began at about 900 A.D and lasted until about 1500. This was a time of “great contrast” of warriors, saints, kings, serfs, pageantry, and splendor.
The next will not be so short and sweet, chivalry. The next will not be so short and sweet, chivalry. In 1265, Raimon Llull wrote that knights must be chivalrous. To be chivalrous you have: To fear God and maintain His Church, To serve the liege lord in valour and faith, To protect the weak and defenceless, To give succour to widows and orphans, To refrain from the wanton giving of offence, To live by honor and for glory, To despise pecuniary reward, To fight for the welfare of all, To obey those placed in authority, To guard the honour of fellow knights, To eschew unfairness, meanness, and deceit, To keep faith, At all times to speak the truth, To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun, To respect the honour of women, Never to refuse a challenge from an equal, Never to turn the back on a foe.
By: Ethan Brill
Well, I’m not going to give a corny intro so I’m just going to give you the facts up straight. First, the age of the knights. The age of the knights began at about 900 A.D and lasted until about 1500. This was a time of “great contrast” of warriors, saints, kings, serfs, pageantry, and splendor.
The next will not be so short and sweet, chivalry. The next will not be so short and sweet, chivalry. In 1265, Raimon Llull wrote that knights must be chivalrous. To be chivalrous you have: To fear God and maintain His Church, To serve the liege lord in valour and faith, To protect the weak and defenceless, To give succour to widows and orphans, To refrain from the wanton giving of offence, To live by honor and for glory, To despise pecuniary reward, To fight for the welfare of all, To obey those placed in authority, To guard the honour of fellow knights, To eschew unfairness, meanness, and deceit, To keep faith, At all times to speak the truth, To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun, To respect the honour of women, Never to refuse a challenge from an equal, Never to turn the back on a foe.
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Daily Life of Merchants and Craftspeople
By: Ethan
Architects in the medieval ages were important. The architects were the men responsible for planning the layout and construction of cathedrals. The architects were highly skilled and once they made a name for themselves, (like if they did a big project) they were in high/great demand in Europe. For example, in 1129, an architect named Raymond said his fee was six silver coins, thirty-six lengths of cloth, seventeen loads of wood a year and as many shoes and gaiters as he required.
Secondly, the importance of apprentices. When a boy that was interested in being an architect, they were apprenticed to a master craftsmen. The apprenticeship lasted 7 years and during that time, the apprentice/boy lived at his master’s house. For the master craftsmen, the apprentice was a good source of cheap labor. The cheap labor for the apprentice was actually the simplest jobs. The jobs were things like fetching, and carrying and unloading timber carts.
labor for the apprentice was actually the simplest jobs. The jobs were things like fetching, and carrying and unloading timber carts.
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Role of Women in the Middle Ages
By: Brandie
Women in the Middle Ages were different than as they are today. Women had to obey men. That means they were thought as not as smart, and not fit for most jobs that the men had to do. They were thought less of and not as strong people. Woman were not equally treated. And their lives stood between mother and wife.
By: Brandie
Women in the Middle Ages were different than as they are today. Women had to obey men. That means they were thought as not as smart, and not fit for most jobs that the men had to do. They were thought less of and not as strong people. Woman were not equally treated. And their lives stood between mother and wife.
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Medieval Education
By: Brandie
Education in the Middle Ages looked different than what we are used to. The expectations were that the children would be as much like adults as possible. No exceptions. Most of the kids were educated. The education itself was also different. They learned behavior skills and the skills needed for the type of job their parents had. And some men were only educated for war. The main subjects they had were grammar, arithmetic, law, geometry, music and astronomy. And the additional subjects include rhetoric and dialectic. They also included philosophy, theology, geography, zoology, botany, medicine. They had groups that they were separated in, Trivium and Quadrivium. Trivium included 3 subjects. Linguistics, grammar and philosophy. and Quadrivium that included math, music and astronomy. Law and medicine were specialized extra. Most young people in Europe did not go to school. Parents taught the poor children. So with that most people could not read or write.
By: Brandie
Education in the Middle Ages looked different than what we are used to. The expectations were that the children would be as much like adults as possible. No exceptions. Most of the kids were educated. The education itself was also different. They learned behavior skills and the skills needed for the type of job their parents had. And some men were only educated for war. The main subjects they had were grammar, arithmetic, law, geometry, music and astronomy. And the additional subjects include rhetoric and dialectic. They also included philosophy, theology, geography, zoology, botany, medicine. They had groups that they were separated in, Trivium and Quadrivium. Trivium included 3 subjects. Linguistics, grammar and philosophy. and Quadrivium that included math, music and astronomy. Law and medicine were specialized extra. Most young people in Europe did not go to school. Parents taught the poor children. So with that most people could not read or write.
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Feudalism By: Brandie
Feudalism is a social and political hierarchy system. It had four classes. Kings, nobles/church officials, knights, peasants.
Feudalism is a social and political hierarchy system. It had four classes. Kings, nobles/church officials, knights, peasants.