What did a nobleman's home look like in medieval times?

Answer 1

One Answer:

The homes of Knights were very often just like the homes of peasants, they were cold, wet, damp and dark. The only source of light would come from the door when it was open) and small slits in the walls which were windows, the windows often had wooden shutters, allowing some heat to be kept in.

The roofs of houses were thatched, the floors scattered with herbs and rushes. Families often crowded into the small homes, sleeping in small quarters on beds of uncomfortable materials such as hay.

The more wealthy minority of Knights often had paved flooring instead of the herbs and rushes, the windows were covered in fabrics which allowed light in but cold out. Often tapestries were hung on the walls as a means of decoration but also as an extra layer of warmth for the members of the household.

Another Answer:

Knights typically had homes that we call manor houses. They ranged from being large, but not particularly grand, to being basically mansions.

Knights were originally men who could fight as heavy cavalry, and this was the case through most of the Middle Ages. As such, they needed to be able to provided themselves with horses, armor, and people who could tend to their horses and other needs while they were in combat situations, which meant more horses. In order to support these expenses, they needed land where horses could be raised, and this required a farming estate, called a manor, complete with farmers, called serfs, and possibly other workers. Knights were often given estates when they were knighted, in exchange for their oaths of support to their kings.

A manor house typically had a single very large room, called the great hall, with a number of other rooms. The great hall had no ceiling other than the roof. This was done because medieval people had no chimneys until after they were invented in the 12th century, and after that, the use of chimneys spread rather slowly because of the expense. This meant that the heat came from a fire which was typically in the middle of the great hall, on a hearth or brazier, and the smoke rose to the ceiling, where it was vented through a hole in the roof covered by a louver, or through vents under the roof peaks.

The walls were most often either stone or wattle and daub on a timbered frame. Unlike peasant buildings, there was probably glass in the windows. The floors in manor houses were usually tiled or wood, and were left uncovered. (I have examined a number of pictures to see what was on the floors, and looked for references on straw and rushes. It seems the idea of rushes came up during the Renaissance, possibly because of a letter written by Erasmus, describing English inns of the time in terms intended to compare them humorously to badly run stables. The clothing worn by medieval ladies often had hems that dragged on the floor and this meant a rough or dirty floor would have been unacceptable.)

There is a link below to a related question on what the homes of wealthy people were like in the middle ages. That question has other links, where pictures of manor houses and other expensive houses can be found.

Answer 2

for the time, they were luxurious indeed. however, by our standards, they were very dirty, smelly, and quite uncomfortable. if your talking early middle ages, they were most likely wooden, but later, as they got grander and more sturdy they became stone. there were many servants, some of whom were not paid in money, simply by food or board.

Answer 3

knights were not even royal unless the fought, won, and had a genereous admiral. they would almost as be as low as a peasant if they did not go int war but, if they did go into war they lived on a manor in the castle.

Answer 4

many servants, its was almost like a small palace, ench department had its own set of servants

Answer 5

castles and manors were where the rich and the landlords lived

Answer 6

rich people had big homes like castles and peasants had small homes made out of straw and other materials.

Answer 7

they were old fashioned had a lot of weapons on display and had lots of leather