What jobs did a soldier do in a medieval castle?

Answer 1

* Almoners: ensured the poor received alms. * Atilliator: skilled castle worker who made crossbows. * Baliff: in charge of allotting jobs to the peasants, building repair, and repair of tools used by the peasants. * Barber: someone who cut hair. Also served as dentists, surgeons and blood-letters. * Blacksmith: forged and sharpened tools and weapons, beat out dents in armor, made hinges for doors, and window grills. Also referred to as Smiths. * Bottler: in charge of the buttery or bottlery. * Butler: cared for the cellar and was in charge of large butts and little butts (bottles) of wine and beer. Under him a staff of people might consist of brewers, tapsters, cellarers, dispensers, cupbearers and dapifer. * Carder: someone who brushed cloth during its manufacture. * Carpenter: built flooring, roofing, siege engines, furniture, panelling for rooms, and scaffoling for building. * Carters: workmen who brought wood and stone to the site of a castle under construction. * Castellan: resident owner or person in charge of a castle (custodian). * Chamberlain: responsible for the great chamber and for the personal finances of the castellan. * Chaplain: provided spirtual welfare for laborers and the castle garrison. The duties might also include supervising building operations, clerk, and keeping accounts. He also tended to the chapel. * Clerk: a person who checked material costs, wages, and kept accounts. * Constable: a person who took care (the governor or warden) of a castle in the absence of the owner. This was sometimes bestowed upon a great baron as an honor and some royal castles had hereditary constables. * Cook: roasted, broiled, and baked food in the fireplaces and ovens. * Cottars: the lowest of the peasantry. Worked as swine-herds, prison guards, and did odd jobs. * Ditcher: worker who dug moats, vaults, foundations and mines. * Dyer: someone who dyed cloth in huge heated vats during its manufacture. * Ewerer: worker who brought and heated water for the nobles. * Falconer: highly skilled expert responsible for the care and training of hawks for the sport of falconry. * Fuller:worker who shrinks & thickens cloth fibers through wetting & beating the material. * Glaziers: a person who cut and shaped glass. * Gong Farmer: a latrine pit emptier. * Hayward: someone who tended the hedges. * Herald:knights assistant and an expert advisor on heraldry. * Keeper of the Wardrobe: in charge of the tailors and laundress. * Knight: a professional soldier. This was achieved only after long and arduous training which began in infancy. * Laird:minor baron or small landlord. * Marshal: officer in charge of a household's horses, carts, wagons, and containers. His staff included farriers, grooms, carters, smiths and clerks. He also oversaw the transporting of goods. * Master Mason:responsible for the designing and overseeing the building of a structure. * Messengers: servants of the lord who carried receipts, letters, and commodities. * Miner: skilled professional who dug tunnels for the purpose of undermining a castle. * Minstrels: part of of the castle staff who provided entertainment in the form of singing and playing Musical Instruments. * Porter: took care of the doors (janitor), particularly the main entrance. Responsible for the guardrooms. The person also insured that no one entered or left the castle withour permission. Also known as the door-ward. * Reeve: supervised the work on lord's property. He checked that everyone began and stopped work on time, and insured nothing was stolen. Senior officer of a borough. * Sapper: an unskilled person who dug a mine or approach tunnel. * Scullions: responsible for washing and cleaning in the kitchen. * Shearmen: a person who trimmed the cloth during its manufacture. * Shoemaker: a craftsman who made shoes. Known also as Cordwainers. * Spinster: a name given to a woman who earned her living spinning yarn. Later this was expanded and any unmarried woman was called a spinster. * Steward: took care of the estate and domestic administration. Supervised the household and events in the great hall. Also referred to as a Seneschal. * Squire:attained at the age of 14 while training as a knight. He would be assigned to a knight to carry and care for the weapons and horse. * Watchmen: an official at the castle responsible for security. Assited by lookouts (the garrison). * Weaver:someone who cleaned and compacted cloth, in association with the Walker and Fuller. * Woodworkers: tradesmen called Board-hewers who worked in the forest, producing joists

Answer 2

Apothecary: a maker of medicines, remedies and potions.

Armourer: made weapons and armour at the castle, he was also responsible for making sure that they were kept in good working order.

Almoner: gave alms or charitable gifts to the poor, (charitable gifts usually scraps of food from the castle).

Arrowsmith: someone who made arrows.

Bailiff: in charge of giving out jobs to those working at the castle, building repair, and repair of tools used by the peasants.

Baker: made bread at the castle.

Barber: someone who cut hair and shaved the Lord at the castle. Also served as dentist, surgeon and blood-letter.

Bard: a singer of songs and teller of tales.

Blacksmith: forged and sharpened tools, made hinges for doors, and window grills. Also called the Smith.

Brewer: someone who brewed beer and ale.

Butler: cared for the cellar and was in charge of the butts (a large barrel holding 56 gallons/448 pints) of wine and beer. Under him a staff of people might consist of tapsters, cellarers, dispensers and cupbearers.

Carpenter: built flooring, roofing, furniture, panelling for rooms, scaffolding for building.

Carters: workmen who used carts to bring wood, stone and other supplies to the site of a castle under construction.

Chamberlain: responsible for the great chamber of the castle.

Chandler: The candle maker.

Chaplain: provided spiritual welfare of those at the castle. The duties might also include clerk, and keeping accounts. He also tended to the chapel.

Clerk: a person who checked material costs, and kept financial accounts.

Constable: was responsible for the running of the castle in the absence of the owner.

Cook: prepared and cooked food for everyone at the castle.

Cottar: the lowest of the peasantry, as a result they did the lowest jobs.

Ewerer: brought and heated water for the nobles.

Falconer: responsible for the care and training of hawks for the sport of falconry.

Fletcher: a person who stuck Answers.com onto arrows.

Gong Scourer: a guarderobe emptier and cleaner.

Groom: some one who tended horses.

Herald: an expert advisor on heraldry.

Knight: a professional soldier, usually of high birth. Knighthood was achieved only after long and arduous training which began around the age of 7.

Lady: a female of high birth.

Lady's Maid: a Lady's personal servant.

Lord: the man in overall charge of the castle and its lands.

Marshal: officer in charge of a household's horses, carts, wagons, and containers. His staff included farriers, grooms, carters, smiths and clerks. He also oversaw the transporting of goods.

Master Mason: responsible for the designing and overseeing the building of a stone structure.

Messenger: servants of the lord who carried important letters, and commodities.

Minstrel: provided entertainment in the form of singing and playing musical instruments.

Page: a young boy from the age of 7, training to be a knight.

Plumber: someone who worked lead for roofing and windows.

Porter: took care of the doors, particularly the main entrance. The person also insured that no one entered or left the castle without permission. Also known as the door-ward.

Reeve: supervised the work on lord's property.

Scribe: someone who could write and was employed to take notes and copy documents.

Scullion: responsible for washing and cleaning in the kitchen.

Seamstress: woman who made clothing or did sewing.

Steward: took care of the estate and domestic administration. Also known as a Seneschal.

Squire: a boy at the age of 14 who was training as a knight. He would be assigned to a knight to carry and care for the weapons and horse.

Wagoner: someone who operated or drove a wagon.

Washerwoman or Laundress: was in charge of washing clothes and table cloths at the castle.

Watchmen: an official at the castle responsible for security.

Answer 3

Do what they where told to do.