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Earning a Living: Most villeins (or peasants) worked a week work - two or three days labour each week on their Lord's land which they exchanged for shelter and a little food. They may have owned (or inherited) some land of their own which needed their attention also. The Church had enormous influence in those days and also owned their own villeins (to work the Church's lands). Freemen, who did not answer to the Church or a Lord may have owned businesses or worked a trade.
Many people owned a little toft (the garden surrounding their home) on which they could raise chickens, grow herbs, onions and other local produce. Barley, rye or wheat may have grown there (but the guild didn't like this and fiercely protected their rights to supply grains & flour). Depending on the time & country, many freemen could own small strips of land - a valuable asset for dower's, dowery's and making a comfortable living but also hard work.
The local tavern was not just a source of ale, it was also a place where sailors could share info about the tides in forge in ports & the locations of sandbanks and reef, or carters could discuss the fastest (or safest) route between towns, or burghers (merchants) could discuss the best suppliers and potential customers.
Entertainment & Holidays:
Life was full of hardship, illness and death but because attendance in the Church was more or less compulsory, there were many "public holidays" in the form of religious holidays and festivals that distracted the commons from their arduous lives. The days where hard, they worked long hours for little gain and the law offered them little so these days of relief were highly anticipated and often accompanied with a fine meal, lots of ale, singing, music, dancing and general merriment.
Sometimes townsfolk were called on to act out Bible stories or folk stories as part of their religious or secular holiday. Touring troupes would occasionally visit and provide entertainment (there were actors, strong men to fight, contortionists, ale and singing). Some of the larger towns would hold a market each month; many buyers and sellers would come from far and wide for the day(s) out.
Superstition ran rife so there were several times each year when the townsfolk would hold festivals in the hope of good crops or rains, etc. The touring judges or local juries (and subsequent punishments) also promised an interesting day and were often well attended. If law dictated that able bodied men be trained in Archery, the Lord would provide ale and arrows for the men to practice along with the chance to win a silver penny, a large fish or whatever prize the Lord saw fit to offer. Each town would have its own customs too which meant more entertainment as they acted out their customs or festivities.
What else can I help you with?
What were fletcher back in medieval town?
Fletchers were trades people who made arrows in the Middle Ages.
Did people have dogs in the middle ages?
well we are middle ages people! so how do we live with our animals?
Who had power during the Middle Ages and why?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
What is another name for the middle ages because religion was so important to the people?
The Middle Ages were also called the Age of Faith.
How did people talk in Middle Ages?
No one is really sure. Books based in the middle ages with weird narritive, is only a guess of the way people talked back then.
Who were the most exalted members of a town in the middle ages was?
the most exsalted people were the priest
What were fletcher back in medieval town?
Fletchers were trades people who made arrows in the Middle Ages.
How towns people in the middle ages were batter then the villagers?
because town peoples are too beautiful.
How was life different from a town in the middle ages from life on a manor?
life was different in middle ages since it was the middles ages and in manor well, it was the manor!
Did people have dogs in the middle ages?
well we are middle ages people! so how do we live with our animals?
Where was a church in Middle Ages?
In the Middle Ages, every village, town, and city had a church. In fact, the presence of a church was what distinguished a village from a hamlet.
What kind of work were most people doing in the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages, most people were farmers.
How were kidnappings executed in middle ages?
By being hanged at the entrance of the town.
What is the Importance of Christianity in the Middle Ages?
People liked pudding and pickles in the middle ages
What kind of work were most people involved in during the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages, most people were farmers.
Did people have guns in the middle ages?
No
What will learn about the people of middle ages?
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