Fill-Challenge 334 (see details)

[romanajo123]

 Starting Mini-Goals!! 

My first one was "I am going to do research on how many people lived in a medieval village and what their lives were like and take notes" .

There's... a lot out there.  And I've not even started on the Black Death yet.  But I am taking notes (I have about ten things saved in a document as of now) 

Some facts I've found that are interesting: 

• A population for a medieval village would usually be about 50-100 people.
• Medicine back then was primitive.  Doctors would put leeches on people's skin and "bleed " them.  (eww) 
• Peasant families' houses would be dark and uncomfortable.  Usually only one or two rooms and everyone slept in the same room. The family's animals (like a cow) may also be inside the house. 
•  People usually drank wine or ale (since the water was bad)
• Marriages were arranged; especially nobles. Noble girls would get married as young as 12. 

Comments

[shivver]

Here's another:

At night, things were very dark, because there was little artificial lighting. Candles were expensive, so only the rich used them, and only they might stay up later than twilight. We think that out in the country, the sky is dark, but it's actually brighter than what it was in medieval times, because even far from cities and towns, there's tons of light pollution.

Most people realize this already, but what they don't think about is that medieval villages were also quiet, like completely silent, at night. With everyone and all the animals asleep, there was nothing moving. Also, out in the country, there were few things that would block sound, like tall buildings or trees. Thus, you, as a farmer living in a cottage on your farm, could hear what's going on in the next farmer's house, a mile or more away. Maybe not clearly enough to make out words, but you could hear it.

(I'm not going into why "a farmer living in a cottage on your farm" is inaccurate as well. :P )

[romanajo123]

Oooh… yeah I didn’t think of that.

Also if you were a peasant you ate dark bread since white bread was for rich people.