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This week, we're covering social life in the village: childhood, marriage, and having kids. What were these stages of life like, and what strange traditions and customs arose due to the harsh realities of daily life in the middle ages? And of course, how can we translate that into tabletop gaming and storytelling?
Content Warning: child birth, child death, pregnancy loss, violence against badgers.
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Citations & References
Gies, Frances & Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village. Harper & Row, 1990.
Ellis, Penny. “Medieval Thoralby.” Thoralby Through Time. Link .
Historic England. Medieval Settlements: Introductions to Heritage Assets . Historic England, 2018. Link . [A great PDF introduction.]
The Middle English Compendium . University of Michigan. Link . [Note: this site often goes down.]
Ray, T.J. “Feudal Terminology.” T.J. Ray: The Eclectic Eccentric . Link .
Ray, T.J. “Manorial Language.” T.J. Ray: The Eclectic Eccentric . Link .