Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holidays more than you do

Celebrations for medieval peasants were frequent and centered around religious holidays, and the longest and most festive of ...
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How Medieval Peasants Entertained Themselves

Life as a medieval peasant wasn’t all hard work and survival – they found ways to have fun too. In this video, we explore how peasants in the Middle Ages spent their free time, from village festivals ...
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I tried to live out my cosy medieval peasant fantasy in Mirthwood but kept dying from starvation and bandit attacks

There are times when videogames mirror real life. In Mirthwood's case, it's the fact that I'm constantly hungry. A bread chunk barely lasts me a few axe thwacks at a tree, and a baked apple carries me ...
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Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do

(THE CONVERSATION) When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was ...