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The Facts of the Typical Life Cycle

Medieval Marriage. This picture is probably of a lord
and his lady because of the clothing they are wearing! 

                        Starting with age one, giving birth was a big danger! The babies in medieval times had very weak immune systems so even if the birth was okay, the baby could come out with a horrible disease later in life. Around age 12-14, the kids ended the stage where parents cared for them and they became more independent. Full entry into adult hood would be passed through marriage. It was common for a man and woman to give birth to 5 or more children! Yeah, not in our time.. But sadly, usually only 2 or 3 survived due to diseases and birth rate. The husband would be the family's base as like many other ancient families. Marriage was made up of economic, folkloric, and religious elements. This meant criteria for families were high and your family had to be almost perfect to remain alive.

Life expectancy of the medieval ages were very low; 40 years on average. Most people of this old age would do exercises or physical labor! That's different from  now whee old people sit in rockers! As their physical abilities slowed down, so did their earning power so that's why the did it. Death was just a daily occurrence. when dead, the body was washed, wrapped in cloth, and then would be buried. In coffins, the body was placed in a graveyard.



What other details are there about military and protection bases in the castle?

                       The castle was separated into military and administrative sections. The military had tons of soldiers, probably more than needed! The two types of knights were common foot soldiers and aristocratic knights. Knights were assigned specific manors to attack by the lord. Basically, knights were ordered to serve like some people today are ordered to serve in the army if they are signed up for the duty. Knights could attack safely from the castle, travel on foot, or travel on horses.

           

                          To the right, you see a picture of a knight! You will read more about knights later on. But for now, knights were a a type of soldier for the castle. His armor is made of what appears to be steal or metal. This was for protection and trust me, knights needed as much protection from the armor as he could get!

                  What I found interesting is that military technology was constantly changed yet the lord decided that their weapons should stay the same. I’m wondering why the lord chose to do that if he knew there were better weapons of defense out there. Even thought it was basic, knight armor consisted of his main body suit, a strong helmet, a wooden spear, and the knight’s sword. This was for knights going out and attacking. For knights in the castle, they had to be responsible and some what smart because they were as the command staff for the garrison. But the majority of the military were foot soldiers. They were paid by what social class they were. Honestly, I don’t agree with that! Their main weapon was archery cross bow or a regular bow. The maximum range was about 200 yards for just an ordinary bow!
To the right, is a picture of what a cross bow would look like and still looks like now!

Of course, archery bows are not very popular as a use of defense in our time, but in the medieval age, this cross bow would be a great use to kill or injure someone willing to attack!

             Other, less important, soldiers would just use a regular spear for defense purposes. Surprisingly, boredom was common for a soldier’s life but in the castle, there were activities to accompany them.

           
             Service staff included a group of regular civilians. These people coked for soldiers, were stable hands, gardeners, herdsmen, and other various jobs in the outer bailey. In my words, service staff was just slaves with more respect and pay. The highest paid staff was craftsmen making bows and spears for soldiers. These people probably lived in houses of their own, or if you had lower pay, private chambers, or the same buildings where they worked. The military had many other jobs but I found these details important and interesting of the various tasks knights accomplished.

What were rooms like inside the castle?

Inside, the looks were gorgeous! The center of castle life was located in the Great Hall. The Hall was about 40 feet long or sometimes bigger! A bunch of events happened in the Great Hall because it was so big. Hallways were heated by a furnace instead of a fireplace. This made rooms cold, smoky, and full of a disgusting scent! I probably would die in there!! L The castle is organized into social classes such as peasants on the bottom and working the way up to the top with the royal family. The royal family lived in a section called the solar. The lady of the castle had this beautiful private bedroom that people could only enter through on invite.

This picture to the left, is a recreation drawing of a

medieval bedroom. I think the design of the rooms of medieval bedrooms are gorgeous and wish the style was more popular for today in master bedrooms at home!!

Another room in the castle was the throne room. This is where the king and queen would lead official business. The room was very fancy with rugs, chandeliers, and paintings! Walls were flared out at the bottom because they were harder to battle that way. The picture below is what a throne room would most likely look like. If you notice, in the picture, the chandeliers and big rug is visible proving that that was the style

of royal rooms. Named the throne room, a throne is also visible for the king or queen to conduct their business.

If I had to tell you what the rooms were like in one sentence, I would tell you mainly they are all tall and have thick walls. Also, there would be many small peep wholes and other gadgets due to protecting the royal family.

Can we be entertained, please?

The lord would hold meals in the Great Hall. There was also music, juggling, and storytelling. Settle community disputes by the lord were held, plus so much more, were held in the Great Hall too. Only on an invite, you could visit the lady of the house for meals, tea, or gossip about the town. A chapel could be located inside the castles so you could pray. More things to do in the castle would be: called to visit by the lord, be entertained by a jester, or relax in the loggia. In the loggia, the king and guest could play a ball game or a round of chess.

The picture to the left is a picture of the loggia. It seems to be that the two featured are eating breakfast with beautiful scenery surrounding them. Like mentioned above, you could play games, sports, or relax in the luxury loggia accompanied by the lord.

But the worst thing you could do in a castle is being called to the dungeon. You would be called to the dungeon if you were captured in war, had committed a serious crime, or if you were found guilty of an accused subject. This was if skin blisters appeared when you were burnt. Attending events at the castle could be good or could be life threatening like dying in the cellar.

This picture to your left is a of a very scary dungeon used in the medieval ages. The utensils shown were probably some of the torture materials used to kill. You would definitely not want to be in the castle to visit the dungeon!