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.