Medieval City Life

The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system. The daily life for of a noble lord, a knight, a noblewoman, a peasant and, a peasant woman was very hard. The jobs and occupations showed the quality of life during the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages enjoyed various types of music and dance. The Music of Middle Ages providing information about the music, and musical instruments.

Medieval peasants were either classified as free menor those who owed heavy labor service to a lord. They were bound to the land, and subject to feudal life. Village life was busy for both classes. Much of this harsh life was lived outdoors, wearing simple dress. Village life would change from outside influences with market pressures and new landlords. The lives of men during the Middle Ages was difficult. They had to care for their land, serve as head of their household, and had to be almost entirely self-sufficient. It was necessary to repair their own tools and furniture, build their own homes, and plow fields. The woman's work was toilsome as well. They had to tend crops and gardens, work in fields, and take care of the farm animals. Taking care of their children was also another top priority.

The manor was the place where most people lived during the Middle Ages. Feudalism bound most people to the land of a lord. But in return the lord provided protection for them. The manor house and land, crops and livestock were located on the home farm. Most times peasants were often serfs who were unable to leave the estate without the lord’s permission. Some peasants were freemen who had more rights and fewer responsibilities to the lord. But both needed the lord’s protection and had to serve the lord.

In the medieval cities waste chamber pots were emptied into the streets< which would cause lots of problems. With mud streets this presented a messy problem also. When a heavy rain would come, the waste products left on the ground would wash to the river. This caused a health problem, with drinking water and polluted springs. Disease was viewed as punishment. Smallpox was endemic, leprosy was common and the people in medieval cities were effected by this.