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In this episode, Mac and Zoe discuss how medieval peasantry worked, the complexities of the system, unexpected laws, rights, and privileges, and how world builders, writers, and game masters can both accurately represent and adapt the village system in their medieval fantasy worlds and TTRPGs.
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Citations & References:
Gies, Frances & Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village. Harper & Row, 1990.
“Medieval Settlements.” Historic England. A great PDF introduction. Link .
Ellis, Penny. “Medieval Thoralby.” Thoralby Through Time. Link .
Hilton, Rodney. Bond Men Made Free. The Viking Press, 1973.
Ray, T.J. “Manorial Language.” T.J. Ray: The Eclectic Eccentric. Link .
Ray, T.J. “Feudal Language.” T.J. Ray: The Eclectic Eccentric. Link .
The Middle English Compendium. (Note: this site often goes down.) Link .
Terminology:
cottager
cotter
demesne
Dunbar’s Number
famuli
franklin
freeman
hamsoke
hayward
huckster
merchet
peasant
pheasant
reeve
serf
smallholder
sokeman
tenant farmer
villein
virgate
week work