![]() ![]() Caves Where a Hermit Ex-King May Have LivedĪrchaeologists believe that several man-made caves in south Derbyshire in England may once have been home to an exiled Anglo-Saxon monarch. The nearly three-foot-long weapon dated to the 5th or 6th century A.D., before the rise of the Vikings. In 2018, an eight-year-old girl wading in a lake in Sweden stepped on a sharp object and pulled a sword out of the water. It’s not the first time that someone has found a medieval sword underwater. But as University of London history professor Jonathan Phillips explained to The New York Times, one possibility is that it was lost during a battle on a beach, where invading Christian forces landed and often were counterattacked by Muslim defenders, or in fighting at sea. How the sword, which would have been prized in its day, ended up underwater isn’t clear. In October 2021, after a storm shifted the sands on the bottom of the Mediterranean along the Israeli coast and exposed a treasure trove of stone anchors, pottery and other medieval artifacts, a recreational scuba diver discovered a rare and precious 39-inch iron sword, encrusted with shells and marine organisms but otherwise in well-preserved condition.Īccording to the Israel Antiquities Authority, the weapon is 900 years old, and belonged to a knight who came to the Middle East to fight in the Crusades, in which European Christian armies fought Muslims over control of Jerusalem and other sites. Girls were also taught to sew and cook by their mothers.An ancient sword that experts say dates back to the medieval era and is believed to have belonged to a Crusader, displayed at the beach in the Israeli seaport of Caesarea on October 19, 2021.<</p> As for toys, the children played with dolls or more masculine objects if they were boys. ![]() How did children have fun in the middle agesĪ very common activity for children was spitting out pits whenever they ate cherries.Ĭhildren also played chess or backgammon that tested their mind and athletic games that tested their physical abilities, and they often competed together in these games.Īrchery was another popular game in which children had fun but it also helped them to learn the critical skill of hunting for food. Knights were expected not only to fight but also to dance. The dance was also important as part of ‘courtly love’ entertainment. The Medieval Period of the Middle Ages was becoming more refined and elegant and the concept of courtly love was introduced and displayed at both tournaments and jousts. Banquets were well-known feasts among the rich and these feasts lasted for most of the night until the early morning hours.Īfter feasting, entertainment might be provided by minstrels, troubadours, jesters, acrobats, fire-eaters and conjurers. How the wealthy entertained themselves in the middle agesĮntertainment for the rich people centered around the spectacles of jousting and feasts or banquets. Performers known as troubadours and minstrels were popular in this era. Some of the main instruments of this era include cymbals, harps, flutes, horns and tubas, they even had an instrument that was called a hurdy-gurdy. Aside from the instruments that were played in the church, courtly love was a major theme in medieval music celebrations. Much of medieval music was influenced by the Catholic Church and a good part of the music influence was pagan rituals. They would use trained birds of prey, like hawks, when hunting. They would ride horses while their trained dogs would hunt down the prey. Several nobles may gather together for a hunt on the local baron’s land. Many of these early games were the forerunners of modern sports such as football and cricket. There were a lot of outdoor activities including archery, fencing, game ball, wrestling, hammer-throwing, bowls, horseshoe-throwing (they were throwing horseshoes at a target), and many others. Chess was the forerunner to other board games such as checkers and Scrabble in our modern times, people back then loved mentally challenging games that could be played for hours. They had different varieties of entertainment,īoard Games were very popular in this era, people played Chess, Backgammon, The Philosopher Game, Fox & Geese, Knucklebones, Hazard and many others.Ĭhess was the most played one after it got introduced to Europe from Persia in the 9th century. People in the middle ages had it rough, the early medieval period from 5th to 10th century was so messed up that people came up with the term “Dark Ages” but, that did not stop them from enjoying the fun part of life. ![]()
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