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Pages in category "Medieval occupations" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Hayward (profession) Hersir; High-reeve; Hofmeister (office
By working in groups more could be accomplished. In medieval England, for example, professional bowyers produced thousands of bows required for that country's military. These bowyers could reportedly make an English longbow in as little as two hours. Wooden selfbows normally take from 5–15 hours of work depending on the skill of the bowyer ...
People of the medieval Islamic world by occupation (13 C) Medieval Jews by occupation (5 C) * 5th-century people by occupation (16 C) 6th-century people by occupation ...
Each company of 400–500 men in the Swedish Army was assigned a barber during the rule of King Gustav I Vasa in the 16th century. A barber surgeon was available to tend to the injured in almost every division. In 1571, the barbers organized into a professional guild that governed their training, jobs, pay, and the number of barbers.
In medieval times, a page was an attendant to a nobleman, a knight, a governor or a castellan. [1] Until the age of about seven, sons of noble families would receive training in manners and basic literacy from their mothers or other female relatives.
In Roman times, spelt, a kind of wheat, was the most common grain grown on the upper Danube River in Swabia, Germany, and spelt continued to be an important crop in many areas of Europe throughout medieval times. Emmer wheat was of much less importance in Swabia and most of Europe. Bread wheat was relatively unimportant in Swabia. [42]
A blacksmith monk, from a medieval French manuscript A Roma smith and his forge in Wallachia, by Dieudonné Lancelot , 1860. In the medieval period, blacksmithing was considered part of the set of seven mechanical arts. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, a "village smithy" was a staple of every town. Factories and mass-production reduced the ...
Forester was a title used widely during Medieval times. The forester usually held a position equal to a sheriff or local law enforcer, and he could act as a barrister or arbiter. He was often based in a forester's lodge, and was responsible for patrolling the woodlands on a lord or noble's property, hence the synonymous term 'woodward'. His ...