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Life on a
Mediaeval Barony
A Picture of a Typical
Feudal Community in the
Thirteenth Century
By
William Stearns Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of History in theUniversity of Minnesota
ILLUSTRATED
Harper & Brothers Publishers
New York and London
MCMXXIII
Copyright, 1922
By Harper & Brothers
Printed in the U. S. A.
First Edition
G-1
To Ephraim Emerton
Master Interpreter of Mediæval History
this book is dedicated by
an ever-grateful pupil.
Table of Contents
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Fief of St. Aliquis; Its History and Denizens | 1 |
| II. | The Castle of St. Aliquis | 16 |
| III. | How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality | 41 |
| IV. | Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness's Garden | 51 |
| V. | The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women | 70 |
| VI. | The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding | 88 |
| VII. | Cookery and Mealtimes | 113 |
| VIII. | The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry | 132 |
| IX. | The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage | 146 |
| X. | Justice and Punishments | 159 |
| XI. | The Education of a Feudal Nobleman | 176 |
| XII. | Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight | 189 |
| XIII. | The Tourney | 208 |
| XIV. | A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |