In this blog you will learn about the Medieval Nobles. You'll learn about the differences of the upper and lower nobles and how there daily lives are. Hope you enjoy.


Sunday, December 6, 2009

Medieval Noble

Between the 400's and the 1400's the medieval nobles were the people of money, the nobles were the ones that always owned their own land. Even the poorer nobles had land, but still considered average. These people didn't think much of money, it's what they did with it. For example what they wore, ate , and what there daily life is. These things could consists of work or parties that they would attend or put together. The nobles were popular in the main 1300 hundreds. This being the time of the plague.

Noble Women

If your a young lady as young as the age seven you have a possibility of getting sent to another noble family. There you will learn how to ride and how to dance. You would be considered to be there slave. When the women gets married its usually arranged and the man would consider you to be their "property" according to the laws. The land and money also goes to their husbands. When the marriages are arranged both of the families make sure they are getting a good deal for the marriage. The wives also, have to learn French. Which they learn when they are young and they also learn about the Code of Chivalry and Courtly love. These women don't just stay home they also, go out to jousting tournaments.

Lower Nobililty

Life as a lower nobililty would consisit of a section of land. There was a possibililty for a noble man to be "landless". If that was the case then the noble could never be independent. He/She would be the person to stand for someone and be depenedent on them. These people were the people of the royal courts, this was the way they would make little money, compared to the upper nobililty. There role was in the mililtary, later in the middle ages.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Upper Nobility

The Medieval Nobles were seperated into two groups; upper and lower noblility. The upper noblility was the kings or other words the emperor. The way people knew the higher nobles was the way they presented themselves and how they were talked by. In some ways people can say they were considered to be like a famous person because of famous people are talked about without even having to do much. The way people would go up in cast was either by marriage or by being in the war.