Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth CenturyDavis, William Stearns
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Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
Davis, William Stearns
Chivalry; Civilization, Medieval; Feudalism
Wedding proceedings, 106 ff.
bridal procession, 109.
ceremony at church, 109, 110.
presents at wedding, 110.
great feast at wedding, 111.
Windows, glass in castle, 35.
stained glass in churches, 402.
Wine, 120.
Witchcraft, 303 ff.
casting a spell, 305.
lawful forms of divining, 306.
Witches, 303-305.
Wizards, 303-305.
Women, noble, praised for beauty by minstrels, 70.
types of female beauty, 71.
taught good manners, 72, 73.
married off against their will, 74.
can be harshly treated, 74, 75.
sometimes grossly neglected, 76.
often extremely coarse, 77.
alleged shortcomings of, 78.
accomplishments of, 79.
manage children and household, 80 ff.
Woolens, generally used for garments, 89.
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