https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng Find links that illustrate these four dimensions of the Medieval Period. (See examples.) en-us 2021-08-02 14:51:23 UTC 2025-11-30 20:39:37 UTC hello@padlet.com dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666825747 The Canterbury Tales is a somewhat novel piece of literature because Chaucer wrote it in a vernacular language, Middle English, rather than a highbrow language like Latin or French. The book is about a bunch of pilgrims traveling to the Canterbury cathedral who engage in storytelling contests. This article (see link below) talks about an app that an English professor created that lets you hear the tales read to you in Middle English. DG]]> 2021-08-02 14:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666825747 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666830836 The bubonic plague decimated 1/3 of Europe's population in the 14th century. This is only one of several plagues that swept across Europe in the Middle Ages. The author of this article draws comparisons between Covid quarantine and Plague quarantine as well as the function of music. DG]]> 2021-08-02 14:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666830836 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666854298 One blogger noticed that cats in Medieval manuscripts are ugly and compiled some images as evidence. DG]]> 2021-08-02 15:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666854298 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666856105 This rare folio of medieval music from the 11th-century  was discovered as part of the binding of an early book. DG]]> 2021-08-02 15:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1666856105 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693631927 A large number of festivals were celebrated during the medieval period, including both religious and secular festivals. Most of the festivals marked a religious occasion while some were meant to celebrate the arrival of spring and other turn of seasons. ADW]]> 2021-08-24 13:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693631927 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693633500 Bathrooms in medieval times were known as Garderobes or privy chambers. They often had long tunnels leading down to rivers or moats to get rid of the "waste." LF
https://allthatsinteresting.com/medieval-toilet]]> 2021-08-24 13:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693633500 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693635584 The flute seems to have disappeared from artwork depicting music-making, but made a comeback during the Middle Ages (especially in Germany). The medieval flute was essentially a tube with a stopped end, a tone hole, and six finger holes. - JMT]]> 2021-08-24 13:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693635584 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693636081 Medieval music notation was a simple form of notation, meant to be sight read, by those who were unable to read. I evolved into having red lines to show duration of notes, but ultimately was always simple. BB]]> 2021-08-24 13:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693636081 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693637187 Ugly in behavior, medieval disagreements or disputes were often settled in combat. However surprised you may be, husbands and wives sometimes settled divorce in the ring as well. It is said the husband was made to stand in a hole while the wife ran round him with sacks of rocks. This practice is called "trial by combat."

CG]]> 2021-08-24 13:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693637187 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693638611 All fruits and veggies were cooked, as they thought consuming them raw could lead to disease! As expected, there was a divide between the classes and only nobility regularly ate meat. There were many interesting food selections among all class diets, however.  (ED)]]> 2021-08-24 13:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693638611 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693640599 She was a nun and a composer, who got canonized in 2012. She is remarkable for being one of the first Named composers. R

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https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bingen/guides/discovering-great-composers-hildegard-von-bingen/]]> 2021-08-24 13:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693640599 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693643408 Torture was used in the medieval period as a way to extract confessions and punish criminals (sometimes prior to execution). Some forms of torture included: the thumbscrew (which worked by slowly crushing victims’ thumbs and toes) and the Les Potres d'angoisse or the "choke pear"(which was inserted into victims’ orifices and expanded).  ADW]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693643408 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693643497 Medicinal practices during Medieval times were based on acquitted teachings from ancient Greek physicians, with a focus on the four humors and the body being affected by astrology. While there were hospitals to treat the ill and elderly, learning medicine was reserved for the Church. Lower class citizens would turn to "occult healing" by means of herbal remedies and demonic magics.  RG]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693643497 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645098 This blog post notes several reasons why babies in medieval art usually looked like mini-adults: 1) Most of the time, they were depicting Jesus (“perfect and unchanged”, in this case, meant He was born looking like an adult man), and 2) Realism was not really what they were looking for. - JMT]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645098 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645170 This string instrument was used mainly as a droning tool in musical groups; it's played by a hand crank and a set of keys, and it grew to popularity in Central Europe.
~SMMC]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645170 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645435 Pythagorian Tuning is far different from modern tuning systems as major 2nds and major 3rds are further apart while minors 2nds and 3rds are smaller. This style of tuning was common during the Medieval and Renaissance Periods. LF]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645435 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645575 Babies in Medieval Art were often drawn terribly and look like old men. This was often because they were depictions of Jesus in some form, and they didn't want them to look too realistic. BB]]> 2021-08-24 13:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693645575 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693646408 Nuns during the midevil ages were advised to have only one cat after collected too many dogs, cats, and birds. They were also asked to not bring their pets into church with them. Generally, the relationship between animals and their keepers were often affectionate, however, dogs were commonly used to guard the home while cats hunted mice and other vermin. Some disagreed and viewed pet ownership as a waste of time and resources. -ND]]> 2021-08-24 13:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693646408 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693646977 While the vast majority of random peasants were probably ugly, I could not find an image from Google of ugly medieval fashion. This is from 1400s Italy. It’s time to start dressing like this again. R]]> 2021-08-24 13:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693646977 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693647289 Supposedly the standardizing elements came from a dove who whispered to Pope Gregory.


CG]]> 2021-08-24 13:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693647289 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693649608 In the Middle Ages, dulcimers were quite different in performance than they are in the modern times, as well as different between countries. While in modern times we often use a plectrum, this mode of performance deemed the dulcimer as a psaltery rather. Instead, dulcimers were performed with a hammer and were much smaller than the Appalachian versions now much more popular in the United States. DS]]> 2021-08-24 13:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693649608 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693651433 During the Medieval Times, special materials (such as silk and fur), jewelery, and other ornate decorations were used to distinguish the wealthy from the poorer in class. While different clothing distinguished the different classes of people (such as cloaks, gloves, and footwear), common clothing consisted of a tunic in one solid color that was for both sexes. CP ]]> 2021-08-24 13:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693651433 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693667055 (on number 4) We often think of the Middle Ages as a stinky time, but as a matter of fact, most Medieval people used to take baths and use soap. In addition, soap was most widely used during the Middle Ages than the Classical and Baroque era, with soap makers even having their own guilds within larger cities and empires. Even the people of the lower social classes would bathe regularly up to their hips. The stereotype of the smelly Medieval Times is likely from the Plagues as well as select studies in later times of excessive bathing being unhealthy. DS]]> 2021-08-24 14:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693667055 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693879427 Roast hedgehog, "singing chicken", and even literal garbage were all part of medieval meals. The lower class had to endure some weird foods, but the rich sometimes purposely ate some of these oddities. 
~SMMC]]> 2021-08-24 15:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1693879427 meghanjennings https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694018168 Bards were a class of musicians who played musical instruments and songs to celebrate victories and religion of the people. (MJ) ]]> 2021-08-24 16:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694018168 meghanjennings https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694067096 The reality of living in a medieval castle was that they were dark, damp, smelly, crowded, and there was always something that the castle servants and workers needed to do for their lords and ladies. (MJ) ]]> 2021-08-24 17:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694067096 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694241314 Hats of many different varieties were worn during the middle ages! Although hats of fine materials were considered status symbols for the nobility, serfs were also able to participate in the hat wearing fun and typically wore hats made of straw or other cheap material. 

mm]]> 2021-08-24 18:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694241314 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694641706 Are the lyrical poets or musician, popular in France during 11th to 13th century. The main characters of secular music in medieval era. Traveled across Europe to sing songs about chivalry (Knights conduct) or courty love. Members of the group included knights and nobles who joined the Crusades (some type of war). 

-RK]]> 2021-08-25 00:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694641706 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694685529 Witchcraft became popular in England in 15th century. There was an ironic generalization that witch were characterized as  old-women, invariably poor, has distinct physical appearance. Many unfortunate women had to gone through appalling torture due to this poor stigmatization. 

-RK]]> 2021-08-25 00:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694685529 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694798702 There are some dog breeds that date back to the Dark Ages, including the Mastiff, Greyhounds, and the Irish Wolfhound. These dogs were with either the purpose of being a tiedog (roaming and protecting property at night, tied during the day) or as sighthounds (used in a plethora of hunting sports). RG]]> 2021-08-25 01:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1694798702 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1695253736 Eels were seen as a widely accepted and even valuable form of payment! It was common for tenants to pay their rent with extensive numbers of eels. They were also seen as an ideal food to consume for sustenance throughout the period of Lent, as Catholics were allowed to eat fish while avoiding other meats, so as not to encourage "carnal desires". (ED)]]> 2021-08-25 04:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1695253736 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1696800139 While the education in Medieval Times was only for those who were upper class, education itself focused on learning Latin (since this was the most common language among merchants). Also, there were no textbooks in Medieval England as they were extremely expensive (just like college textbooks) and the only two colleges that men could go to (sorry ladies) was Oxford and Cambridge. CP]]> 2021-08-25 20:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/ypcb39ymzslzbcng/wish/1696800139