I’m writing an interdisciplinary book about lifestyles at Medieval strongholds in Östergötland province, Sweden. The central chapter “Activities and roles” is currently 8,900 words. Here are the section headers.
- Agriculture at arm’s length
- Baking bread
- Brewing
- Animal husbandry and the eating of meat
- Hunting and the eating of game and wildfowl
- Fishing and the eating of fish
- Cooking
- Dining and drinking
- Waste disposal
- Relieving oneself
- Lighting
- Keeping warm
- Healthcare and personal grooming
- Fashion and jewellery
- Ladyship
- Chivalry and horsemanship
- Love affairs
- Weddings
- Growing up
- Religion
- Music
- Gambling and boardgames
- Writing
- Taxation, customs collection, rent collection
- Trade and other coin use
- Soldiering
- Imprisonment
- Slavery
- Keeping pets
- Smithwork
- Crafts in perishable materials
- Fur production
- Shipbuilding