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I'm a male peasant in 13th century western Europe. My older brother has just inherited our late father's farm. I don't want to just be a poor farmhand my whole life. What opportunities for getting a better job are there, and how viable are they?

by /u/The_Manchurian in /r/AskHistorians

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