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If a lower-class countryman in 15th Century want to join a soldering life, what would he do to achieve such occupation?

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For a Late Medieval Woman, is it considered strange/shameful that she's unmarried in her 25-30s?

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Where do medieval historians get the idea of “bread trenchers” for medieval cuisine, and how wide actually was such practice?

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Do medieval (specifically late medieval) people rarely forage and consume mushrooms as compared to ancient and present?

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Are there really descriptions about “sea monsters” during the medieval (700-1450) times, or it's more of a modern myths?

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In The Knights of the Cross (1918) by Henryk Sienkiewicz, he mentioned that the Teutonic Order having a Postal System around 1400-1405, how true was this statement?

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Is Usage of Longsword on battlefield in Late Medieval (strictly 1400-1450) actually Overlooked than Overestimated? Did such usage led to the Zweihandlers and Montante in the 16th century?

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How true was the medieval trope of “forest people/outlaws” do recorded groups of such existed?

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What is a "Ritterbund" in HRE during 14-15th century? Do this form of orders participate in contemporary conflicts like military orders do?

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Were Recurve Bow usage in Medieval Continental Europe acutally overlooked?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If a lower-class countryman in 15th Century want to join a soldering life, what would he do to achieve such occupation?	282
For a Late Medieval Woman, is it considered strange/shameful that she's unmarried in her 25-30s?	140
Where do medieval historians get the idea of “bread trenchers” for medieval cuisine, and how wide actually was such practice?	86
Do medieval (specifically late medieval) people rarely forage and consume mushrooms as compared to ancient and present?	30
Are there really descriptions about “sea monsters” during the medieval (700-1450) times, or it's more of a modern myths?	30
In The Knights of the Cross (1918) by Henryk Sienkiewicz, he mentioned that the Teutonic Order having a Postal System around 1400-1405, how true was this statement?	17
Is Usage of Longsword on battlefield in Late Medieval (strictly 1400-1450) actually Overlooked than Overestimated? Did such usage led to the Zweihandlers and Montante in the 16th century?	15
How true was the medieval trope of “forest people/outlaws” do recorded groups of such existed?	13
What is a "Ritterbund" in HRE during 14-15th century? Do this form of orders participate in contemporary conflicts like military orders do?	12
Were Recurve Bow usage in Medieval Continental Europe acutally overlooked?	12