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first day in town

Jan 14, 1234

on the first day in town found lodgings at the burning star inn.
in the middle ages inns were dirty scummy places and you had to be of an equal or better status of the owner or risk being turned down

feast day

Feb 21, 1234

the town had a great feast day and all ate till we were bursting.
feasts were very elegant in the middle ages, those who sat below the salt cellars werent served meat whereas those who didnt ate meat.

beaten up

Mar 8, 1234

I got mobbed by a gang who beat then robbed me, I lost all my money except a few pennys I had in my shoe.
Death penalty, imprisonment for life or temporary, tortures were the common ways to punish a civilian for not complying to the states rules.

lodgings

Apr 1, 1234

I saved enough money to move from the inn to the lodgings.
most medieval homes were cold, damp, and dark. Sometimes it was warmer and lighter outside the home than within its walls.

break a leg

May 8, 1234

I broke a leg falling down a staircase.
Medical knowledge in the Middle Ages must have appeared to have stood still. While the Ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians had pushed forward medical knowledge, after the demise of these civilisations, the momentum started by these people tended to stagnate and it did not develop at the same pace until the Seventeenth/Eighteenth Centuries.

fell in love

Jun 7, 1234

I fell in love with the most beautiful woman I have ever seen and we are set to married next month. Weddings during medieval times saw the origin of several modern traditions and customs.

taxed!!!

Jul 12, 1234

Its my birthday and the baron wants my money.
taxing was huge in the middle ages, its what the lords and kings used to fund armies and what ever else they wanted.
taxes were usually collected by knights who gave a portion to their lord or king.