Late Middle Ages

Les Fermes du Moyen Age (FR)

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More than just an eco-museum, this village is a living memory of the past. Stemming from his passion of the rural life of the Middle Ages, Pierre Gire had the idea of reconstructing a farming village of the end of the 15th century.

Located in 12 hectares of exceptional countryside with views of the Auvergne Volcanoes, this eco-museum comprises a Hamlet of Farms, a Mill, a Church and gardens in a rural setting typical of its time. After 25 years of historical, archaeological and ethnographic research, Pierre Gire started to lay the foundation of the farming village in 2005. Pierre and his father built the first two farms in 15 months, and the Village opened up to the public in July 2006.

Book Review: With One Needle: How to Nålbind by Mervi Pasanen

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In the modern world currently, there is an interest in and desire to understand ancient craft technologies, along with learning the practical side of these skills. Nålbinding is a craft which has been taught and demonstrated for the last 50 years, mainly within heritage and re-enactment communities. The cultural and social history of this craft has survived as a narrative better in some countries than others...

Winter in the History Park

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Germany

Short days, long nights, cold and torpor of nature: winter. Even when the temperatures are frosty, the history park opens its doors this weekend, when you can look over the shoulder of our performers as they go about their daily activities. Especially in the Middle Ages, the population had to prepare very well for

Lively Middle Ages

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Germany

How did the people of the Middle Ages live in the Upper Palatinate? What is your daily work? What's sizzling in their cooking pots? What clothes are they wearing? And what are the differences between the early Slavic settlers and the warriors in the castle or in the cities of the late Middle Ages?