Medieval Days And Ways

by Gertrude Hartman

1937. A story about how people lived in Europe in the Middle Ages and the contributions they made to civilization. A sample of the contents castle days; troubadours and minstrels; page, squire and knight; lords and vassals; sports and pastimes; Medieval church; scribes; sermons in stone; towns and town life; merchants and craftsmen; guilds; from Medieval to modern times; serfs become freemen; first printed books; education spreads among the people; modern literatures begin. Illustrations of this time and its people abound throughout the text.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1937

Reviews

[Ariel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent primer for medieval studies, somewhat enjoyable and catches the imagination at times. Keep in mind, however, that the book is (quite) out of date at this point, and was also written with children in mind, so it’s not exactly the best scholarly source of info. Dates about relevant people, events, etc. are often left out, which obviously can cause confusion, especially since topics are often mentioned out of chronological order. I think it’s worth a read for anyone interested in the topic, and is also of value as an example of how scholars of the time (1930s) thought of the medieval period.

[Ryan Ricks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book, first published in the 30s. I wasn't able to find much about the author, but the book seems to be targeted towards younger readers. The information is fairly general and not always technically correct, particularly related to commentary on arms and armor.

[Rafael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A time in the middle ages were knights roamed around and the people lived in lived in castles, kingdoms, Vassals, and guilds.
The story is about the lives of people who had lived in theses times and how life was for them, the story begins talking about how man owed service to someone higher up, the weak man are called vassal and the stronger man are called overlord and when a man whishes to become the vassal of another he went down on his knees before him, the story goes on about how they used some device to attack a castle, for an example the battering ram which was used to make holes into the stone walls.
The book also talks about guilds, which had their members in a great deal because if anything were to happen then the guild was there to help.
I think that this book was very educational and had a great amount of history in it this book made me want to learn a more.

[Abraham Ray]

it ws interested,but ultamitly not my style.