Sweden in the Middle Ages How people lived and what they ate

Ice Age Stone Age Neolithic Bronze Age Iron Age Middle Ages 11 000 f.Kr. 4000 f.Kr. 1000 f. Kr. 0 1 050 - 1500

Nobility Farmer Burgess Rich people who Craftsmen or lived in castles. merchants. Farmer Priests Had much power.

In the Middle Ages most people where farmers.

The women took care of the work at home and the men did the work outdoors.

The food They grew their own food and . The food They grew their own food and everone on the farm helped with this. They mostly cultured barley, ray and oats. Barley was most important and was used for bread, porridge and making beer.

There were no refrigerators or freezers They dried or salted the food; the meet from their animals, fish, fruits etc.

Every farm had it´s own garden where they grow vegetables such as cabbage, carrots and onions. They had no potatoes in medieval times. They drank water or beer.

The craftsmen were: shoemakers gunsmiths jewelers weavers sail makers etc.

Merchants The merchants bought and sold gods. They came from Sweden or other countries. Many merchants came from Germany and we have many German words left in Swedish language today. Spices, cloth, gold and silver were sold to Sweden.. Iron and copper were the main Swedish goods.

The nobility were the richest The nobility were the richest. They were great farmers, owned many farms and often lived in castles. They held war equipment for the king.

A few nobles were knights. They were the bravest warriors.

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