Scariest Things About Medieval Times

The Top Ten

1 Living standards were extremely low and diseases were rampant

Even now, health is paramount.

2 When not battling in war, some knights took out their violent impulses on the local population, which resulted in the murder and rape of peasants

3 War was constant

4 Average life expectancy was very short

And modern day people say their life was short.

5 Women did not have equal rights

6 You had a 50% chance of dying from the Black Death

This information is inaccurate. An estimated one third of Europe died from the Plague.

7 Lack of Hygiene

8 Majority of people were drunks

9 Medieval food was disgusting

10 People had horrible manners

The Contenders

11 Bloodletting

Not ideal. A vein would be lanced, but some folk regularly and happily had this procedure as they believed it would cleanse their bodies and rid themselves of diseases.

12 Homosexuals burned at the stake

13 Some cups contained lead

14 Makeup was made of lead

15 They would saw your leg off if you had a minor injury and there were no pain killers

16 Foot roasting

17 Heretic's Fork

18 Children could get drunk

19 Pear of Anguish

20 Head Crusher

21 Shrew Fiddle

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