I don't think sweetroll theft was so bad. I mean, the Whiterun (and Skyrim) guards in general seem to treat it like "Aww, someone stole your nickel, and gave you a pickle?" I mean, they'lll still throw you in _prison_ for doing that, as it's also apparently a crime against the people of Skyrim, but, whatever. Skyrim guards are also bad at imprisonment, and fail to realize when you escape jail, so...yeah.
The interview etiquette you show in this episode is exquisite: you introduce the subject, then hand over the details to your expert, then introduce the next subject, and so on, reacting when appropriate, asking questions for additional information when needed, but not interrupting. This is very pleasant to watch and hear, and allows the information in this video to flow naturally and smoothly from the screen into my mind, where I can more easily process what I've experienced into my learning.
@@AgeRestrictTheInternet As much of an expert that any of us, at least. After all, what you understand about subjects like this are, I would imagine, only learned through limited sources. Now if you mean from other countries, like Russia or the far east? They probably had different costumes.
As much as I enjoy hearing about weapons and castles, I have to admit it's also really cool to see you getting into other aspects of Medieval culture. Thanks, Shad!
Organizer: _"It's very bad manners to eat the trencher."_ (cut) Shad: _Surreptitiously checks for observers_ - _Eats the Trencher_ Organizer: _"It was given to the poor, thus 'giving alms to the poor'."_ Shad. >=|
@@Tovek There's a lot of different types of bread with a lot of different tastes to them. Not everyone likes every kind of bread. Or bread at all, even. I never did get into rye or pumpernickel.
@@Tovek The type of bread trenchers were made of didn't taste very good it was a very bland tough bread which is why it made a good plate. The same goes for the crust that pies were made with, in medieval times the pie crust for pies wasn't meant to be eaten they were essentially just flour and water and were used to make a tough hard container for whatever was inside.
Yeah, they would have probably used crappy grains, in addition to lack of salt. Salt (too little or too much) makes a HUGE difference in the quality of fresh bread, if you're into that sort of thing, you know that already. If you're not, take my word for it. Salt wasn't worth its weight in gold like some medieval misconceptions, but it certainly wasn't 50 cents for a 16 ounce can like it is today.
@@eastlynburkholder3559 Actually the grain they used was HIGH QUALITY by today's standards at least health wise. The grain they used for poor people and animals were whole grain (typically a trencher wouldn't be used with animal grain because that would have been more barely and oats as opposed to the whole grain of wheat). The breads the nobles at were actually more like white bread as the grain used was heavily milled into a fine flour. So the trencher was closer to some staled whole grain sourdough, which is then rehydrated with the juices of the meat.
@@Nekulturny There was only a lack of salt in the trencher because the nobles weren't going to waste salt on bread they were just going to give to the poor (or in some cases just the dogs, which was considered to be in extremely poor taste even back then because of the general idea that you give these to the poor.) But the grains weren't crappy, they were better than the bread that the nobles actually ate. The nobles at a lot of highly processed grain because the processed grain was seen as a status symbol as it was much more difficult to mill flour back in the day when they had to use wind or water, or raw man-power. They would have used the same grains they would have used in their bread, but they wouldn't have processed as finely, they would have let it stay as whole grain, with the germ, endosperm, and bran, while the processed grains would have only retain the endosperm.
I remember going to one of those Medieval Times things in Canada and they served Pepsi but for whatever reason, they called it "Medieval Coke". I've since used the term Medieval Coke to refer to all Pepsi and now everyone hates me.
@@planetschlock I prefer my local chinese buffet, they're honest with me. Me: Can I have Mountain Dew please? Server: Mellow Yellow? My significant other: I'll have a Doctor Pepper Server: Missa Pibb? My mother: A diet Pepsi please. Server: Diet Coke?
@@planetschlock The weird thing with that Chinese Buffet for context, their sticker on their door that says "Pull" has a Pepsi logo on it, as if they carry Pepsi products when they obviously carry Coke products, its weird, I presume at one point they had Pepsi and switched but forgot the door sticker indicated something different. But then again, the hostess wears big glasses without lenses in them (shes quite fashionable, so its part of her ensemble I suppose)
I blame Hollywood on the public's perception of Medieval dining. You couldn’t have a meal in the movies that didn’t involve throwing a goblet at a jester, tearing a roast goose apart with your teeth, or swilling half a gallon of ale out of a jug. Also, lots of roaring with laughter and pounding your fists on the table.
Shad Fact: The great red spot of Jupitor, a storm that has been been observed since 1830, was started when shad threw a massive boulder at an incoming army so hard, both the boulder and army traveled backwards in time. Well pieces of the army did anyway.
@@alejandrofernandezcastro5421 Part? I heard that in a fit of rage, Shad threw a castle's machiculations at the enemy and thus Pluto and Charon were created.
There is no doubt how influential Shad has become to be able to have this interview. If we make him popular enough, maybe we can get WarHorse Studio to have him write Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Let the Europeans handle that. As much as I like his content he is still ages behind in accuracy compared to european living history or reenactment enthusiasts... I mean... just look at his outfit.
I remember going to some medieval show in eastern US when I was a kid. It was an indoor arena where they served us chicken on an iron plate while we watched combatants go at it. It was so cool. I remember how ridiculously loud the sound of a sword hitting a shield was!
I prefer to ignore the handle grasping the cup like a total badass. Many housewives however "double grip", making use of both hands. That method though just isn't my cup of tea.
Everything was fine until guests began to experience terrible stomach pain and began dropping like flies, at which point the host rips off her face revealing her true form, that of an emu. The great Emu wars may have been 90 years ago, but they still remember.
@@Gooberpatrol66 Emu's were a pest or problem in Australia, the government literally declared war on them and killed a bunch with automatic weapons. That is what I remember hearing.
What a lovely woman. She seems so knowledgeable, and proud to share her knowledge with others. This seems like fun. People can cal "Ren Fairs" and the like dorky or whatever, but that looks like a lot of fun. Also, something is always more fun when you learn something new!
lucky you. you'd be lucky to find anything remotely academically medieval in jakarta. closest i've found is a guidebook on 17th century menswear and how to make them
People chatting in the background: “I used to be an adventurer like you. Until I took an arrow in the knee.” “Heard they’re reforming the Dawnguard, vampire hunters or something.”
I wonder where that stereotype came from, a decent amount of the non-bland medieval food came from england, also the whole salt and pepper thing came from france. England invented sandwiches, types of curries, some pasta dishes, types of fry-ups, types of roasts, marmite, treacle, toffee, loads of types of cheeses like cheddar, loads of sweet and savoury breads and biscuits, loads of sweets, loads of cakes, tons of non-bready desserts, and tons of types of sweet and savoury pastries like apple pie and pasties, also English chocolate and chocolate deserts are famously less bland than American ones
@@Cheesepuff8 They aren’t famously less bland thats retarded. Anyway, its because people have been exposed to that type of food for so long that over time it starts to seem bland. If you ate the same 20 foods for 400 years, you’ll get pretty tired of it.
@@morrius0757 I think he means in medieval times, even kids drank what is known as small beer which has a very small ABV percentage(around 1%). This was because alcohol acted as a natural antibiotic in the water so people were less likely to get sick, of course the medieval people didn't know anything like microbes and bacteria existed so they just went with what they knew worked rather than simply boiling or treating the water like we do now
Pike was apparently a large part of the Western European medieval diet. They would bake the whole thing in a crust called a coffin. It would steam up all nice and flaky. And even if you didn't have spices, everyone and their mother grew an herb garden and England alone had at least half a dozen native herbs.
On the farmers wife's garden, it consisted of vegetables and herbs to give variety and flavour to her cooking. Eg Peas or beans, onions, mint possibly horse radish and other radishes, leeks as well as thyme and sage.
@@stopsign1626 in celebratory/tradition purposes? yes,the celts used the horned helmet for that in armor or during combat?no,its like the worst possible helmet for combat
@@neomcdoom yes,there are skeletons wearing them in tombs and such,but they certantly never wore them in battle,simpliy because its stupid and only makes it easier for your enemy to kill you he can just grab the horn and pull your head to his sword,not hard to do
it still seems very weird and stupid, it would take a skilled person 20 min to make a small wooden spoon for that purpose and holding up that finger all the time is really uncomfy.
@@JH-zs3bs not really. I personally eat that way all the time. You just get used to the habit. I started eating this way when my pinky had skin issues and I didnt want to touch much with it, especially food.
Wow, this has really simplified my research for my book! Thank you so much for sharing and making this information so accessible! Lucky you, Shad!! Don't eat the bread plate!
@@Miquelalalaa Medieval fantasy. This information, although not central to the plot, just helps create a more accurate atmosphere and I'm the scrupulous sort.
I went to an SCA weekend thing years ago. They had a feast honoring a visiting queen after jousting and 'dragon slaying' all day. You had to bring your own utensils if you wanted any. I drank some of the best mead in the world there...nectar of the gods it was. Like, all of your life, whenever you felt thirsty, this was what you really wanted. I pronounced this to the friends who brought me. I just happened to be sitting next to the guy who made it. He was quite pleased with my reaction, I got an extra cup o' that precious elixir. He didn't make large quantities.
Shad what do you think of a video in which we analyze the way in which luggage was transported in the Middle Ages during journeys on foot? I don't think backpacks existed, but were there shoulder bags or did they use other stuff like bags carried on their backs?
Funny I just answered that question for a friend by putting my wicker basket backpack on a short none speaking video . But of course they had backpacks wooden frames with leather or cloth most where wicker. But they would have had shoulder bags and purses. Or roll things into blanket rolls.but they never carried much .A bowl knife spoon . A blanket or two.and some sort of cloth bag to carry food in but not much more.or leather water skin or bottle. No one travelled unless they really had to it was dangerous. For big luggage by boat or ship. Then pack mules or carts . They have found bogmen with bags and backpacks and skins made into bags. . you can use plant parts to make everything from rope to clothes
They used a wide variety of bags worn over the shoulder, either on the side of the body or across the back. UK based craftsman Karl Robinson makes excellent reproductions of some types, click each category for more pics and period artwork www.karlrobinson.co.uk/catagory_shoulder_bags.php?cat=13 Most of the time they travel light compared to modern hikers or backpackers. If you had a large amount of possession to move they you were usually wealthy enough to have access to pack animals or wagons. Soldiers would share pack animals and wagons, they could also have family or servants that carried part of their baggage. (Quite common among the Landsknechts for example).
Donkey or mule, like Breath of the Wild, oddly enough. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy had the packs a bit big to be honest, but the structure of them was roughly correct for foot travel with neither mule nor horse.
i would refer you to the incredibly accurate sections of Monty Python and the Holy Grail for that one...especially the part in which Brave Sir Robin is being followed by his delightfully musically inclined minstrels...backs were much stronger in those days and there was no workers compensation for work related accidents or severed limbs...
I've never read the books(loved the show) but in movies/tv/books I love the part when the characters get around a table to have a feast. 3-page food description sounds awesome, ASoIaF goes on my "read next" list then.
@@Kluneberg Bro the books are absolutely a different beast, Dani is much better character, Bran is creepier, there is a lot more magic, lady stoneheart is amazing(don't look her Up) and much more, GO READ THEM
The painting at approximately 17:00 is called "The Boyar's Wedding" and depicts medieval Russia. There is quite a bit of difference between what is pictured there and the English feast otherwise presented.
This kind of handwashing just reminds me of the washing of the feet before communion at some churches. You sit while someone else washes and dries your feet.
That's done on Holy Thursday, the night before Good Friday, in every Catholic church. It commemorates Jesus washing his disciples' feet to show them that leaders should always be ready to serve.
@@CrazyPangolinLady Maybe not alcoholics(the alcohol of that time was less strong than the modern alcoholic beverages, plus they didn't have the strong ones like whiskey, vodka and etc), but a medieval person who never drank any alcohol was not a common thing imo.
@@CrazyPangolinLady I believe most people drank wine or other alcohol rather than water I would imagine that in some places that possessed springs drinking water was more common.
@@CrazyPangolinLady Depending on the exact time and region, they also drank herbal teas of various descriptions, as well as very light soups. Essentially, anybody who understood that boiling water made it safer tended to drink boiled water of some description, adding in some kind of flavoring when possible - because boiled water. Throughout history, wine was also often cut with water, though that was probably to avoid getting completely shitfaced each and every day, especially when you are expecting another 5 to 7 hours of hard work afterwards. Not sure if they boiled that water beforehand, but it would have made sense. Even a fairly weak wine (say 8% ABV), kept sealed for a year or so, is unlikely to contain dangerous microorganisms, or contain them in numbers and conditions such that they are able to cause actual illness. Cut with 50% water of an unknown source, though, and it becomes a mixed drink of unknown status. Not really safe to drink, unless the water was already safe on its own. Finding sources of clean water in the middle ages was not an easy task : while people didn't willingly contaminate their own water supply (humans are stupid but we're not that stupid), most rivers were already contaminated to some extend, either by animals (a single dead deer can really ruin your day) or by upstream villages using them to take away their wastes. That of course means lakes were also often contaminated to some extent. Really, drinking straight water, regardless of its source, was generally a poor idea, so they substituted it with what they could.
@@CrazyPangolinLady It depends on location, mostly. The brewing process disinfected the water and helped to preserve it. So, if the people lived in an area with easy access to clean drinking water, they would drink water. If their water wasn't as clean, they would be more likely to make it into beer.
Well, as a big fantasy and history enthusiast I can't say that I wasn't interested before, but I didn't know most of the things Shad taught me, and I'm much more falling in love with the middle ages through his great presentation and very specific information.
You are a good interviewer. Allowing an interviewee the time to fully answer the questions, with a minimal amount of interjection, while pleasantly showing interest and patience in her response. Makes for a relaxing and enjoyable interview to watch. Don't see that much of the time. Just thought you would like to know.
I must say, the editing is magnificent! The host to Shad, before the feast: It is considered very bad manners to eat your trencher. Shad at the feast: *Sneakily cuts a piece of his trencher to taste the bread with instant regret.*
Reminds me of that weird tidbit in Warhammer Fantasy where the emergency rations of dwarfen miners consist of a piece of rock-hard cheese under their helmet and the leftovers of food in their beards.
He Shad, maybe an idea for underrated historical weapons: the sling. I did some research about it after I choose it for D&D and thought is was underpowered. Turns out, up till the middle ages, the sling was considered the best ranged weapon around the world. Multiple roman historici stated it had a rangeadvantage over even the bow.
@@taylorkynoch6992 Look at the Slingshot channel from Joerg Sprave, you'll learn to fear the rubber. But I'm talking about the piece of string and a stone.
I remember that there was a point in time where disease was associated with smell. The rose water may have been scented from this suspicion. Though I'm linking this with stuff like the plague doctors which were probably at a much later period.
Indeed, the concept of vile odors, or the Miasma, that caused disease. Makes sense as most sources of infection then, corpses, sewage, even infected wounds, would create stench. The crows beak mask of plague doctors was also filled with herbs to ward off the Miasma and prevent infection.
I believe doctors specialising in dealing with the plague (as much as medieval knowledge allowed) come from the 13th century, and at that time could be paid twice as much as a regular doctor if they were hired by a town. However they wore no special clothing, and the typical crows beak, wide hat, truncheon, and thick cloak comes from the 17th century as pointed out already.
This makes me so happy! I have been doing loads of research because I want to open a proper midieval themed restaurant, so seeing this and validating things i have read and seeing people enjoying themselves is fantastic!
@@octapusxft Invented? Unknown. Byzantian Empire was the one who popularized it. Similar to almost all ancient inventions. We rarely know where most things actually got invented but only the people who made it popular and/or had the means to mass produce it.
Yes and no depends on how rich or poor you was. Plus in what season you are talking about. pork and fish was common. If you lived near a river or the sea. Every thing was eaten if you could get it. Birds horse even wolf's if there was nothing else. Anything that could be put in a pot.
@@barrybend7189 problem with hunting is who owns the land. Deer duck grouse was owned by the land owners so most people wouldn't have had them to eat. They might have been common to hunt by the rich but the common people not really
@@barrybend7189 I was doing a bit of research on horse meat. And turns out that the pope made some law that took it of the menu.And it's wasn't that long ago that cats dogs and rats where eaten. And are still eaten all around the world today. And in parts of Europe they have made it illegal to sell them for food but you can still breed them for yourself.i really have to look it up more but some people even eat them at Christmas.
This is going to be good for my book. My main characters are building up a kingdom and it’s getting to the point where I feel they need to celebrate with a feast.
This is the perfect way to conduct an interview. Genuine interest in both the subject matter and the person delivering it, questions that follow up earlier points and show keen listening throughout. You can always tell when an interview is authentic. :)
In the USA we have a chain of restaurants called "Medieval Times" that recreates the late period's faire with a tournament and a feast (and a story too lol) but there's SO much different from what I saw and learned in this video and my experiences there. It is a lot of more wonder in just how different interpretations of different areas and times all grouped together can be.
_Sees how the trencher was used_ Huh. I suppose this means that the trencher was kinda like the distant ancestor of today's disposable plates. Even back then, folks were on the lookout for ways to reduce the massive hassle of cleaning up after dozens or potentially hundreds of people in the wake of a feast.
@Dylan L long before people even knew germs existed and blamed disease on metaphysical entities. If they knew then as we do now, they wouldn't have done it.
This interview was extraordinarily refreshing. Two people with great interaction, nice cutaway footage and pictures, not bombarding me to like, favorite and subscribe, not dropping fourteen thousand social media handles at annoying times, no one talking over top of the dialogue with an annoying ass voice-over. It was very informative, charming, and it does a great job to get the imaginative gears in the brain in to motion. Just two people talking about something they’re both obviously very enthusiastic about. Authenticity will keep my attention better than annoying jump cuts/edits. They actually LISTEN to one another and discuss. I didn’t see anything that felt like it was forced quirkiness to get people to do a small nose laugh. It wasn’t over-hyped and the conversation they had didn’t run in circles just to try to make the video longer, only to have the YT poster not really answer anything at all. I remember when UA-cam interview videos like this were the rule, not the exceptions. “Gods, those were the days!”
Having worked for most my life in a restaurant, I would really love coming into one where your hands are washed and dried at the entrance by servants. It would make one really feel luxurious I think. Love this video, full of great facts I want to implement on my diners with guests :)
Many thanks Roshelle. It will be on a fairly small scale, but if there is anything good enough to share with ME organising it I will into doing that. Thanks again. I REALLY love this video
19:10 yeah i dont think it was bland at all, except if prepared by cooks who "dont give a shit", just like today. These were regular human beings, with the same tastes and likes / dislikes as we today. They were JUST as passionate about delicious food as WE are today. Sure they might not have had access to all the ingredients we do, but just look how many delicious dishes you can cook today in your own home with just a simple steak, some parsely, a few carrots and some pepper and salt. Bam. Grease up that steak in butter, let it soak up the pepper and then fry that sucker gently medium rare, pre-boil the carrots to soften them then throw in the sliced carrots to soak up some of the spicy grease. Delicious and done. Nothing they couldnt have done either at that time (sure its harder in a pan that isnt non-stick, but whatever). Just look at how incredibly delicious food even the most poor villages in Vietnam serve in their local pubs. The medieval period also had their "master chefs", their own versions of gordon ramsay. I think we underestimate so many things about the ancient times. The point is, delicious food has NOTHING to do with wealth. It just has to do with heart and effort.
It did have a lot to do with wealth. Most of the people didn't have meat every day. Most basic foods was the one pot meal.And that could have been for a few meals. simple answer is yes there was a lot of fantastic food if you had the money the fuel to cook it. Even the rich ate a lot of simple foods depending on the time of year. So wealth had a lot to do with your food.
The wealthy would have been the most able to afford exotic herbs and spices; the lower classes would probably rely on what grew locally to to flavor their food.
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 The bit about meat isn't necessarily true, especially if you keep animals like cows or sheep. You'd likely have access to a not inconsiderable amount of lamb and veal, to say nothing of when cows get too old to produce milk, or chickens eggs, etc. The urban poor, however, would have far more limited access to such things.
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 one pot meals are really tasty, I mean modern stews and soups are just types of one pot meals. hungarian goulash is a medieval peasant one pot dish. bean and veggitable meals can also be very nice. and fish was eaten by the poor often (as river fiseries, fish farms were extremely common inland, and on the coast you had the ocean), salted meats were also fairly common in many places as peasant food. and of caurse cheese (very tastey) was widely eaten by peasants.
it's always a brutal time for a large number of people who would make up the minority. always has been and will be. most people living in a first world country just don't hear about these unfortunate people very much so they assume that most people are doing well and that things aren't harsh and brutal.
well the reason they were poor is because the land owning feudal lords eating on those bread patties owned the land the peasants worked on and heavily taxed the products they grew/produced. So giving a dirty slab of bread that the nobles consider trash isn't really generous in the whole context.
My mind is absolutely blown that the pinky out originated that way, but it makes a lot of sense for how it originated. It reminds me of how in ancient Israel you were expected to do dirty/ceremonially unclean things with your left hand & things requiring ceremonial purity with your right hand exclusively which I would bet reduced the spread of germs. This is why I love the study of history. It lets you understand *why* things are the way they are, which is the most uniquely human thing I can think of.
1, WARM. But that's for the guests. The cake of lye soap is good for everything else in the world. 2, ROSEWATER. Its astringent. (boiled water, shredded fresh rose petals, sieve)
[Takes bread] [takes a slice of meat, puts it in-between slices of bread] "OY, OY, OY! WHADDYA DOIN' YA GIT?! SANDWICHES AIN'T EVEN BEEN INVENTED YET!"
As soon as pewter plates were mentioned, I recalled a story from my younger years - medieval societies once believing tomatoes to be poisonous due to death being common after consumption, but in reality it being caused by the acids in the tomato causing a chemical reaction with the pewter that loosened mercury from the metal which poisoned those who consumed it. I do wonder - is there full truth to that?
@@jamescrow4915 That's what's so great about a LARP like Drachenfest. Usually somewhere remote, most 'buildings' are tents and 'modern equipment' is usually reserved to the organizing staff and emergency crew
There's was probably a roasted one on the table that night. Or at least a mock dragon, since the creation and serving of mock mythical beasts for dinner was considered both a high art and the height of humor in Tudor England
I love it! Wish they had places like that here in the States. We have Medieval Times which is a dinner show with Knights performing a Tournament it's great but nothing like that. I love anything medieval history, to me it's fascinating.
@@toshla4871 Nothing like that one, the only one close to that one is the Medieval Fair outside of Orlando Florida. There you get a dinner and a show, plus they have like a living museum to show you how they lived and so on.
That looks so fun to attend. It's like cosplaying as medieval people instead of fictional characters.
Cosplaying with koolaid type weirdoes and WHO if that idiot is any indication.
You mean poorly cosplaying medieval people?
*Medieval Nobility. Dont think the common peasants ate in feasts like this lol
Come to CZR and visit ( www.slavnostipetilisteruze.eu/en/five-petalled-rose-celebrations/).
3 days of time travel to middle ages ;)
We literally like all the same videos it's insane
“It’s very bad manners to eat the trencher.”
Shad: *Immediately tries eating the trencher.*
Shad entered the “f*ck the police” mode.
His face when he eats it is priceless.
Unless Shad is a powerful prince.:P
The thug life chose Shad!
You don't understand, that is basically Pizza! See Aeneid by Virgil.
We all know that at all Medieval food consisted of sweetrolls, and that stealing one was horrible etiquette. And in fact, a crime worth execution.
I once was an adventurer like you, but i took an...............
I'm so sorry.
One has to wonder if the culprit responsible for all the stolen sweetrolls is also the one responsible for all the crippled adventurers.
I don't think sweetroll theft was so bad. I mean, the Whiterun (and Skyrim) guards in general seem to treat it like "Aww, someone stole your nickel, and gave you a pickle?"
I mean, they'lll still throw you in _prison_ for doing that, as it's also apparently a crime against the people of Skyrim, but, whatever. Skyrim guards are also bad at imprisonment, and fail to realize when you escape jail, so...yeah.
An act perpetrated by only the most vile criminal scum.
A surgeon is most likely behind the rash of knee injuries, paying an archer to injure travelers so they required his services.
The interview etiquette you show in this episode is exquisite: you introduce the subject, then hand over the details to your expert, then introduce the next subject, and so on, reacting when appropriate, asking questions for additional information when needed, but not interrupting. This is very pleasant to watch and hear, and allows the information in this video to flow naturally and smoothly from the screen into my mind, where I can more easily process what I've experienced into my learning.
Indeed. Shad oftenly is hyperactive and that makes me feel uneasy at times. Here he is just exaggerated and funny.
Thumbs up!
Expert you say?
This would be an awesome annual show where Shad could introduce and explore all the details of medieval festivals.
Great, but what if your brain/mind doesn't work?(like mine)
@@AgeRestrictTheInternet As much of an expert that any of us, at least. After all, what you understand about subjects like this are, I would imagine, only learned through limited sources. Now if you mean from other countries, like Russia or the far east? They probably had different costumes.
Imagine if a thousand years from now people will be holding authentic 2000's-style raves in honor of times long past.
Wait, you guys are not respecting the ways of the stone age?
Ug hav good eh-ti-ket
I doubt people will still be around
Eating burgers and pizza
You are too much optimistic
tbh we'll probably look back and think what the actual fuck were we thinking
Certainly no Starbucks coffee cups to be seen
oof
Woohoo!
Burn!
I sow one :)
DROGON!
As much as I enjoy hearing about weapons and castles, I have to admit it's also really cool to see you getting into other aspects of Medieval culture. Thanks, Shad!
I'll give this a hearty agree. Not everything was war, war, war, *even though there was quite a bit of it*.
This is arguably why people love immersion mods for a lot of fantasy games.
"Eating tencher is bad manners"
Shad: *tries eating trencher*
"The trencher is given to the poor"
Shad: *spits trencher out in disgust*
It's because trenchers were always stale bread, if I'm not mistaken
@@crazyeyes8962 I think that joke just went a complete r/woosh over your head.
*FILTHY PEASANTS!!*
@@Anmatgreen
Or it didn't, and Crazy Eyes just took the opportunity to share a bit of medieval info.
Hermann Fegelein he probably got the joke, just wanted to give the real explanation which I was genuinely curious about
Lady just lost the opportunity to say: "At this event, we don't give a fork."
Gian Vianna they just wondered about towns insulting adventurers.
I am and Italian man and when I went to Malta and there was no fook on the table
Gian Vianna - So they've died and gone to the "good place"?
@@gabrielh7718 Peace on you
The IQ of this video is higher than a squirrel... That's why.
*Tells us they used sleeves to wipe their nose.*
I can hear my mother yelling "NO!" from another state. XD
I can hear mums thong (the footware) boomeranging this way.
As if we stop doing that
I can even hear my mom from the grave right now...
I don’t have to hear her. She’s watching me right now with a terrifying expression
Organizer: _"It's very bad manners to eat the trencher."_
(cut)
Shad: _Surreptitiously checks for observers_ - _Eats the Trencher_
Organizer: _"It was given to the poor, thus 'giving alms to the poor'."_
Shad.
>=|
Who am I kidding? Me too.
Sadly, Shad spoke to the Organizer before the feast, so he ate the trencher AFTER knowing it would be given to the poor... Why Shad, why?
@@yohumanfrisk Quality control. Poor or not they deserve good food.
He only took one bite, gotta make sure it's good.
Yo Human Frisk Maybe Shad is poor? He needs more Patreons.
I kind of want to go to that event dressed in the most BS inaccurate studded leather armor you've ever seen.
Maybe get a set of "Nilfgaardian" armor from the netflix series?
Heretic!
and glases
Just be careful we don't know how many pommels Shad actually has, but Rumours number it in the thousands.....
Cindane Tepish darkblood would be ended rightly.
*Shad spits the trencher on the trencher*
Organizer: "It's rich with all these gravies and juices so it's actually healthy"
Shad: "Yes..absolutely.."
medieval trencher with authentic Shad Juice available now on E-Bay
My question is: How do you screw up bread THAT much?
@@Tovek There's a lot of different types of bread with a lot of different tastes to them. Not everyone likes every kind of bread. Or bread at all, even. I never did get into rye or pumpernickel.
@@Tovek The type of bread trenchers were made of didn't taste very good it was a very bland tough bread which is why it made a good plate. The same goes for the crust that pies were made with, in medieval times the pie crust for pies wasn't meant to be eaten they were essentially just flour and water and were used to make a tough hard container for whatever was inside.
"It's very bad manners to eat the trencher."
Shad: *eats trencher anyway*
Also Shad: *R E G R E T*
In good times, the lower quality of grains would be used for animal food and in harder times, those grains would make the bread for the trencher.
Shad: "Ugh! Tastes like bad manners!"
Yeah, they would have probably used crappy grains, in addition to lack of salt. Salt (too little or too much) makes a HUGE difference in the quality of fresh bread, if you're into that sort of thing, you know that already. If you're not, take my word for it. Salt wasn't worth its weight in gold like some medieval misconceptions, but it certainly wasn't 50 cents for a 16 ounce can like it is today.
@@eastlynburkholder3559 Actually the grain they used was HIGH QUALITY by today's standards at least health wise. The grain they used for poor people and animals were whole grain (typically a trencher wouldn't be used with animal grain because that would have been more barely and oats as opposed to the whole grain of wheat). The breads the nobles at were actually more like white bread as the grain used was heavily milled into a fine flour. So the trencher was closer to some staled whole grain sourdough, which is then rehydrated with the juices of the meat.
@@Nekulturny There was only a lack of salt in the trencher because the nobles weren't going to waste salt on bread they were just going to give to the poor (or in some cases just the dogs, which was considered to be in extremely poor taste even back then because of the general idea that you give these to the poor.) But the grains weren't crappy, they were better than the bread that the nobles actually ate. The nobles at a lot of highly processed grain because the processed grain was seen as a status symbol as it was much more difficult to mill flour back in the day when they had to use wind or water, or raw man-power. They would have used the same grains they would have used in their bread, but they wouldn't have processed as finely, they would have let it stay as whole grain, with the germ, endosperm, and bran, while the processed grains would have only retain the endosperm.
"They didn't have forks in medieval
times, but they had Pepsi?" "Dude, I just work here."
jason wiggins ah the good ole Cable Guy. Under-appreciated movie.
I remember going to one of those Medieval Times things in Canada and they served Pepsi but for whatever reason, they called it "Medieval Coke". I've since used the term Medieval Coke to refer to all Pepsi and now everyone hates me.
@@planetschlock lmao
@@planetschlock I prefer my local chinese buffet, they're honest with me.
Me: Can I have Mountain Dew please?
Server: Mellow Yellow?
My significant other: I'll have a Doctor Pepper
Server: Missa Pibb?
My mother: A diet Pepsi please.
Server: Diet Coke?
@@planetschlock The weird thing with that Chinese Buffet for context, their sticker on their door that says "Pull" has a Pepsi logo on it, as if they carry Pepsi products when they obviously carry Coke products, its weird, I presume at one point they had Pepsi and switched but forgot the door sticker indicated something different. But then again, the hostess wears big glasses without lenses in them (shes quite fashionable, so its part of her ensemble I suppose)
I blame Hollywood on the public's perception of Medieval dining. You couldn’t have a meal in the movies that didn’t involve throwing a goblet at a jester, tearing a roast goose apart with your teeth, or swilling half a gallon of ale out of a jug. Also, lots of roaring with laughter and pounding your fists on the table.
And bards will pulls out crossbows at the end and slaughter the main characters
To be fair, strict proper etiquette would make D&D campaigns rather unexciting as well.
Sounds like our old school cafeteria, replace the ale with juice.
Gaudia Certaminis it sound like viking who become England nobility or France nobility
Clane Cronnos ever heard of The Danelaw and/or Normandy?
Shad Fact: The great red spot of Jupitor, a storm that has been been observed since 1830, was started when shad threw a massive boulder at an incoming army so hard, both the boulder and army traveled backwards in time. Well pieces of the army did anyway.
I would dare to say that that boulder was part of a machiculation
@@alejandrofernandezcastro5421 Part? I heard that in a fit of rage, Shad threw a castle's machiculations at the enemy and thus Pluto and Charon were created.
I heard it was a giant Pummel of Mass Destruction
jupiter*
The one time shad threw a pommel, the multiverse theory became true
There is no doubt how influential Shad has become to be able to have this interview. If we make him popular enough, maybe we can get WarHorse Studio to have him write Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Henry: "I feel quite hungry while flying on this dragon..."
“Ohhhhh, don’t you start... oh well, I wouldn’t mind something to eat actually”
Let the Europeans handle that. As much as I like his content he is still ages behind in accuracy compared to european living history or reenactment enthusiasts... I mean... just look at his outfit.
@@thomasthemenace I don't know what you mean, I love his outfit.
@@thomasthemenace Popularity isn't about accuracy tho.
I remember going to some medieval show in eastern US when I was a kid. It was an indoor arena where they served us chicken on an iron plate while we watched combatants go at it. It was so cool. I remember how ridiculously loud the sound of a sword hitting a shield was!
Medieval Times ! Horses, jousting sword fighting (sparks too!😮) more of a show but fun for kids! Even adults! I do wish we had to dress for the era.
"how do you drink a cup of tea?" with my hand firmly wrapped around the entire mug, the handle looped over fingers so I don't drop the darned thing.
I prefer to ignore the handle grasping the cup like a total badass. Many housewives however "double grip", making use of both hands. That method though just isn't my cup of tea.
Culture: am I a joke to you
@Guacamole Nigga Penis you may not know this, but that culture dates back to our pre-Neanderthal ancestors
You must drink your tea cold then!
@@trapperofthecentury5438
you must have weak hands
Everything was fine until guests began to experience terrible stomach pain and began dropping like flies, at which point the host rips off her face revealing her true form, that of an emu. The great Emu wars may have been 90 years ago, but they still remember.
"Leave one Emu alive and Aussies are never safe!"
"Tell your goverment what happend here!"
"Tell them the Emu remembers"
Fact Fiend yay
Wut
@@Gooberpatrol66 Emu's were a pest or problem in Australia, the government literally declared war on them and killed a bunch with automatic weapons. That is what I remember hearing.
Actually the emus won. All the men, ammo and time weren't enough to make a dent in the emu population, so the army gave up and left.
What a lovely woman. She seems so knowledgeable, and proud to share her knowledge with others.
This seems like fun. People can cal "Ren Fairs" and the like dorky or whatever, but that looks like a lot of fun. Also, something is always more fun when you learn something new!
Nothing more dorky than calling something dorky.
@@trapperofthecentury5438 what does dorky even mean?
@@DefinitelyNotEmma well a dork is a whalers penis....so yeah!!!
@@DefinitelyNotEmma When you see dorky YOU WILL KNOW what it means!😂😂😂 This video or these knowledgeable people ARE NOT DORKY......❤
It's funny that Americans call historical reenactment "renaissance fairs" as that's as far back as America goes, at least for non-natives anyway.
Saw your book at my university bookstore Shad. ‘Tis spreading like the plague.
Ah bit then it is a good bookstore !
a welcomed contagion of awesome geekiness
lucky you. you'd be lucky to find anything remotely academically medieval in jakarta. closest i've found is a guidebook on 17th century menswear and how to make them
@@Wolvenworks such is the pain of being Indonesian
If that's true that's LEGENDARY!!!
People chatting in the background:
“I used to be an adventurer like you. Until I took an arrow in the knee.”
“Heard they’re reforming the Dawnguard, vampire hunters or something.”
"Hey you, is that fur coming out of your ears"
pssst.. . . .. . . .Hail Sithis.
That guy that won't be invited for next year's feast:
"Do you get to the Cloud District very often? Oh, what am I saying - of course you don't."
What is it? Dra- (gets eaten by a dragon)
Heard about you, and your honeyed words...
"There´s this misconception that medieval food is bland" I never thought that. I mean, we´re talking about the middle ages, not England
Ay save some of that salt for england, man, geez
Hear hear!
I wonder where that stereotype came from, a decent amount of the non-bland medieval food came from england, also the whole salt and pepper thing came from france.
England invented sandwiches, types of curries, some pasta dishes, types of fry-ups, types of roasts, marmite, treacle, toffee, loads of types of cheeses like cheddar, loads of sweet and savoury breads and biscuits, loads of sweets, loads of cakes, tons of non-bready desserts, and tons of types of sweet and savoury pastries like apple pie and pasties, also English chocolate and chocolate deserts are famously less bland than American ones
You've never tried english braised lamb!
It's soooo good.
@@Cheesepuff8 They aren’t famously less bland thats retarded. Anyway, its because people have been exposed to that type of food for so long that over time it starts to seem bland. If you ate the same 20 foods for 400 years, you’ll get pretty tired of it.
This is a fantasy writer's goldmine! Thank you, Shad!
Realism's too. ;)
Ikr?
"I don't drink alcohol."
"You realize how suspicious that is to us ordinary people?"
- Jaime Lannister
Lots of people don't drink.
@@morrius0757 I think he means in medieval times, even kids drank what is known as small beer which has a very small ABV percentage(around 1%). This was because alcohol acted as a natural antibiotic in the water so people were less likely to get sick, of course the medieval people didn't know anything like microbes and bacteria existed so they just went with what they knew worked rather than simply boiling or treating the water like we do now
DoHickey That was only in areas with no clean water source. If they lived next to say, a lake, which a lot of them did, they normally drank water.
@@christiancinnabars1402 True but that doesn't mean it was an uncommon practice
@@morrius0757 Lots of cunts
sorry... couldn't resist :)
Pike was apparently a large part of the Western European medieval diet. They would bake the whole thing in a crust called a coffin. It would steam up all nice and flaky. And even if you didn't have spices, everyone and their mother grew an herb garden and England alone had at least half a dozen native herbs.
On the farmers wife's garden, it consisted of vegetables and herbs to give variety and flavour to her cooking. Eg Peas or beans, onions, mint possibly horse radish and other radishes, leeks as well as thyme and sage.
What's pike?
@@pikajuriryu a type of fish, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pike
@@pikajuriryu A large river fish.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 thanks!
I like how shad actually looks like he cared about how he dressed for the banquet while other people just decided to wear their larping armor.
Lol.... Shad.
"Authentic medieval feast" *pans by guy in horned viking helmet*
Bastiat C Has it been proven that no Viking ever wore a horned helmet for celebratory/tradition purposes?
@@stopsign1626 in celebratory/tradition purposes? yes,the celts used the horned helmet for that
in armor or during combat?no,its like the worst possible helmet for combat
There is more proof they wore horned helmets than proof they didnt.
@@neomcdoom yes,there are skeletons wearing them in tombs and such,but they certantly never wore them in battle,simpliy because its stupid and only makes it easier for your enemy to kill you
he can just grab the horn and pull your head to his sword,not hard to do
vitor Mão de Vaca
So it would make sense at a feast then
2:50 "You eat your little finger up... so it's always kept clean... to pick up spices." My mind just exploded!
That was the reason all along...
it still seems very weird and stupid, it would take a skilled person 20 min to make a small wooden spoon for that purpose and holding up that finger all the time is really uncomfy.
@@JH-zs3bs not really. I personally eat that way all the time. You just get used to the habit.
I started eating this way when my pinky had skin issues and I didnt want to touch much with it, especially food.
The "pinky finger" is complete rubbish. A myth.
Let's put it this way... you'd have a water bowl and cloth. Your hands were always clean.
Wow, this has really simplified my research for my book! Thank you so much for sharing and making this information so accessible! Lucky you, Shad!!
Don't eat the bread plate!
This channel is such a blessing for writers of medieval and fantasy.
If only more people knew of this channel the cancer of Isekai tropes could end.
And that is how the Pizza came to be. Italians just didn’t give flip.
also don't eat the green wobbly bit (props if you know the reference book and author)
solarsailer 41 What kind of genre are you working on? Medieval fantasy, of historical non-fiction, or medieval realism?
@@Miquelalalaa Medieval fantasy. This information, although not central to the plot, just helps create a more accurate atmosphere and I'm the scrupulous sort.
What a sweet and informative old lady!
That lady's smile is precious, it warms my heart, bless her ♥
I went to an SCA weekend thing years ago. They had a feast honoring a visiting queen after jousting and 'dragon slaying' all day. You had to bring your own utensils if you wanted any. I drank some of the best mead in the world there...nectar of the gods it was. Like, all of your life, whenever you felt thirsty, this was what you really wanted. I pronounced this to the friends who brought me. I just happened to be sitting next to the guy who made it. He was quite pleased with my reaction, I got an extra cup o' that precious elixir. He didn't make large quantities.
jokes on you. it was a mixture of his piss, THC extract, and the gum from underneath school desks.
What kingdom? Sca actor person here
@@inquisitordave2751 Barony of Small Grey Bear.
@@yourhandlehere1 outlands for me
“Going to the past is like traveling to another country”, says the Australian in a medieval European dinner re-enactment.
New Zealand
@@henryhaile1653 I thougt he´s australian.
@@henryhaile1653 I mean he might have been wrong about the country, but he still has a point :P
@@henryhaile1653 Hes Australian
@@abstract0014 He's not.
Shad what do you think of a video in which we analyze the way in which luggage was transported in the Middle Ages during journeys on foot? I don't think backpacks existed, but were there shoulder bags or did they use other stuff like bags carried on their backs?
Funny I just answered that question for a friend by putting my wicker basket backpack on a short none speaking video . But of course they had backpacks wooden frames with leather or cloth most where wicker. But they would have had shoulder bags and purses. Or roll things into blanket rolls.but they never carried much .A bowl knife spoon . A blanket or two.and some sort of cloth bag to carry food in but not much more.or leather water skin or bottle. No one travelled unless they really had to it was dangerous. For big luggage by boat or ship. Then pack mules or carts . They have found bogmen with bags and backpacks and skins made into bags. . you can use plant parts to make everything from rope to clothes
They used a wide variety of bags worn over the shoulder, either on the side of the body or across the back. UK based craftsman Karl Robinson makes excellent reproductions of some types, click each category for more pics and period artwork www.karlrobinson.co.uk/catagory_shoulder_bags.php?cat=13
Most of the time they travel light compared to modern hikers or backpackers. If you had a large amount of possession to move they you were usually wealthy enough to have access to pack animals or wagons. Soldiers would share pack animals and wagons, they could also have family or servants that carried part of their baggage. (Quite common among the Landsknechts for example).
That is oddly specific, but now I want to know too!
Donkey or mule, like Breath of the Wild, oddly enough. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy had the packs a bit big to be honest, but the structure of them was roughly correct for foot travel with neither mule nor horse.
i would refer you to the incredibly accurate sections of Monty Python and the Holy Grail for that one...especially the part in which Brave Sir Robin is being followed by his delightfully musically inclined minstrels...backs were much stronger in those days and there was no workers compensation for work related accidents or severed limbs...
Did someone say medieval feast? Time for a 3-page George R. R. Martin food description!
I've never read the books(loved the show) but in movies/tv/books I love the part when the characters get around a table to have a feast. 3-page food description sounds awesome, ASoIaF goes on my "read next" list then.
Better not, we want the guests to live.
@@Kluneberg Bro the books are absolutely a different beast, Dani is much better character, Bran is creepier, there is a lot more magic, lady stoneheart is amazing(don't look her Up) and much more, GO READ THEM
I absolutely love the GoT food descriptions and even started writing them down. ❤️
And a 30 page jrr Tolkien description of the composition of the dust on the floor
The painting at approximately 17:00 is called "The Boyar's Wedding" and depicts medieval Russia. There is quite a bit of difference between what is pictured there and the English feast otherwise presented.
This kind of handwashing just reminds me of the washing of the feet before communion at some churches. You sit while someone else washes and dries your feet.
Its directly from the old testament. Im suprised no one in the video mentioned it.
That's done on Holy Thursday, the night before Good Friday, in every Catholic church. It commemorates Jesus washing his disciples' feet to show them that leaders should always be ready to serve.
It's done before communion Sundays in plain people churches.
Amish, shakers, Mennonite, quakers. Ect.
Shad:"I don't drink alcohol"
The Middle Ages: "Wait, that's illegal"
I could easily imagine literally everyone was at least a functional alcoholic.
Wasn’t it what most people drank instead of water? Or is that a myth?
@@CrazyPangolinLady Maybe not alcoholics(the alcohol of that time was less strong than the modern alcoholic beverages, plus they didn't have the strong ones like whiskey, vodka and etc), but a medieval person who never drank any alcohol was not a common thing imo.
@@CrazyPangolinLady I believe most people drank wine or other alcohol rather than water I would imagine that in some places that possessed springs drinking water was more common.
@@CrazyPangolinLady Depending on the exact time and region, they also drank herbal teas of various descriptions, as well as very light soups. Essentially, anybody who understood that boiling water made it safer tended to drink boiled water of some description, adding in some kind of flavoring when possible - because boiled water.
Throughout history, wine was also often cut with water, though that was probably to avoid getting completely shitfaced each and every day, especially when you are expecting another 5 to 7 hours of hard work afterwards. Not sure if they boiled that water beforehand, but it would have made sense. Even a fairly weak wine (say 8% ABV), kept sealed for a year or so, is unlikely to contain dangerous microorganisms, or contain them in numbers and conditions such that they are able to cause actual illness. Cut with 50% water of an unknown source, though, and it becomes a mixed drink of unknown status. Not really safe to drink, unless the water was already safe on its own.
Finding sources of clean water in the middle ages was not an easy task
: while people didn't willingly contaminate their own water supply (humans are stupid but we're not that stupid), most rivers were already contaminated to some extend, either by animals (a single dead deer can really ruin your day) or by upstream villages using them to take away their wastes. That of course means lakes were also often contaminated to some extent.
Really, drinking straight water, regardless of its source, was generally a poor idea, so they substituted it with what they could.
@@CrazyPangolinLady
It depends on location, mostly. The brewing process disinfected the water and helped to preserve it. So, if the people lived in an area with easy access to clean drinking water, they would drink water. If their water wasn't as clean, they would be more likely to make it into beer.
Me: "I'm not that interested in Medieval history".
Also me: "Ooh a Shadiversity video on Medieval history. Awesome."
His way of explaining and showing things makes even medieval history interesting.
It's al about the how, not about the what.
@@HappyBeezerStudios disagree. It's certainly about the what. But the how is an important process to learning.
the more vids i watch the more interested i am
So true
Well, as a big fantasy and history enthusiast I can't say that I wasn't interested before, but I didn't know most of the things Shad taught me, and I'm much more falling in love with the middle ages through his great presentation and very specific information.
7:01 Absolutely barbaric.
You are a good interviewer. Allowing an interviewee the time to fully answer the questions, with a minimal amount of interjection, while pleasantly showing interest and patience in her response. Makes for a relaxing and enjoyable interview to watch. Don't see that much of the time. Just thought you would like to know.
I must say, the editing is magnificent!
The host to Shad, before the feast: It is considered very bad manners to eat your trencher.
Shad at the feast: *Sneakily cuts a piece of his trencher to taste the bread with instant regret.*
I’m a trucker and made the mistake of listening to this video while driving and I haven’t yet eaten today. It is 5 pm.
Aaron Whitrock Me, too! Same situation, too!
Eat a hitchiker.
@Mr Lee Beef jerky is the best foot to eat when you are on the road.
Lol I'm in my sleeper watching this
@@jul3249 He said he was listening to it, not watching it...
I think you'd like modern history TV's series on medieval food
Episode 4: Food: ua-cam.com/play/PLEdnpoTDGX7J1L3NOTrEEmSIqdOTrG81m.html
I've seen that series. The guy does a really good job at bringing out elements you don't always consider. I really liked his one on headgear.
jason kingsley fan hint hint
Love that channel. And his horse is beautiful.
@@ruthmeow4262 All of them are.
"Scratch your face with bread"
Hmmm delicious face bread
I do that when eating pasta
@@francecruz5157 mmm face pasta
dELTA13579111315 mmm delicious pp milk
Reminds me of that weird tidbit in Warhammer Fantasy where the emergency rations of dwarfen miners consist of a piece of rock-hard cheese under their helmet and the leftovers of food in their beards.
I’m going to use this while eating pasta now
What a sweet old lady. She was such a good sport and very informative!
Now I’m STARVING!!!
But when Shad tried that bread plate, his reaction is hilarious
Not a good video to watch when you're hungry. Still waiting for lunch...
I'm waiting for dinner.
Im waiting for breakfast. No lie
I’ve got ribs on the way
It's 3:00am at night for me and man do I want something to eat
If you have the subtitles on there are some funny moments. Like mentioning 'that everyone had their drinking whore'.
He Shad, maybe an idea for underrated historical weapons: the sling. I did some research about it after I choose it for D&D and thought is was underpowered. Turns out, up till the middle ages, the sling was considered the best ranged weapon around the world. Multiple roman historici stated it had a rangeadvantage over even the bow.
Look at Lindybeige, he coverd this topic.
Imagine dying to a piece of rubber and a rock
@@taylorkynoch6992 Look at the Slingshot channel from Joerg Sprave, you'll learn to fear the rubber. But I'm talking about the piece of string and a stone.
@@taylorkynoch6992 Hevea brasiliensis is native from the Amazon rainforest, the old world didn't have it.
Well, Shad did give the sling a massive shout-out in his fantasy re-armed video on giants, so maybe a full-blown analysis is coming sometime
We did a medieval theme for my wedding reception. I'm sure it was loaded with anachronisms, but watching this reminded me of it. Love your videos!
Shad: ,,Can i be a part of high table?"
Lady: ,,Oh f*ck no." XD
This was actually one of the best interviews I have ever watched, very nice to listen too.
"To not have enough for the spoon and knife" is an Icelandic expression to say someone is very poor, so poor they barely have any food.
The Romanian equivalent is "not to have something to drink water after" :)
I remember that there was a point in time where disease was associated with smell. The rose water may have been scented from this suspicion. Though I'm linking this with stuff like the plague doctors which were probably at a much later period.
Indeed, the concept of vile odors, or the Miasma, that caused disease. Makes sense as most sources of infection then, corpses, sewage, even infected wounds, would create stench. The crows beak mask of plague doctors was also filled with herbs to ward off the Miasma and prevent infection.
The miasma theory was very old and of Greek origin, from what I know.
@@l0rf and bad breath leads to rotten teeth. without knowledge of germs and such its makes perfect sense
The miasma was from Ancient Greece and survived til Jon Snow fixed that, but Plague Doctors were from the late 17th century
I believe doctors specialising in dealing with the plague (as much as medieval knowledge allowed) come from the 13th century, and at that time could be paid twice as much as a regular doctor if they were hired by a town. However they wore no special clothing, and the typical crows beak, wide hat, truncheon, and thick cloak comes from the 17th century as pointed out already.
This makes me so happy! I have been doing loads of research because I want to open a proper midieval themed restaurant, so seeing this and validating things i have read and seeing people enjoying themselves is fantastic!
Pulls out a fork a the table.
Templar Knight: *WHAT IS THIS HERESY!!!!*
More like:
Lord of the Manor: Who let this FRENCHMAN in here?!
@@FlameDarkfire Why frenchman? Werent the dining forks invented in the Eastern roman empire?
@@octapusxft bigotry of the day. Anything from the mainland was maligned as French in England.
Teutonic Knight.
@@octapusxft Invented? Unknown. Byzantian Empire was the one who popularized it.
Similar to almost all ancient inventions. We rarely know where most things actually got invented but only the people who made it popular and/or had the means to mass produce it.
11:23
Ah, they even have an authentic medieval sorcerer.
I mean, yeah. Medieval jesters were among other things tricksters. Travelling folk too
Dragonblood or Wildmagic?
I saw it he ate the trencher! Get him the iron maiden!
...and make him listen to them play!
@@sebastiansilverfox6912 That last bit isn't that much of a punishment.
@@jgkitarel ...never said it was. Either way, it's time to get medieval.
(guitar rift played on air guitar by Bill and Ted) Excellent!!!
Quick Shad, you've been spotted - you best RUN TO THE HILLS
Deer, Duck and Grouse were common hunted meats in rural places.
Yes and no depends on how rich or poor you was. Plus in what season you are talking about. pork and fish was common. If you lived near a river or the sea.
Every thing was eaten if you could get it. Birds horse even wolf's if there was nothing else. Anything that could be put in a pot.
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 well I was going with hunted. Pigs have a domesticated variety and fish were common.
@@barrybend7189 problem with hunting is who owns the land. Deer duck grouse was owned by the land owners so most people wouldn't have had them to eat. They might have been common to hunt by the rich but the common people not really
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 I will say its dependent on region. Scotland was ok. Lower British yeah the land owners were not that accommodating.
@@barrybend7189 I was doing a bit of research on horse meat. And turns out that the pope made some law that took it of the menu.And it's wasn't that long ago that cats dogs and rats where eaten. And are still eaten all around the world today. And in parts of Europe they have made it illegal to sell them for food but you can still breed them for yourself.i really have to look it up more but some people even eat them at Christmas.
This is going to be good for my book. My main characters are building up a kingdom and it’s getting to the point where I feel they need to celebrate with a feast.
This is the perfect way to conduct an interview. Genuine interest in both the subject matter and the person delivering it, questions that follow up earlier points and show keen listening throughout.
You can always tell when an interview is authentic. :)
In the USA we have a chain of restaurants called "Medieval Times" that recreates the late period's faire with a tournament and a feast (and a story too lol) but there's SO much different from what I saw and learned in this video and my experiences there. It is a lot of more wonder in just how different interpretations of different areas and times all grouped together can be.
No it just shows of what happens when Americans commercials touch things
God i laughed so hard when he started to eat the bread plate. And even harder at his reaction!!!! LOLOLOLOL!!!!
Wow, I just realized that the etymology for holiday is "holy day"
Same with the days of the week coinciding with planetary gods/goddesses, i.e Thursday = Thors Day
_Sees how the trencher was used_
Huh. I suppose this means that the trencher was kinda like the distant ancestor of today's disposable plates. Even back then, folks were on the lookout for ways to reduce the massive hassle of cleaning up after dozens or potentially hundreds of people in the wake of a feast.
And could be fed to livestock.
Lol, it's also a pretty environment-friendly alternative 😂
And it was given to the poor, so a sense of generosity as well.
@Dylan L long before people even knew germs existed and blamed disease on metaphysical entities. If they knew then as we do now, they wouldn't have done it.
@@majickman4321 smells, not even that metaphysical
This interview was extraordinarily refreshing. Two people with great interaction, nice cutaway footage and pictures, not bombarding me to like, favorite and subscribe, not dropping fourteen thousand social media handles at annoying times, no one talking over top of the dialogue with an annoying ass voice-over. It was very informative, charming, and it does a great job to get the imaginative gears in the brain in to motion. Just two people talking about something they’re both obviously very enthusiastic about. Authenticity will keep my attention better than annoying jump cuts/edits. They actually LISTEN to one another and discuss. I didn’t see anything that felt like it was forced quirkiness to get people to do a small nose laugh. It wasn’t over-hyped and the conversation they had didn’t run in circles just to try to make the video longer, only to have the YT poster not really answer anything at all.
I remember when UA-cam interview videos like this were the rule, not the exceptions.
“Gods, those were the days!”
Having worked for most my life in a restaurant, I would really love coming into one where your hands are washed and dried at the entrance by servants. It would make one really feel luxurious I think.
Love this video, full of great facts I want to implement on my diners with guests :)
The mulled wine is still VERY popular in Scandinavia during the winter.
Anything warm would be popular with me if I were on Scandinavia.
In slavic Europe aswell
In the UK, too. It smells like Christmas!
What a fascinating conversation. Thanks for sharing!
Shad, we all know they only ate meat and drank alcohol!
@@GreatSageSunWukong r/woooosh
Don't forget stale bread 😉
and everything was boiled and nasty
@@weldonwin Hey man, have you seen those stool samples I was supposed to take to my doctor?
Except when they had the chance to make sweetrolls.
Steward of the hall: does blessing
Furniture begins to float, Skallagrim appears and throws his pomell
Steward: Dracaris!
Shad: Wait, no
I just watched this again. I am organising some Mediaeval themed events before too long and this is REALLY useful. Thanks Shad!
Please post it, I would love to see it.
Many thanks Roshelle.
It will be on a fairly small scale, but if there is anything good enough to share with ME organising it I will into doing that.
Thanks again.
I REALLY love this video
"I'm not suppose to eat this?" **eats it anyway**
**spits it out**
I mean, I had the same thought... I know I ain't supposed to eat it, but I wanna know what it tastes like... I like bread... can't be that bad!
@Guacamole Nigga Penis well your rudeness disturbs me, at least my art doesn't follow me off the internet
@Guacamole Nigga Penis I'm sorry sir, I don't have time to play make believe with you.
@Heiliger Katholik Says the intolerant goon insulting strangers on social media for... what, having a cat avatar or something?
I hate how he spits it out onto the trencher, though I guess it's sort of logical.
19:10 yeah i dont think it was bland at all, except if prepared by cooks who "dont give a shit", just like today.
These were regular human beings, with the same tastes and likes / dislikes as we today.
They were JUST as passionate about delicious food as WE are today.
Sure they might not have had access to all the ingredients we do, but just look how many delicious dishes you can cook today in your own home with just a simple steak, some parsely, a few carrots and some pepper and salt.
Bam. Grease up that steak in butter, let it soak up the pepper and then fry that sucker gently medium rare, pre-boil the carrots to soften them then throw in the sliced carrots to soak up some of the spicy grease. Delicious and done. Nothing they couldnt have done either at that time (sure its harder in a pan that isnt non-stick, but whatever). Just look at how incredibly delicious food even the most poor villages in Vietnam serve in their local pubs.
The medieval period also had their "master chefs", their own versions of gordon ramsay.
I think we underestimate so many things about the ancient times.
The point is, delicious food has NOTHING to do with wealth. It just has to do with heart and effort.
It did have a lot to do with wealth. Most of the people didn't have meat every day. Most basic foods was the one pot meal.And that could have been for a few meals. simple answer is yes there was a lot of fantastic food if you had the money the fuel to cook it.
Even the rich ate a lot of simple foods depending on the time of year. So wealth had a lot to do with your food.
The wealthy would have been the most able to afford exotic herbs and spices; the lower classes would probably rely on what grew locally to to flavor their food.
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 The bit about meat isn't necessarily true, especially if you keep animals like cows or sheep. You'd likely have access to a not inconsiderable amount of lamb and veal, to say nothing of when cows get too old to produce milk, or chickens eggs, etc.
The urban poor, however, would have far more limited access to such things.
@@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 one pot meals are really tasty, I mean modern stews and soups are just types of one pot meals. hungarian goulash is a medieval peasant one pot dish.
bean and veggitable meals can also be very nice. and fish was eaten by the poor often (as river fiseries, fish farms were extremely common inland, and on the coast you had the ocean), salted meats were also fairly common in many places as peasant food. and of caurse cheese (very tastey) was widely eaten by peasants.
No pepper though, no peasant would be able to afford those spices from *insert unpronounceable/untypable name for modern day Indonesia here*
When I eat with my hands, I already eat with my little finger up. I never knew why, but I guess I'd eat correctly at a medieval feast!
Aussies: Where's the fork?
Filipinos: *starts eating with their hands* What's a fork?
@Honudes Gai 69 nice
@Honudes Gai 69 nice
@Honudes Gai 69 nice
@Honudes Gai wait...Philippians? like from the bible?
@@redsworld5313 that strikes me as a misspelling of Philippines
The phrase "volunteer servants" is EXCELLENT.
"Given to the poor." - It was much less brutal and harsh a time than we usually imagine, wasn't it?
Eh
Poor people being at the same level as raccoons doesnt impress me too much
it's always a brutal time for a large number of people who would make up the minority. always has been and will be. most people living in a first world country just don't hear about these unfortunate people very much so they assume that most people are doing well and that things aren't harsh and brutal.
people are mostly good at heart. They're just a little short on cash right now.
well the reason they were poor is because the land owning feudal lords eating on those bread patties owned the land the peasants worked on and heavily taxed the products they grew/produced. So giving a dirty slab of bread that the nobles consider trash isn't really generous in the whole context.
@@tomhill3248 That is false, humans have been proven countless times to be foul and evil creatures
I love how Shad looks so suspicious when he was eating a slice of the bread plate.
He knows the clergy will be eyeing him with suspicion 😅
This video is so informative and fun to watch!
Imagine being here then hearing the RAINS OF CASTAMARE
The Rohirrim theme...
It's nowadays representation is Gucci gang
Imagine if somebody went there wearing full 1500's samurai armor
"who invited Metatron?"
Nani???
@@Aloysius2113 "Where is the All-Spark, Wench?!"
Shad sounds a lot more like you would expect him to sound, in a real-time interview. Less the confident master, more the gibbering fool. I love it.
12:57 the person beside Shad also ate the trencher
If you look shad trencher doesn't have a bite mark. Meaning he switched plates to blame it on the guy next to him.
Loving these festival videos and honestly impressed with your ability to lead the convo, or lead a crowd. I see big things for you Shad, keep it up!
My mind is absolutely blown that the pinky out originated that way, but it makes a lot of sense for how it originated.
It reminds me of how in ancient Israel you were expected to do dirty/ceremonially unclean things with your left hand & things requiring ceremonial purity with your right hand exclusively which I would bet reduced the spread of germs.
This is why I love the study of history.
It lets you understand *why* things are the way they are, which is the most uniquely human thing I can think of.
King Harlaus : "Needs more butter."
Shad: "How often would feasts be held?"
King Harlaus: "Yes."
LMAO
Those Fre-err, Swadians are a perverse sort, aren't they?
As an aspiring hobbyist writer your channel is a mine of information presented in a clean and entertaining way, thanks for that! :)
Me after watching this video :
Throw away the soap and fill a jug with flower water and place it near the kitchen sink.
1, WARM. But that's for the guests. The cake of lye soap is good for everything else in the world.
2, ROSEWATER. Its astringent. (boiled water, shredded fresh rose petals, sieve)
[Takes bread] [takes a slice of meat, puts it in-between slices of bread]
"OY, OY, OY! WHADDYA DOIN' YA GIT?! SANDWICHES AIN'T EVEN BEEN INVENTED YET!"
As soon as pewter plates were mentioned, I recalled a story from my younger years - medieval societies once believing tomatoes to be poisonous due to death being common after consumption, but in reality it being caused by the acids in the tomato causing a chemical reaction with the pewter that loosened mercury from the metal which poisoned those who consumed it.
I do wonder - is there full truth to that?
They didn't have tomatoes in the medieval ages
Copper and tomato don't mix.
COPPER will poison when mixed with ACID.
People didn't understand basic chemistry back then or now.
@@Mondbirge they did too they were called love apples.
It was more early colonial than medieval, given that tomatoes come from the Americas. Same as potatoes
I think it was lead, not mercury.
My eyes have been opened, and I have learned much. Thank you, Shad, for this amazing lesson.
I'm here very early, also I'm genuinely interested in this right now, I can show off in my history classes
0:32
Yes, the doors are especially authentic.
Nothing more authentic than an inauthentic dining experience inside this amazingly modern facility
@@jamescrow4915 That's what's so great about a LARP like Drachenfest. Usually somewhere remote, most 'buildings' are tents and 'modern equipment' is usually reserved to the organizing staff and emergency crew
Foods great and all... BUT WHAT ABOUT DRAGONS!!!
This guy knows what’s up.
There's was probably a roasted one on the table that night. Or at least a mock dragon, since the creation and serving of mock mythical beasts for dinner was considered both a high art and the height of humor in Tudor England
who do you think cooked everything back then?
dragonfire
The Dragon commes Later and eating the visitors .
but why male models...ANSWER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edith was an absolute sweetheart and this feast looked like a great time! Thanks for another informative video. :)
I love it! Wish they had places like that here in the States. We have Medieval Times which is a dinner show with Knights performing a Tournament it's great but nothing like that. I love anything medieval history, to me it's fascinating.
We have Renaissance fairs here in the States. At least in Texas they do
@@toshla4871 Nothing like that one, the only one close to that one is the Medieval Fair outside of Orlando Florida. There you get a dinner and a show, plus they have like a living museum to show you how they lived and so on.