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does anyone know what kind of games peasants played in medieval europe?

Answer 1

Peasants in medieval Europe were hardworking people with very little education and even less spare time. They worked six days a week, and on Sundays they went to Church, where they usually attended Mass and other ceremonies for several hours. There is not much known about games in the modern sense, although it is a fact that people as far back as the Stone Age played some kind of games. But they were not organised and structured in a sense as we know games in the modern world.

There would have been some kind of sports, and most were for the men and older boys only. Women would watch those sports, but only in Pagan societies would they have been involved in the performance as such.

One of the oldest known team sports played by ordinary people in Europe is Hurling, which has in a modern form only survived in Ireland. There is documented evidence of Hurling being played by Irishmen in the 14th century.
There were also early forms of "Football", which involved usually whole villages playing against each other, with the target to place the "ball" (often an animal skull, sometimes a human skull from a killed enemy, but in other areas a wooden ball or later a primitive leather ball) in the centre of the village (either one's one village, or the other village - the rules vary in different areas). In some areas they used the carcass of a goat or sheep instead of a ball (which creates links to a similar kind of game still played today in remote areas of Central Asia). For those village games, which happened only once a year (on the feast day of an ancient pagan god) there were no organised teams and the whole village would take part, which means between several hundred people and as much as maybe 2000-3000. The contest could run for a whole day, and it often did. Afterwards there would be a grand feast in the winning village, with food, music, dancing and much drinking.

Golf, which also has its origins in the Middle Ages, was played only by gentlemen and there is no evidence that peasants were in any way involved. They would certainly not have had the time for it anyway, as they had to work all day.

In the homes and social places like taverns there might well have been other games, too. We know that Darts is an ancient game, and it was played by soldiers throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. Later dart boards were often found in taverns and inns. It is also likely that a good number of people, usually those with some education, would have had the knowledge of Chess (which was played since ancient times and comes originally from Persia). In the time of the crusades it came into Europe, as well as other related games such as Drafts, Reversi and Solitaire. There were also plenty of card games (with the "cards" being originally made from wood) and since the Bronze Age people have used "bones" for games of chance. Their modern form is playing with dice.

To round things up, there would also have been physical games of contest, such as wrestling, boxing, running and horse racing.

Answer 2

Medieval Games and Recreation

Medieval society indulged in a number of games and recreation, when the often harsh daily life permitted a break. Chess was widely popular and often a source of gambling entertainment; both in the traditional format and in a simpler version played with dice. Dice were easy to carry and were played in all ranks of society, even among the clergy.

Some games played during the Middle Ages, including bowling, prisoner's base, blind man's bluff (also called hoodman's blind), and simple "horseplay" are still played today. Checkers were a popular pastime, as was backgammon. Children wrestled, swam, fished and played a game that was a cross between tennis and handball. Medieval knights would incorporate training in recreation, performing gymnastics and running foot races.

Spectators in the Middle Ages were often drawn to cockfights and bullbaiting. The preferred recreation for most adults was drinking in the local tavern. At harvest time, villagers would bob for apples and go on hunts in the surrounding forests, if the castle lord permitted. Hawks were trained to hunt game birds and every medieval castle had a falconer, assigned to train young birds for this sport.

Medieval Christmas games included "King of the Bean," where a small bean would be baked inside bread or cake, and the one who found it in their portion would be crowned king of the holiday feast.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Morris:
One of man's oldest strategy games.
Played by princes & peasants for 3,000 years, Morris is simple enough for children, yet the strategies can interest adults. The object is to form "mills"(3-in-a-row). When a you make a mill, you can steal an opponent's piece. You win by reducing the opponent to just 2 men. Early versions were played with 9 pieces, but in the 14th century diagonal lines were added to the board and was played with 12 men

Answer 5

Peasants? well, techincally they were slaves to the Lord of the Manor, so what they played depended on how kind their boos was, where they lived, what was their main occupation and what resources they had.

One of the most popular games was an early form of golf. Hitting stones with sticks into holes. Of course, there were a myriad of drinking games, unless the Lord of the Manor banned liqour. Other games include gambling with dice, throwing stones at bottles, magic tricks, and horse riding.

Technically, most of the games they played were early forms of modern sports and games, like soccer, roulette, and hockey. Board games include backgammon and chess (though for the peasant to afford a set he must be very valuable to the Lord of the Manor or a free man or land owner).

Hope that helped....try looking up Wikipedia...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Golf and Soccer where fav. medieval games which were banned time to time because the kings thought that was hampering the peasant's archery skill , which wa the most important skills in battles.

Answer 8

Wrestling and some type of ball game I think though I can't rember the game's name. Thats what I can rember.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I think that with all the trouble brought upon them by the landlords, they really weren't in the mood to play.