Sweden in the Middle Ages

How people lived and what they ate

Ice Age Stone Age Neolithic Bronze Age Iron Age Middle Ages

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Nobility

Rich people who

lived in castles.

Priests

Had much power.

Burgess

Craftsmen or

merchants.

Farmer

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

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.

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They dried or salted the food; the meet from their animals, fish, fruits etc.

There were no refrigerators or freezers

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:

shoemakersgunsmiths

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.

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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