Simplified depiction of a small Medieval fief

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11 Comments

Rooty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The tannery is a bit too close to the rest of the settlement. The tanning process in those times was...fragrant.

Treczoks@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

That was my first though: "Who the hell puts a tannery in the middle of the village?"

PugJesus@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Ah, the smell of stale piss

JoelJ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (5 replies)

But where do people poop

ladicius@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

See the river? The river where all the water for the town and the castle comes from? Yep, that's your toilet.

PugJesus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Always dump downriver from where you drink!

ladicius@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Tell the people who live upstream 🤢

Treczoks@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

And better have the cattle pasture downriver, too!

PugJesus@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Chamberpot

Empty into river or cesspool as you see fit

bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

What’s a demesne?

ontothenext@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

Just the old french spelling for domain. So it refers to the personal property of the local ruler.