sir Adam Pagan

sir Adam Pagan (oc), married to lady Lucy The basic costume of men in this period consisted of a shirt, doublet, and hose, with some sort of overrobe (robe worn over clothing). Linen shirts were worn next to the skin. Common jobs for poorer men included farming and working the land, while richer men were often employed in the Courts or as Knights. 90% of the European population remained rural peasants gathered into small communities of manors or villages. Towns grew up around castles and were often fortified by walls in response to disorder and raids. Daily life for peasants consisted of working the land. Life was harsh, with a limited diet and little comfort. The Black Death or bubonic plague killed more than 25 million people in fourteenth-century Europe.