What happens when you visit a medieval inn?

Jason Kingsley, the Modern Knight, discusses what happens when you visit a medieval Inn. How it works, who you might meet. The opportunities for news and the dangers. #medieval #fantasy #role playing games
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[@jennifermckeithen1498]

"Hobbits? Four hobbits! What business brings you to Bree?" "We wish to stay at the inn. Our business is our own."

[@user-nr9to4xw4c]

'WHAT kind of business, 'ee?' - "Well THAT'S none of your business." 🤣

[@rafathales]

Hahahahahaha

[@AS-nd7nf]

alright young sir I meant no offense- it's my job to ask!

[@barukkazhad8998]

😂😊

[@coletaylor725]

Tolkiens worldbuilding was just... legendary. On. Every. Level.

[@BobbyLCollins]

Imagine walking down a country road and seeing a man dressed as a medieval traveler galloping on a white horse whilst speaking to a mobile phone on a selfie stick, and then the drugs kick in.

[@StacyL.]

😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gastonbell108]

He tosses you a copy of Sniper Elite 5 as he gallops by. "GOOD MORROW"

[@greatwhitecat2324]

They kicked in for me halfway through the video. @_@

[@NoctLightCloud]

yesterday I saw a few monks here in Austria wearing similar garment (just in all-white). It's a tad bit sad that we accept church people's garments but find this video here to be like "cosplaying". There's only little difference, but the attitude from the audience is vastly different.

[@blarpgan3641]

Lmao

[@reyjusuf]

Your health recovers fully if you stay at an inn

[@RonCecchetti]

Facts. I've done this

[@zappababe8577]

Depends on the Inn!

[@hanselmansell7555]

@@RonCecchetti 😄😄😄

[@geekdivaherself]

Is that overnight or just for a nap?

[@edgeofsanitysevensix]

Enemies respawn though

[@peterknutsen3070]

17:58 One thing to keep in mind is that inns were only used by people who had to pay for hospitality. Upper class people travelling, like a high priestess or nobleman (who also - in both cases - would travel with *huge* retinues), would instead seek hospitality from peers, often arranged a day in advance (by runners carrying messages), or several days or even weeks in advance. Or there’d be long-standing friendships, meaning that a Brandybuck can always stop over at a Took’s home and the other way around.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

And if it was the king some would even build entire new wings just for the King, just a little after the medieval period Houghton Tower had a visit from King James 1st and they had a 3/4 Mile long red velvet carpet and built an entire knew wing and the King was a literal short King so he rode his horse all the way up the carpet and then rode the horse into the entrance hall of his private quarters. A story goes that while he was at Houghton Towers King James 1st was presented with a beef loin that tasted so good, he took out his sword and knighted the beef and said arise Sirloin of beef and that's why it's called a Sirloin (in reality it wasn't but it's a fun story)

[@papalaz4444244]

" a high priestess " is this in the Forgotten Realms lol?

[@XFlaviousX]

It's also where the saying 'Getting the cold shoulder' comes from. Guests who were hosted by the local Lord/ling would expect to be fed as well. A well-liked or respected guest could expect a freshly roasted hunk of meat to dine on. Those who were disliked/respected less would still be fed, but often from cold cuts or leftovers.

[@SeanCSHConsulting]

@@papalaz4444244lol

[@littlekong7685]

@@XFlaviousX "I enjoy your families company and all... But I am NOT sending the servants out to fetch the cook tonight just for you! It is leftovers night for us, and so it is leftovers night for you. Now, your unmarried brother who is the same age as my own unwed daughter on the other hand..."

[@Book-bz8ns]

I can tell you, after travelling all day either on foot or by horse on a chilly day, just being out of the wind is a blessed thing. Add a fire and a pallet? I'll take that!

[@peterknutsen3070]

18:08 It’s amazing how much wind and rain contributes to being cold, and how much removing both those from the equation helps (and changing into dry clothes, or at least dry underclothes).

[@soul0360]

Like any soldier or outdoorsman would tell you. Being wet and cold saps you of energy extremely quickly. So be prepared. The most basic thing that makes the biggest difference, even on the move, is a pair of dry socks. That also limits the chance of blisters. The wet ones can dry on your shoulders, under a jacket, in about 30min while moving. I'd like to imagine, that they did something similar back then.

[@PickleRick65]

Yup. Been right there. Sometimes with a fire, sometimes not. Mother Nature will wear you down to a nub.

[@DONTwatchmyplaylist]

@@soul0360 Thanks for the tipps.

[@poponachtschnecke]

That scene with Aragorn in the inn, smoking his pipe while looking wicked still makes me grin. ☺️

[@Jon14141]

Nice

[@jollygoodshow]

Where’s our Strider TV series??!

[@marettmrc]

Dude you are single handedly why my players are consistently astounded by how immersive my Dungeons and Dragons campaigns are. I swear I get dozens of ideas from every video you make! I love whenever you quip about how medieval fantasy worlds may be alike or differ from how everything worked historically. I've tried to send a few friends your channels way too. Keep up the amazing work!

[@ModernKnight]

Thanks, I try to think of interesting story hooks but in a subtle way. There are so many adventures that could be had in an inn, or at least start there and every day new people turn up!

[@michaelmichael8406]

​@@ModernKnightDo you play?

[@ianbrooks7586]

Haha, same here :D D&D and Symbaroum - with realism fed direct from Modern history

[@flux.aeterna]

@@michaelmichael8406 if our ModernKnight doesn’t LARP I will eat my hood

[@adriansolis5362]

I totally agree. The information he gives inspires so many great ideas! Not only is it educational, but it's fun.

[@liamthompson9342]

I just re-read the Bree part of LOTR and it's remarkable how consistent it is to this. I guess Tolkien knew what he was about.

[@MM22966]

In Tolkien's life there still would have been working establishments much like the ones in the books. Maybe with steam, gas, or electrical additions, but the outline would be the same.

[@trequor]

Tolkien was an early medieval historian (by hobby, not trade)

[@MM22966]

@@trequor How early do you have to be for something that happened 500 years before you were born?!

[@jessicarvalho13]

​@@MM22966 the answer is there weren't as many historian researching the middle ages then as there is now... so saying Tolkien was an early medieval historian mean he was one of the first (and few) of the time to do so

[@jessicarvalho13]

​@@MM22966 the answer is there weren't as many historian researching the middle ages then as there is now... so saying Tolkien was an early medieval historian mean he was one of the first (and few) of the time to do so

[@davidchilds9590]

In Don Quixote, Cervantes gives some vivid (almost contemporary) descriptions of activities in late-mediaeval inns.

[@gar6446]

I liked Arthur Conan Doyles the White Company description of inns too.

[@Luca-wt4dn]

Or even earlier chivalric romances

[@verbena208]

As a fantasy writer I love channels like this because they provide a lot of insight into how to add flavor to your world building and this one is one of my absolute favorites. Thanks for all the great content.

[@ModernKnight]

Great to hear!

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Love the Aragorn reference.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

In my hometown of Bolton there is the Ye Olde Man and Scythe the inn was first mentioned as early as 1251. During the English Civil War the Masaccre of Bolton occured after 2 unsuccessful royalist atta cks. A third that took place during a rain storm and at night was finally successful and took the town and then occured a m assacre of up to 1,600 people. After the war The Earl Of Derby who took part in the action, was executed in the town, he spent his last night in Ye Olde Man and Scythe. They have a chair that he reportedly sat on the night before, the chair was then broken by accident by the band The Who. Of course there are ghost stories of the Earl as well. Interestingly the executioners skull is for some reason now on display in a different pub on the outskirts of town called The Pack Horse Pub that was also founded in Medieval times. An old tale goes that the reason the home man cider at Ye Olde Man and Scythe tastes the way it does is because rats swim in it. Also there is another old pub next door called The Swan Hotel which still has the courtyard and doorway for horses and carts.

[@matttriano]

Incredible thanks for sharing!

[@theotherside7538]

Wow I always thought Bolton was a dump. But looks from a quick Google search, it has hidden gems! I could be persuaded to give it another go based on this. Many thanks for the information 👍

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@theotherside7538 Bolton has beautiful architecture, some stunning countryside, good comedians and weirdly punches above it's weight in other areas such as inventions.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Very cool.

[@OddLeah]

Time Team taught me that the British Isles are composed of layers of human history, and it's all interesting.

[@JohnDoeRando]

I have an ongoing story i tell my children every night as they drift off to sleep. The main characters frequent inns as part of their journey. Thanks for covering this as it helps me flesh out the atmosphere of the inns.

[@azurephoenix9546]

As a child of a wonderful story teller who has passed on, please take the time to write those stories down for them. I treasure the stories my mom and dad would make up for us, and I tell them to my children as well. It's such a wonderful legacy of love to give stories to children.

[@geekdivaherself]

Or just record them!

[@lizziedripping71]

Enjoyed a horse riding trail a few years ago in northern Spain during which we stayed at a different inn every night. One night was spent in a crusader’s Manor House - simply beautiful & oozed aged. No traffic, almost no people, it truly felt like I was a medieval traveller.

[@ModernKnight]

Sounds great!

[@theharlequin7280]

Watching this historic take on inns I was getting distracted for a hot second and when I once again could pay full attention, he suddenly talked about Hippogryphs eating horses. I love it.

[@jess53nz]

Same!!

[@FelixTheG]

Thank you so much for those videos! I just love those insights into the daily business of medieval times

[@ModernKnight]

Glad you like them!

[@billstolz9587]

The beginnings of the American revolution started in a tavern

[@user-ut7hh3zb2f]

Funny, but true. "What do you wanna do?" "I dunno, what do you wanna do?" "I'm drunk. I think I'll start some shit with the Brits" :D

[@MesaperProductions]

So did the Marine Corp

[@jefsimmers2190]

1923 Munchen. Bier Hall Putsch

[@simplystreeptacular]

@@user-ut7hh3zb2f "I'm drunk. I think I'll start some shit with the Brits" It has been 250 years and nothing has changed 😂😂😂

[@user-ut7hh3zb2f]

@@simplystreeptacular I swear, every day we look more and more like a bunch of Squidbillies 😂

[@blarpgan3641]

A handsome man in a corner smokes his pipe with his hood on, and you wonder if someday he'll be a king...

[@ericbrass3434]

Theeen he kicks a helmet, and breaks 2 of his toes...💀 smh 😆

[@blarpgan3641]

LoL

[@DaBigArmyDude]

“Good evening, little masters! What can I do for you? If you’re looking for accommodations, we’ve got some nice cozy hobbit sized rooms available, always proud to cater to the little folk…”

[@blvp2145]

Underhill

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

@@blvp2145 point?!

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

buddy boy!!!

[@alpinealpine2793]

As Australia was settled by the British, inns were established under the title public houses. As you leave Sydney and head west you can still see these pubs approximately every 5 miles.

[@panzer263]

I almost spit out my drink when he suddenly said "piss," after using such proper terms up until then 😂. Keep up the good work Jason, this is what the History channel SHOULD have been.

[@sebione3576]

Inns were also a great place to hear about all the arrow-and-knee related news of the day.

[@LauraoAirylea]

My mom had the chance to volunteer at pension (an inn) on Camino de Santiago. Her days were very similar to keepers in the medieval period. Washing linens, tracking inventory of supplies, managing the books, feeding pilgrims, taking care of issues. Very labour intensive during those few months.

[@ChrisSunHwa]

It would be really interesting if she wrote a book of her experiences there.

[@JourneyPT]

I seriously enjoyed listening to a gentleman standing next to a tree. No flashy stuff just someone actually teaching something. This was refreshing. Gonna subscribe and also watch the older videos. 😊

[@maylisthevenot4518]

You should definitely do something with Max Miller from Tasting History ! He made a video about medieval taverns and what you ate there just a few days ago ! With his humor and knowledge and yours, with his cooking and your costumes, I'm pretty sure it would be amazing !

[@KingofCrusher]

hell yes

[@bradfarley3051]

That would be awesome.

[@icarusbinns3156]

Yes, please!! That’s a collab we need

[@z2ei]

I'll second this!

[@ellenjampole1905]

Most definitely!

[@theKNI]

If I'm riding a dragon, I'm not paying a penny. In fact, I'm sleeping wherever I bloody well please!

[@pattheplanter]

If you don't mind poison in your ale, be my guest.

[@LaurelinTheOther]

It's people like you and yer salamander who give us decent dragon riders a bad reputation.

[@JoeMama-ub4zc]

Your dragon burns the inn down , you're sleeping on the ground.

[@theKNI]

@@JoeMama-ub4zc At least it'll be warm and I'll have somewhere to cook sausages on a stick.

[@mephilees7866]

Dragon = name of the horse... way to kill the fantasy.

[@Amendelwyr]

Hey @ModernKnight, so the reason that Inns had fixed prices was because of information networking. It was extremely lengthy an ordeal to make sure that markets had up-to-date information concerning prices of goods and services. The guilds back then were a method of standardization so that you could "plan your trip" in a sense, much like we do with travel agencies today. This allowed someone to bring the necessary money/bartering goods for their trip and then afterwards have enough to return home. Merchants/Farmers often staying with inns that they were providers for; like our modern restaurant business models today. It was a big deal when these prices were changed, as the whole economy relied on understanding that fixed price oftentimes, and why it was an awful upset to have bandits stealing from merchants' carts and their coinage.

[@allisonshaw9341]

Food, drink, and a bed which may or may not have critters in it - what's not to love? Well, provided there was a bed available and you didn't have to bunk down on the floor. Frankly, the stables could often be more hospitable and any of my horses a lot better companions as they don't snore... mostly. A good inn would be a welcome sight, especially when the weather or time of year wasn't dry or warm. Here in the US, there were inns and way stations that became infamous as they were involved in robbing and killing those unfortunate enough to stop at them. I'm sure there were such places in medieval times as well.

[@michaelplanchunas3693]

I can see where a prosperous inn located on a well-travelled road would be a news center. Travelers arriving daily from all parts of England would be updating information learned the previous night or the night before. So, the inn keeper would be the most informed person in the area.

[@darkonikodinovski2742]

I live in Skopje Macedonia that was a big commercial hub in the Ottoman era. There is an old oriental part of the city where the shops and the markets were located. Even today you can see the big robust stone or brick buildings of the inns, or as they called them AN. They all have the structure of a Roman villa with kitchen, rooms for the employees and place for the animals on the ground floor, and rooms for the travelers in the upper floor. All of them have a big courtyard with a fountain in the centre, and nearby are the warehouses, and baths . Today they are used as galleries restaurants but they are not used as inns.

[@0num4]

That's something that we in the United States simply don't have; there are no ancient buildings like this. Our indigenous peoples did not typically build hard structures of stone--mostly wood and hide, if they were permanent at all, and our more structured history really only dates back 200-300 years, perhaps 400 in the very oldest areas. Thanks for sharing your experience :)

[@darkonikodinovski2742]

@@0num4 unfortunately many buildings were lost due to wars, and natural disasters. In 1963 there was an earthquake that destroyed almost 90% of the city

[@clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920]

@@0num4 There's Cahokia in what is now Missouri.

[@adaiku]

@@clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920 Technically, that's across the river, in Illinois. Was probably amazing once though whatever structures it had were wood and long since gone. All that remains today are the gigantic mounds of earth.

[@Unimportant]

Your point about fantasy mounts being catered to is very inspiring for character creation. It would make a lot of sense for a skilled beastmaster to have worked in such a place to build experience with a wide variety of creatures.

[@BoringAngler]

Marc Singer and Daniel Goddard's services will be in high demand.

[@natwon633]

Big fan of the fact that you are considerate of us Dungeon/Game Masters trying to figure things out because school history lessons never consider that you may need to become a late medieval eatery owner or fish monger for twenty minutes, or slip into the role of an expert fletcher for... longer than you had planned that evening

[@thylange]

The fellowship of the ring, chapter 9 "At the sign of the prancing pony" has a good description of an inn.

[@Blondie42]

You're a great storyteller, Jason. 👍 Your video topic goes perfectly with this week's Tasting history with Max Miller video.

[@GuanoLad]

I know Inns figure a lot into fantasy novels, but I wonder if anybody has written an ongoing series where the Inn is the central feature of the stories - just a lot of disparate characters who come and go, floating in and out of the story, who all meet at one specific location, the crossroads and the Inn, and bringing their adventure with them.

[@sirwi11iam]

Do it!

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

The Name Of The Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss; starts out that way.

[@karenmakar5848]

@@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 and still waiting to be finished

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

@@karenmakar5848 yes, unfortunately.

[@llamasugar5478]

_Decameron_ by Boccaccio? Oh, wait, that was a villa. _Canterbury Tales?_

[@guillermogonzalez5915]

Dear Jason Kingsley, you really take us back in time with each chapter of your educational saga and we are so used to seeing you dressed in medieval clothes, that we can no longer imagine you in 21st century clothes.... ;) I congratulate you for what you do, your videos are very good and I think it is time for them to be recognized worldwide... ;)

[@Roset03]

Fantastic video! I can't get enough of hearing insights and descriptions about how normal life was in medieval times. It fascinates me to no end.

[@lilykatmoon4508]

I think one aspect of life in the past that I find really fascinating is how everything had many uses. I know they used urine in affixing dyes I to cloth too. In modern homes we just think of our bodily wastes as something gross to get rid of and never think of again, but our urine and feces went on to do more after they passed from us. We take so much for granted on how easy it is to do things with modern chemicals, that we’ve lost sight of how ingenious our ancestors were. Fascinating video! I really appreciated the deep dive into inns during the medieval period. Do you have any data on how often women stayed at inns during this time? I know they went on pilgrimages, but how common was it for women to travel far enough distances to require an inn? Thanks for all your hard work in putting together such awesome content!

[@kenofken9458]

Urine became a natural resource in the gunpowder area as it was a source for potassium nitrate.

[@paulgibbons2320]

Germans are still finding creative uses for it on pornhub.😂

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

plague

[@Ocyla]

Stale urine in the Earth's Children books helped apply a white chalk to get white hides as I recall :D

[@paulgibbons2320]

Apparently, they used to store surgical equipment in urine, so it didn't rust. Apparently, the term 'spending a penny' was in relation to this practice.

[@fuzzy3440]

I remember a show, I think it was Time Team, where they said that the wealthy in rural areas would maintain separate accommodations for travelers; since travelling was much more difficult.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Thanks Jason, I store up all this info for my dioramas, I need to take a look at your tack again because its about time I did some medieval saddlery (barding) I have a collection of model horses and donkeys in the scale I'm working in, everything from heavier draught types to horses like your own. (I havent found a mule yet, seems theyre as rare as real ones in the UK.) Now being a "horse person" too, I had already made a run in shelter (roof and 3 sides with hitching rail and mangers) to accomodate inn customers pack animals, ponies, donkeys etc. I have a few loose boxes too and, I appreciate the tip off about the central square because thats what it was coming together like anyway. If I ever get done with the Medieval Famtasy Inn, I will leave a link to my FB page. I already imagined it had a gate for nights and I've already done pictorial signs for the Inn as folk didn't read much.

[@alexanderlapp5048]

Your dioramas sound wonderful.

[@Kevlar-78]

Your content is SO good. I came to / found your channel as a GM to learn more about the fantasy analog to the medieval structure. Stayed for the actual real medieval history. Scratches two itches ! Cheers mate 🍻

[@chrislukasak8530]

Same here. I love the " slice of life" videos.

[@Lttlemoi]

I'm amazed how well the description of inns from Wheel of Time matches with the historical thing. Robert Jordan did his homework!

[@generalveers9544]

Love how he made a side note of having to consider how fantasy creatures will have to be looked after. Man knows his audience.

[@xliquidflames]

I would love to see a video where he shows scenes of inns in movies and TV and discusses how accurate they are. The iconic Prancing Pony and Barlamin Butternur come to mind first but also the small ones in Game of Thrones. The one where Catlin seizes Tyrion comes to mind. Or the inn where The Hound and Arya eat chicken and the place where the kid makes the wolf shaped bread. Then there's the inns in games like Diablo and Skyrim. I have always wondered if those are exaggerated or if that's how it really was.

[@kenofken9458]

Game of Thrones showed that ghetto chicken joints in any historical era can be rough!

[@fleetskipper1810]

Try reading “Jamaica Inn,”by Daphne du Maurier. An English writer. Published in 1936. A movie was made of it, too.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Please don't compare cheap , poorly written drivel like Game Of Thrones with Tolkien 's masterpiece..!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Always interesting, educational and entertaining, Sir Jason. Love the channel, love the videos . . . love the horses. 😄

[@ModernKnight]

Glad you like them!

[@EggnogTheNog]

I loved your comments on the potential problems stabling animals in a fantasy setting! Reminded me of the sort of thing Terry Pratchett would write.

[@ChrisSunHwa]

💙Terry Pratchett💙

[@Neenerella333]

Pilgrims of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela still get to experience a similar thing. The accomodations vary widely: from large Church Alburgues with a dining hall, dormitories, and showers to small privately owned bunk houses that may or may not have a kitchen for you to cook in or even a tiny tienda shop. Some cater to bicyclist travelers and have a little locking barn for your bike.

[@rons3634]

I don't know why, but I find this stuff fascinating. Whenever I get the idea about how it would be interesting to live during that time period, I can watch a video like this and say "Yeahhhh, no thanks". In fantasy books, everybody gets their own room at an inn. I don't know why they don't make things more realistic.

[@Cricket2731]

In Sir Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" stories, in "Witches Abroad", the 3 witches shared a room.

[@MannyBrum]

You have to consider the economy when world-building. In the real world the nobility is really the only rich folk, but in fantasy worlds adventurers are often very rich and in great need of comfort after perhaps sleeping on the ground or on a stone floor for many days. Also if you have magic, depending on the level of access to magic, that will greatly affect the economy just as sure as technology does today. Think about the things we have or do today that in the medieval period only the richest people would have/do. With magic, you have the effect of technology without having to invent technology. So really you have to think organically about why things were a certain way and not try to copy them completely. In most fantasy novels I've seen usually a whole party of adventurers will take a room in an inn. In the Forgotten Realms D&D setting (which Ed Greenwood gives great thought to economics) there are various inns depending on the local economy and some of them that cater mostly to the poor will have a common room with many beds.

[@BasilAbdef]

@@MannyBrum "Realistic" adventurers would be barely a step up from bandits or beggars and would be treated as such by society. The most of organized and respectable of them might be the equivalent of real world historical mercenary bands, but that's about it.

[@pihwht]

I've been reading Marion Turner's biography of Chaucer, _Chaucer: A European Life_. Chaucer had several friends who were innkeepers and early copies of some of his poems are associated with inns, other drinking establishments, and brothels. Of course, the Canterbury Tales had the Tabard Inn which was owned at the time by the Abbot of Hyde as a setting. She thinks it likely that patrons were entertained by readings and discussions of books

[@craigraeside5706]

Fabulous Jason and team! Thank you, I learned so much. My big surprise was 'standings' and the behaviour of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to doze on the hoof. I'd always imagined them in stables. We learnt a similar trick in the Army, but for different reasons...the Sgt Major. 😂 Now I'm wondering about the dragons 🤔

[@OddLeah]

I love playing block building games. When I'm creating my settlements, they always end up looking like massive medieval inns. Buildings made of connected rooms, stacked higldy pigldy, with tall encircling walls and strong gates! I would love to learn more about medieval bathhouses. I don't think I've ever noticed mention of them in history shows and books I've consumed.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

In Medieval times no-one would be using a pipe as tobacco did not get to the UK until Elizabethan times. BTW it was not only humans that were kept out of those closed yards. Wolves still existed in Britain then. Badgers, foxes and other predators still exist.

[@MrSheckstr]

Cannabis and opium smoking was known in europe before tobacco

[@jess53nz]

Heard recently people used to smoke pear tree (i think) leaves before tabaco arrived

[@KrahlKbrdLok]

Smoking was taking place all over the "old world" long before tobacco. Rome had pipes and they weren't the start.

[@baswar]

I really love how your description is rather timeless and international. Last year i stayed at a rural hotel in China that had gone for a traditional aesthetic. It was based around a courtyard, on the right side was its small restaurant, the centre buildings where the actual hotel rooms were and the left was a fence were you could walk on from its small parking area. Obviously had plenty of modern anachronisms but it certainly wouldn't be hard to imagine a medieval inn lates out the same way

[@MM22966]

Sir Kingsley: "...You're at the end of a long journey, there's an inn ahead..." Sir Kingsley's horse: "Okay, but there better be a stable, too, or you're walking the next stretch, bub."

[@ladyofthemasque]

In the Tudor Monastic Farm series, historian Ruth Goodman describes and demonstrates how most folks in the medieval period kept clean, which was first to simply scrub their skin twice a day, morning and evening, with a linen cloth, which they then laundered, and then (if they could afford it) to swap out the clothes closest to their bodies, often a shift, chemise, undershirt, undergown, or the like. By washing their clothes and their scrubbing cloths, they could actually stay fairly clean and mildly scented without needing frequent (submersion) baths. Hair would be untangled by one's fingers, then by widely spaced teeth on a comb, and then finely spaced teeth would be used to strode dirt and dust out of the hair, and to redistribute natural scalp oils. Ruth said she did it that way for months while working on set, cleaning herself according to the historical records for such things...and she said it was surprisingly effectve as a self-cleaning regimen. However, in an article she wrote about the experience, she did state that someone else didn't bother to change their inner garments, and eventually just...reeked...despite bathing every single day in a modern shower. (No names were ever named.) So her recommendation was to scrub one's skin and frequently change underlinens.

[@notforwantoftrying1]

We need a new game that captures this kind of atmosphere. The last I played was Kingdom Come Deliverance (2018).

[@schmeed0000]

kingdom come is literally the only game in history thats managed to accurately convey a medieval atmosphere

[@Tom_Quixote]

It's such a shame that this guy knows so much about Medieval life, and he's even the head of a games company.. match made in heaven... and then he produces games like "Sniper Elite". Pew pew.

[@kathleenorr9237]

I do think inns were the place to hear the latest news/gossip and also start broadcasting it. Reasonably safe place to sleep for the night too..oh to be able to go back in time and sit in a corner at observe in one

[@MBurgland]

As a D&D player, I love your occasional reference to fantasy.

[@NeungView]

I hate it.

[@NotAnAlchemist_Ed]

He knows his audience

[@minerwaweasley1008]

Hi Jason, hello everyone! I’m back - as is my custom, I made Lent from KZbin 😊 Not everyone can be a knight, in a medieval reenactment there is also a place for a pious middle-aged lady. But to the point. Thanks, Jason, for a great video. I imagine it could be very useful especially for gamers - half of the adventures in RPG’s begin in the inn. I especially liked the theme of a fantastic stable for unusual mounts. After all, a wizard traveling on a dragon or a witch on a goat also has to stop somewhere for the night.

[@crazioma6648]

Good on ye for resting from KZbin for Lent. I'm certain it made coming back sweeter. You are a modern day pilgrim. But bypass the inn and stay at the local convent/monastery for a really good rest. At least till Henry VIII comes along. . .

[@LynneFarr]

Good idea. Wish I'd thought of that. Maybe next year.

[@CubeInspector]

Keep it to yourself mate. "Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven" [Matthew 6:1]

[@minerwaweasley1008]

@@CubeInspector On the one hand, of course you are right. On the other hand, I had to explain why I wasn't here for six weeks, right? And thirdly, it's Matthew 5:16 😀

[@radarlovedr]

NERD ALERT!

[@psjasker]

The more I watch this channel the more amazed I am at your level of expertise and knowledge. Thoroughly enjoyable!

[@redrum3405]

Similar to trekking villages in the Himalayas today. You can get a pallet and a hot meal of some kind, often in a rustic stone building, but everything is carried in and it’s often simple fare.

[@bronnl5482]

horses do like snoozing on their two feet (c) 😂😂😂ps love this channel videos

[@pravinshingadia7337]

Your channel is absolutely brilliant. Better than anything on TV - love it!

[@ModernKnight]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@art0000t]

Thank you Mr Kingsley to acknowledge people who are into medieval fantasy and myth, and role playing games, like to listen to real history too. That there is room for both. I know sometimes we may feel history buffs or ventures shun us. Like there is a kind of snobbery.

[@fayfay961]

@12:55 My mom grew up on a rural farm in Hungary in the 60s that had been in the family for some generations. It didn't have modern amenities. I asked her how they stored food with no fridge, and she said that their cellar had a sand pit where they would store root vegetables like potatoes, onions, garlic over the winter. I haven't come across references to this "sand pit" besides what my mom told me, so I was wondering if you ever heard about it.

[@walkir2662]

My parents always did that in our garden, her dad ran a farm until I was in elementary school.

[@fayfay961]

@@walkir2662 it wouldn't work in a garden because the garden is exposed to the outdoor elements. The crucial point is the vegetables are kept in a cold cellar but the sand pit helps keep the moisture inside them. So they neither dry out too quickly nor grow moldy.

[@burialkultofficial4366]

This guy is living his best life😊

[@clairecx500]

It was whilst looking up the internet recently for info on mules , that I came across this channel. It is a tribute to the this channel that somebody like me with zero interest in medieval times , now, really wants to know what knights got up to, how to pay your bills with a stick, the best place to put youre lance when riding. I just love this channel. Apart from all the knowledge (imagine all the research) , it is atmospheric, it has humour, then theres the beauty of the horses, Warlord particularly elegant. The quirky interest of Mule with no name. Thanks Jason for such a marvelous channel.

[@EXO9X8]

Not all who wander are lost…

[@nightrunnerxm393]

Oh, I dunno...dragons usually have some kind of shapeshifting power to pass for human, so I'd think "riding a dragon" could have more than one possible meaning...

[@user-ut7hh3zb2f]

If you go to the Slaughtered Lamb, remember... keep to the road. Stay off the moors.

[@TheLordCrass]

No food... just tea!

[@jonathanbailey1810]

Aowooo!!

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

I really needed to see one of these outstanding vids today. They really help me out when things get me down.

[@DarkInos]

Always lovely to see another MHTV video. Just talking, speculating around medieval inns with a bit and bob of fantasy. No armor or weapons needed and still enjoyed every moment of the video. Great job as always!

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thank you for the video. Always a joy to have you speak with us about Inns and hotels and wot not. Peaceful Skies.

[@ShinkuRosetta]

I wish I could run an inn in Crusader Kings as an unlanded character.

[@treatyofwindsor]

If you want to run a tavern, I'd recommend SAELIG and Travellers rest are good management games

[@posaiduck1131]

10:05 I am a veterinarian and the reason why horses, donkeys etc can sleep upright is that as equines, they have a ligament that lets them stand and relax upright called "Lacertus Fibrosus"Other creatures lack this ligament and cannot sleep/relax/rest upright.

[@platypusbuk]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the smoothness of his voice.

[@tekknorat]

Prices were fixed and you could get away from paying them at all if you had a fast enough horse. What a great times those were.

[@RoxanneLaWinSTABBY]

I’ve spent a lot of time at The George Inn in Norton St Phillip, and this has answered a lot of questions I’ve had about the place, that I haven’t been able to pin down, beyond the Pitchfork Rebellion! Thank you for today’s daily Learning Gang. (Learning gang is just me learning something at least once every day).

[@WarpBeacon]

I absolutely love this channel, Jason is a passionate and well-read storyteller, always fun and somehow, extremely relaxing at the same time :) Now i wonder, why Rebellion does not make any historical medieval games?

[@ccityplanner1217]

I rather envy the people of the middle ages for their apparent confidence & gregariousness in starting conversations with strangers. Had those people had buses, they would be alive with conversation. Ideas just don't get spread mouth-to-mouth anymore, only by some centrally controlled source like newspapers or through social media.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

That bit of fantasy with the dragons/unicorns/hippogriffs was something i dont rewlly think youve spoken of at all. Id be interested if you gave us more of these kinds of thoughts because while i do appreciate the historical accuracy,i also appreciate when someone has this kind of thoughts.

[@DMZwerg]

Great thumb-stick walking staff :)

[@daviddenaldi816]

Still the best Medieval history channel on YT. I could watch your videos for hours- best binge watching EVER!!!

[@jamesanderson6769]

Another great video. I got a chuckle out of the hippogriff bit. I can imagine an adventurer with an exotic mount like that creating quite a stir if they showed up randomly at a small inn that wasn't used to that sort of thing.

[@Paul9443]

@ModernKnight Have you thought of making a video on pilgrimages in the medieval times, like what was worn, carried, etc... I'd like to hear your thoughts.

[@ronyzoramsanga2844]

Can you do more about the life of normal medieval peasants, how they go about in their daily life, what kind of food they eat, their houses, their hygiene etc

[@stephaniewilson3955]

I think he did do a series comparing the different levels of society. Check the back catalogue.

[@ronyzoramsanga2844]

@@stephaniewilson3955 I know, what I meant is for him to go deeper into the lives of those peasants. I can never find Enough about the peasantry

[@kenofken9458]

Just go and spend a week or two in Moss Side🤣

[@SkillTree]

Another great video! Super informative and always entertaining! I would love to go to/throw an event that has a tavern/inn scene. Such a great vibe. At least in my fantasies, lol.

[@ModernKnight]

That would be cool! You'd make a good Innkeeper

[@purpletetrisdragon]

I am so glad that you mentioned the various fantasy settings from books, movies and games. I myself play D&D, and I also agree, after your awesome explanation of medieval inns, that it is the reason why so many adventures start there. 😁

[@ModernKnight]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GermanSwordMaster]

Always in fine clothing lately :) Nice. Its the better mode of presentation imo. Evoking a "period feel" i mean. Very nice vid. These kinds of super-down-to-earth everyday history topics rock the most. Like your food miniseries.

[@graywolfdracon]

For some bizzare reason I now have Dirty Deeds by ACDC stuck in my head. The human mind is a strange thing.

[@styxspeedrun]

And now so do I...

[@mutilixusX]

7:02 this actually makes sense, we often forget this due to most media that portrays medieval themed (and the likes) always show innkeepers as meek, humble, and sometimes looking impoverished even tho the establishment that they own was the main hub in the area since most times the inns were tied up with the bar

[@samdemic3373]

Iant it great to have channels such as this. A pleasant escape from the nasty matrix we endure daily. Thank you for your few minutes of escapism good Sir. 😊

[@ModernKnight]

Much appreciated

[@user-vo2fh4zs7t]

Thank you so much Sir for this much awaited video. I just love your channel and the way you deliver the contents, learning about medieval life is so enjoyable with you. I’d love to visit a real medieval inn 😃

[@Snarkknight5]

That is an *excellent* point about guilds and their role in setting the accepted standards for transactions. Would you be interested in making a video about guilds more generally? That seems to be a wonderful subject for delving into the lives of more ordinary working folk. Thank you for creating such wonderful videos for us to enjoy!

[@ModernKnight]

I'm researching guilds right now.

[@Snarkknight5]

@@ModernKnight Oh, that's excellent. I'm looking forward to your future presentation!

[@AggroPhene]

The courtyard complex was continued in America through much of the eighties. Improved my appeal for architecture that has followed this trend.

[@thrand6760]

My mum and dad run a pub that was an old inn, owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. It had a sty for pigs and other livestock, which was connected to the main building and is now ironically the restaurant, as well as a full coach house and stabling which is still in use today for a herd of alpacas now haha.

[@robertsimpson2167]

This is a great channel, i love medieval English history.

[@KamiSeiTo]

Thank you! Super interesting video, which answered questions that I had... and some I didn't even think of! 😊

[@snarflcat6187]

That’s amazing; I never knew horses could “snooze on their two feet”!

[@poonyaTara]

As a former editor I appreciate authors being kept in mind.