The Importance Of Life In Medieval Times

The peasant life which was the majority of the population was all based off as starting to live in the poor life, going into the poor life, or either coming out of it. Also the majority of stories always relied on some sort of supernatural force that usually aid within their time of need. However, when none of that is happening the peasants have to face to be in an area that usually consist hunger, diseases, and homelessness. The only way they were able to survive was based on method that consist of farming, fixing, hunting, gathering, or even chopping wood. For example, during most of the colder months like December through January they spend the vast majority of their time indoors working repairing, chopping wood, and hunting. So when the month of March comes around they are outdoors, working in the …show more content…
For the peasants the idea of being in upper class standing was one of their personal desires where they could live an easy luxurious life. Which is why in many of the stories, peasants or knights will find themselves in hard times but was always supported by some supernatural creature that was able to bring them to that point. The “Slavic Folktales Frost” for an example, begins out with a young girl, named Martha, whose wish was to be with Fedor Ivanovitch, who was someone she really loved to be with. The story gave an idea that she came from an abusive home and was seen as nothing her mother and sisters. Due to her kindness and caring attitude towards Father Frost she was able to live through the night in warm comfort, but as for the other daughters, there mean and abusive attitude they were left to die in the bitter cold. Even though the peasant life was hard, they still had to look for the positive fortunes within their lifetime otherwise they could meet a faith more badly than death