Sweden in

the Middle Ages

How people lived and what they ate

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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 that.

They mostly cultured barley,

ray and oats. Barley was most

important and was used for

bread, porridge and making

beer.

.

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 with their

meal.

The craftsmen were:

shoemakers

gunsmiths

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 today.

Spices, cloth, gold and silver were sold to Sweden..

Iron and copper were the main Swedish goods.

The nobility were the richest. The 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.

The end