HistoryDrawings·For sharing illustrations of historybyPugJesus Simplified depiction of a small Medieval fiefView original on lemmy.world49Comments11Reply
RRooty lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThe tannery is a bit too close to the rest of the settlement. The tanning process in those times was...fragrant.4Reply
TTreczoks replykbin.socialThat was my first though: "Who the hell puts a tannery in the middle of the village?"4Reply
lladicius replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesSee the river? The river where all the water for the town and the castle comes from? Yep, that's your toilet.2Reply
oontothenext replykbin.socialJust the old french spelling for domain. So it refers to the personal property of the local ruler.4Reply
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The tannery is a bit too close to the rest of the settlement. The tanning process in those times was...fragrant.
That was my first though: "Who the hell puts a tannery in the middle of the village?"
Ah, the smell of stale piss
But where do people poop
See the river? The river where all the water for the town and the castle comes from? Yep, that's your toilet.
Always dump downriver from where you drink!
Tell the people who live upstream 🤢
And better have the cattle pasture downriver, too!
Chamberpot
Empty into river or cesspool as you see fit
What’s a demesne?
Just the old french spelling for domain. So it refers to the personal property of the local ruler.