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  1. society - What professions would a medieval village with a …

    Aug 20, 2019 · Let's say I have a small village with 100 people of which everyone is able to work, what kind of professions do these people need? Background to the society: they are as smart …

  2. How/why did the layout of a medieval village change over time?

    Within the medieval era, I'm interested in knowing what sort of rules or reasons caused the layout to change from sparse rural villages with a few houses (lots of farmland) to dense sprawling …

  3. infrastructure - How large should my fortified medieval village be ...

    Jan 4, 2019 · With Medieval technology, you need 70 ha of land to feed 100 people. So, the pallsade can't cover that. 100 Medieval people live in 15-20 houses, the village doesn't need to …

  4. In a medieval setting, how far apart should towns be?

    Apr 9, 2017 · This is a medieval European (fantasy) setting, with the following (highly tentative) parameters: Each town is vaguely autonomous, and have their own municipal government …

  5. Size of family-owned medieval farm? - Worldbuilding Stack …

    To try to answer your question more directly, a study of Elton, England the Gies' Life in a Medieval Village showed that between 500-600 people in the village farmed 758 ha (1872 acres) of …

  6. How long does it take for town, villages and cities to be built in a ...

    Dec 19, 2021 · On the third hand most new settlements in a medieval setting are going to be for the support of new resource extraction/processing sites because the best farming land will …

  7. How big were medieval cities? - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange

    My world includes a medieval city which contained a castle, a cathedral, university developed from a former monastery, a guild hall, a market place and number of houses and small farming …

  8. humans - How to calculate a village's population size

    Aug 29, 2020 · This sounds bigger than it really is. How many is based on other rolls, but with a small village, let's say 10 fishermen + families, another 15+families for all the supporting …

  9. medieval - Can a large village or small town be self-sufficient over …

    Oct 10, 2020 · Relative versus Absolute Self-Suficiency It is generally likely that a medieval village can become relatively self-sufficient, this is to say that it can maintain itself on the bare …

  10. What city and town structures are important in a low fantasy …

    May 17, 2019 · Village: Church, blacksmith, tavern Town: Market, church, coaching inn, taverns, blacksmith, various other trades City: Market, cathedral, inns, taverns, all trades Castles as …