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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Come to the Castle by Linda Ashman

Book: Come to the Castle
Author: Linda Ashman
ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-155-3
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214

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1. They fetch water, draw the curtains, help the Earl dress, run his errands, write his letters, serve him dinner, and clean his mess.
2. The Earl has millers, bakers, butlers, pantlers, porters, carters, jesters, knights, marshals, and a priest.
3. True, all servants are committed to the Earl's comfort.
4. True, all servants are convinced that the Earl is divine.
5. Answers will vary
6. The Steward writes notes, keeps accounts, and oversee lands.
7. Answers will vary
8. The Herald will sleep in a stable.
9. Upper class society will sleep in castles while traveling.
10. Lesser knights and nobles sleep ininns while traveling.
11. This book is about Daftwood Castle.
12. Gizzards, livers, feet, and kidneys were grind up as mystery meat.
13. The mystery meat was bind with eggs.
14. The mystery meat was mix with spice, currants and rice.
15. The mystery meat was dropped into stews.
16. The mystery meat was baked in pies.
17. Answers will vary
18. The mystery meat was presented with antlers or feathers.
19. The job of the cleaning servant was to clean the castle.
20. No, the servants didn't pick up after the dogs.
21. Yes, the servants hide the foul odors with heather and thyme.
22. The Gong Farmer shovels the human waste out of the castle.
23. Answers will vary
24. Answers will vary
25. The Healer heals the knight.
26. Answers will vary
27. Answers will vary
28. True, "A wealthy lord like the Earl of Daftwood might live in a huge castle (or castles!), with vast amount of land and more than one hundred servants."
29. False, The Herald delivered messages for the lord.
30. False, The Steward managed the lord's estates.
31. True, dishes during this time were often undercooked or cold by the time they arrived at the table.
32. The garderobe or privy is the medieval equivalent of the bathroom.
33. The doublet was the name of the undershirt a knight wore.
34. Aketon was the name of the padded undercoat a knight wore.
35. The suit of armor sometimes weigh more than 60 lbs.
36. True, marriages were typically arranged by parents for financial benefit.
37. Girls were married at 12 years old or in their late teens.
38. The Jester entertained and performed for the guests.
39. True, doctors during the Middle Ages considered astrology, numerology, and religion when diagnosing an illness.
40. True, herbal remedies were common.
41. True, bloodletting was used to drain the "bad" blood.

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