Harvest the cereal crops. Peasants and serfs prepare for reaping.
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New knight
A squire finishes his training and is chosen as a new knight
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The lord's vassal
The lord appoints a baron to govern a fief he has just obtained
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Feudal war
War breaks out betweem two lords over who a bordering forest belongs to. They summon their vassals and serfs
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An impassioned monk appears
The monk claims the world is ending and criticises the privileged estates for being sinners, including the chaplain of the castle. The peasants admire him.
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An injust lord
The lord decides to increase taxes, making it difficult for his peasants to survive.
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Viking attack
A group of vikings arrives in the country intending to sack its riches. The lord summons his private army.
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The pope organises another crusade
The pope wants to recapture the holy sepulchre in Jerusalem. The inhabitants of the fiefdom enthusiastically support the cause
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A knight falls in love with the count's daughter
Yet their relationship is impossible because she is engaged to a marquis
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Conversations during the feast
Lords and knights converse during a banquet in the castle. Servants talk around the fire
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A serf escapes the fiefdom
he goes in search of a better life and takes refuge in the village of a neighbouring county. The lord decides to pursue him.
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A peasant hunts and kills a deer in the lord's forest
The lord is angry and punishes the peasant
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A royal official visits
He has come to collect taxes but the lord does not intend to pay him
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A group of travellers arrive at the fiefdom
There is a minstrel, an acrobat and a trader. They visit the village and castle