Wimmelbild Castle Life: A Busy Castle Courtyard in the Middle Ages — Squires, Cooks, Stable Hands and Washerwomen in Full Swing
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Wonderfully chaotic medieval castle daily life Wimmelbild. Setting: the inner courtyard of a large medieval castle — the busy hub of castle life. Many simultaneous activities: At the well: two kitchen servants drawing water — one has dropped the bucket, the other is struggling with the windlass. In the kitchen outbuilding: a cook shouting orders, a boy turning a spit with a large roast pig over the fire, another boy fanning the flames, a third carrying a tray and about to trip. In the stables: a stable hand brushing a warhorse — the horse has just sneezed and covered the stable hand in hay/dust. A young page polishing a knight's armour outside — he has somehow tangled himself in the chainmail. Washerwomen at a trough washing linens — one has accidentally hung the knight's underpants on the line where the lord can see them. A cat stealing a fish from the kitchen window. A dog chasing a chicken. A blacksmith's apprentice carrying a red-hot horseshoe on tongs and not looking where he's going. The lord and lady visible in a window above watching the chaos. A guard on the tower asleep.
