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[-] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

When your entire idea of middle ages comes from people funking around marginalia creatures this is what happens. But the middle ages were an early-capitalistic moment with more dynamism than you're told. Even under feudalism people must have had personal interocurses, private and economical. Imagine the scams of the time.

[-] wieson@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Yep just look at the guilds. The Hansa (Hanseatic Trade League) owned several cities and harbours in the Baltic and North sea.

In Frankfurt, an inventor developed an early form of steam engine, but was bullied and denied by the boatsmakers guild.

Many interesting stories who are more than just peasants rolling in filth.

And even the city republics would destroy the primitive view of Hollywood on the freedoms of the medieval person. Not to speak of the Dithmarschen peasant republic or the swiss confederation and their wars of independence against the HR Emperor.

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