They got frequent time off from working their lord’s fields, sure … that was the time they were allowed to work their own fields, so they could perhaps not starve that winter.
Oh there was absolute tons of thing to do, i mentioned threshing and cleaning grain in the other posts, this was usually done through autumng well into winter, also maintaining their houses, taking care of animals (you don’t know how to live like peasant until you try to spend entire winter in one or two rooms together with farm animals), and making and repairing all kinds of tools, clothes, furniture, and all other things needed.
It’s not entirely wrong that there was less labour done in winter though, but it was mostly restricted by shorter day hours.
They got frequent time off from working their lord’s fields, sure … that was the time they were allowed to work their own fields, so they could perhaps not starve that winter.
And in the winter there wasn’t anything to do than trying not to freeze and starve to death.
Oh there was absolute tons of thing to do, i mentioned threshing and cleaning grain in the other posts, this was usually done through autumng well into winter, also maintaining their houses, taking care of animals (you don’t know how to live like peasant until you try to spend entire winter in one or two rooms together with farm animals), and making and repairing all kinds of tools, clothes, furniture, and all other things needed.
It’s not entirely wrong that there was less labour done in winter though, but it was mostly restricted by shorter day hours.
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