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The Yeom= an ‘younger man’ |
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Historical Information = ; A Yeoman was an att= endant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household. They acc= ompanied the knight and squire. They not only served as defending archers b= ut as a protector of nobles. = ; They often fought i= n feudal or private warfare. They fought either on foot or horseback, as op= posed to infantry archers who only fought on foot. = ; = ; |
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CULTURAL INFORMATION
Jobs– When Yeomen fought in feudal or private warfare t= he lord paid them for their service by giving them land. They usually owned= between 40-80 shillings. However, not all yeomen owned land. Feudal = yeomen lived in the castle of the family they were serving. Yeomen were som= etimes called on as a knight.
Traditions– Yeomen are known to fight as great archer= s and to protect the noble family they serve for. Their archer skills far s= urpassed other people in other ranks of that time.
Laws– The Assize of Arms of law 1252 stated that yeoman= had to be armed and trained with a bow, and wealthy yeoman have to be arme= d and trained with a sword, dagger, and longbow.=
What people thought- Middle class existed in ot= her places but wasn’t as well respected as in Europe because of the y= eoman. Even though Yeomen gained respect, people still viewed them as worke= rs whose purpose in life was to provide for the estate by using the surroun= ding outdoors. Pe= rsonality wise, a yeoman was known as someone who was upright, trustworthy,= honest, sturdy, virtuous, cunning, skillful, and an expert in archer= y. |
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SOCIAL CONTEXT
Ye= omen were peasants that were close with the nobles since they worked and so= metimes lived with them. Having that relationship caused nobles to treat th= em better than your average servant. Nobility and Yeomen could never be leg= itimately considered friends because of the caste system. Yeomen could only= do any things true friends do (like give advice) if they were asked = too. On the other hand, sometimes even though they couldn’t show it, = the noble had nothing closer to them than the yeoman. Technically middle cl= ass, Yeomen brought together both ends of society and became the first clas= s of commoners. Yeomen often had military class/status which was known as t= he third order of the fighting class, between the squires and the pages. &nb= sp; *They were more like an agent opposed to jus= t a servant.*
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CURRENT COMPARRISON &nb= sp; A Yeoman may be compared to a= common day butler or guard. In fact, more like both put together. <= /p> |
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A butler because they are a servant for a wealthy, large househ= old and usually have the highest status amongst all the servants. |
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A guard because they are meant to care, guard, and protect the = family from intruders . Also, the sometimes ended up doing household chores= like feeding the pets and answering the phone. |
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Th= ey also were escorts to nobles on journeys and pilgrimages, even ones overs= eas. They were the kings agents. They were aloud to sit and dine with knigh= ts and squires.
Ye= omen had to be diligent, dependable people. You don’t hear of Yeoman&= #8217;s now-a-days, but there are some modern parallels like a butler or gu= ard... |
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A Yeoman is a type of sword! Only = $800! |
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The Daily Life of a Yeoman <= span lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-family:Verdana;language:en-US'>They spent thei= r lives learning how to use every element of the forest to make sure the es= tate’s property was clean and beautiful. They learned how to survive = outdoors. In other words a forester. They are taught how to use other tools= besides the arrow like the ax and knife. The Yeomen were not only skilled = in helping the household they were serving for but grew up being prepared f= or war.
Education <= span lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-family:Verdana;language:en-US'>The only educat= ion a yeoman had was taught by his father. Only royalty and those who were = planned to become high standing parts of the church learned to read and wri= te. Yeomen never had much choice of profession or life path in general. The= footsteps were already carved for Yeomen when they were born, for there wa= s a caste system they had to follow (See below in Social Context for the caste s= ystem).
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