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Many occupations and jobs were necessary for Medieval society to function. Not only did a profession serve to earn a living but it also became a means of identity for the people who held various jobs. Many common surnames stemmed from the profession a person had during the Medieval Ages.
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www.stjohnseagles.com/projects/MEDIOCC.html
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If you meet a random person on the street, what is his likely occupation? ... They didn't have electronics engineers and computer programmers, but they did have coopers, bakers, blacksmiths, and many other jobs that made their society go around. If you do a little research, there were tons of medieval occupations.
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www.svincent.com/MagicJar/Economics/MedievalOccupations...
www.svincent.com/MagicJar/Economics/MedievalOccupations.html
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BAILIFF - Medieval Occupations & Jobs; The occupation of the Castle Bailiff was to manage the castle estate or farm; BAKER - Medieval Occupations & Jobs; Bread was a daily staple of Medieval life, and good bakers were employed by Nobles in their castles.
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www.castles.me.uk/medieval-occupations.htm
www.castles.me.uk/medieval-occupations.htm
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Occupations held by medieval women included shopkeepers, bakers, spinners, alewives (those that brewed the ales), farmers, and silk weavers. There were even some women writers. ... Being a spinner was the most common occupation. Women spent much of their time spinning wool into coarse thread, then weaving it into cloth...
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www.castles-of-britain.com/castlezb.htm
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Their main intention was "to promote economic welfare of its members and guarantee full employment at high wages by restricting membership (Bishop)." Virtually every medieval occupation had its own guild, including bell ringers, minstrels, candle makers, grocers and weavers.
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www.castles-of-britain.com/castle32.htm
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Medieval Guilds ... A group of artisans engaged in the same occupation, e.g., bakers, cobblers, stone masons, carpenters, etc. would associate themselves together for protection and mutual aid.
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www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher/373/guilds.htm
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The Flour of Chivalry, A short history of medieval bakers' guilds ... For their time, however, bakers' guilds were a more efficient way to produce one of the most important parts of the medieval diet.
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www.whirlwind-design.com/madbaker/bakerguild.html
www.whirlwind-design.com/madbaker/bakerguild.html
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The Nazi occupation of these countries in the 1940's destroyed many of the old wooden cookie boards. The Bread Museum in Ulm, Germany, and the Ethnographic ... Gingerbread is a winter and Christmas tradition handed down from medieval bakers. They treasured dried spices introduced by crusaders from organized trade routes.
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bakingdesserts.suite101.com/article.cfm/gingerbread_for...
bakingdesserts.suite101.com/article.cfm/gingerbread_for_christmas
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The Baker was a common occupation but not as easy as some may think. In the Medieval Ages there was a period when bakers began cheating the public at such a rate that public outcry reached the ears of several kings.
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www.badgersden.com/MT/MdvlOccupation.htm
www.badgersden.com/MT/MdvlOccupation.htm
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