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There is a modern popular myth that belt length signified relative status (the longer the belt, the more important the person).
This idea is total rubbish and is not supported by pictorial evidence from the period. Kings are often shown with very short belts, while knights often have long belt-ends - but some are shown as being short. Wealthy nobles, both male and female, are shown with belt-ends of different lengths from very short to very long. It was clearly a matter of personal choice and nothing at all to do with indicating social status.
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What does medival mean?
Medival is an incorrect spelling of medieval, which means "middle ages."
What does feudalisim mean?
feudalism is the way life worked in the middle ages
What was another name for middle ages?
Medieval PeriodDark Age?Medieval times or the medieval era.
What did heraldic symbols eventually come to signify mean in the Middle Ages?
To identify individuals by their name or their status.
What does medivial times mean?
"Medivial" means nothing. It is a misspelling of the word "medieval " which means "the middle ages."
What did it mean if you had a long belt in the middle ages?
You were overweight.
What do the china in the Middle Ages believe?
the middle mean for the middle age
What did it mean if you had a long belt?
You were cool if you had a long belt.
What does it mean if someone had a long belt in the middle ages?
There is a modern popular myth that belt length signified relative status (the longer the belt, the more important the person).This idea is total rubbish and is not supported by pictorial evidence from the period. Kings are often shown with very short belts, while knights often have long belt-ends. Wealthy nobles, both male and female, are shown with belt-ends of different lengths from very short to very long.See links below for images:
What did liberties in middle ages mean?
special privelages
What did 'lady' mean in the middle ages?
that you are a lord's wife
What does lady mean in the middle ages mean?
The wife of a Lord. If you were a peasant you were a woman.
What did castles mean in the middle ages?
they were a sign of power and wealth.
What do people mean when they say a country is medieval?
they mean a country is like the middle ages
What does medival mean?
Medival is an incorrect spelling of medieval, which means "middle ages."
What does feudalisim mean?
feudalism is the way life worked in the middle ages
What does the word antiquities mean?
It is the ancient times before the Middle Ages.
