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Re:Medieval peasants got more vacation time than modern work... by emodendroket on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:34PM (#16661843)
I don't think it's very likely in a medieval context that, if you are experiencing crop failure, there is an abundance of food to purchase from someone else.
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Re:Medieval peasants got more vacation time than modern work... by notahacker on Friday March 23, 2018 @04:52PM (#16662548)
Systemwide crop failures weren't exactly rare in the medieval era, but the chances of something going wrong with family-sized farms were higher still.
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