Kitchen theatre: bread, porridge and dough fights

⚔️🕯️ Medieval life was hard, repetitive, and tightly controlled — which made entertainment surprisingly strange. From public executions treated as social events to bizarre games, festivals, mock battles, and cruel humor, “fun” often blended violence, superstition, and spectacle. Leisure reflected a world where death was familiar, boredom was dangerous, and curiosity had very few limits.

Tonight, close your eyes and drift into market squares, taverns, and muddy fields — where laughter was loud, rules were flexible, and medieval fun was anything but gentle.

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