. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. hey graduallyerected those massive and lordlycastles, which became Normantoo often the strong- castles,holds of vice and the centres offreebooting. Important roomsbegan to be elevated above theground floor, protecting therich mans guests from therabble who congregated aboutthe more public hall, and fre-quently got possession of thevictuals intended for the guests. The Norman
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. hey graduallyerected those massive and lordlycastles, which became Normantoo often the strong- castles,holds of vice and the centres offreebooting. Important roomsbegan to be elevated above theground floor, protecting therich mans guests from therabble who congregated aboutthe more public hall, and fre-quently got possession of thevictuals intended for the guests. The Norman dinner-tablewas not strikingly differentfrom the Anglo- The NormanSaxon. Forks were <^^^^-^*^i®-not used, and many viandswere brought to the guests on the spits on which they had been cups and bowls were superseding those of horn ; and wine becamemore abundant. Sauces of various herbs were largely used. Thecommon people ate little meat. Cheese was their most nutritious food,and bread their staple. The simplicity of furniture was preserved ; tables were still boardson trestles, benches were the seats, chairs and stools being few. Oftenstone seats or recesses in walls ran round rooms. Beds grew more. ENGLISH AKCHER. \ 34 THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. ornamental and comfortable, and later, roofs at tlie head of tlie bed cameNorman i^^^o ^^^- Hospitality was much practised towards the gentry-furniture, r^xi^ the well-to-do, while the poor had a hard time of it, andwere plundered as well. Manners on the whole were licentious, yet in these ages the germs of refinement arose from the forms of politeness and gallantry- taught in Rise of gieat mens houses. These were practically schools of good gallantry and breeding, and were resorted to by youths and maidens of good family, who wished to rise in consideration. The class of flatterers and chivalry. spongers on thenobles howevergrew apace, andwere the ready in-struments of theirpatrons base de-sires. Light wasscanty at nig
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