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Norumbega-GameMaster t1_izxnx4z wrote

Reply to comment by Hyphenated_Gorilla in How many knights in Armor would be on a battle field? by autism_guy_69

The only time medieval peasants went into direct combat was when they were in open rebellion, or when they were defending their hometowns. They would not have traveled with an organized military force as they would be more a hinderance than a help from a logistics perspective.

And the idea that life had little meaning is just not accurate.

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War_Hymn t1_j02m3xj wrote

>And the idea that life had little meaning is just not accurate.

I mean for one, peasants were valuable as agricultural workers on a medieval noble's estate. It seems unwise to throw their lives away in battle when they could better used at home tending the crops and making you income.

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Norumbega-GameMaster t1_j03yhgk wrote

The idea that historically people have only been valued for their economic worth is a very limited and foolish reading of History.

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War_Hymn t1_j04hbkl wrote

I'm just making a pragmatic counter point against the poster saying that the lives of the common people were meaningless. Obviously, people were more than just economic resources.

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