Medieval Living

Well it sure has been a while since I posted – school started and life got very busy! Anyway . . . So I’ve talked about Medieval structures – mainly castles and timber-frame houses, but what about pavilions? One of the first Medieval structures I ever made was single pole, spoke and hub, pavilion. It was 11 feet square and the walls were 7 feet high. Center post was 12 feet high, so there was plenty of ceiling height. I did a fair amount of research before building it, reviewing numerous sites and many pictures from Medieval texts. One site that has an extensive amount of information and references is The History of Tents. Information covers from the 1st Century to the 18th Century. A good place to start researching that Medieval pavilion you want to build!