Laid with a tablecloth, each place had a knife, spoon, and cup while shared between diners were jugs for drinking and a dish for salt.Īfter normally having eaten a meagre breakfast of bread & wine, & with only a simple supper in the later afternoon to look forward to, the diners would have been ready for their big meal of the day.Īfter normally having eaten a meagre breakfast of bread and wine, and with only a simple supper in the later afternoon to look forward to, the diners would have been ready for their big meal of the day, usually served between 10 am and 12 noon. The tables were simple affairs set on trestles which were only set up at mealtimes.
Only the lord of the castle and sometimes his lady sat on a chair everyone else had to make do with the benches. The lord and lady of the castle with their immediate entourage usually sat on a raised platform at the end of the hall - the original high table and usually the most draught-free spot. Seating arrangements were quite well defined. Even the floor was taken care of and spread with straw and herbs to keep out pests and provide a little fragrance. In the Great Hall of the castle, which usually had an impressive high ceiling (perhaps even a vaulted one) and wall decorations of weapons, wall hangings, murals and coats of arms, there was a large fireplace for warmth and long tables with benches set around the walls for the diners.
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