Medieval Entertainment

The medieval ages lasted a long period of time between in European history the 5th and 15th century, this time period being the longest and most remote period for musical history...fun fact.
What did people do in the middle ages for entertainment? Types of Medieval Entertainment varied according to status but included feasts, banquets, jousts, and tournaments. There were also entertainers that would do their best to entertain the king and all of his guests they were called Jesters or fool. The king was so privileged to have obtained these guys for his private form of entertainment.
The other form of entertainment was that of a Mummer, and they were entertainers for the village mostly, dancing at festivals and usually elaborately costumed.Then there were acrobats, jugglers, and Troubadours, and Minstrels. The Troubadours were originally a traveling musician. The early Troubadours traveled from one village to the next and many also traveled abroad. Some traveled to major cities of Europe while other troubadours traveled to the Holy Land accompanying the people who went on Crusade. The traveling of early Troubadours allowed them to spread the latest news. The themes of the songs sung by the troubadours mainly dealt with chivalry and courtly love, like romance ballads. They would also play for royalty nobles, and when they ran out of songs to sing they would tell stories of far lands and historical events.
Minstrels were servants first employed as a castle or court musician. The name "minstrel" means "little servant". These guys often created there own ballads but they were also famous for memorizing long poems based on myths and legends. The Minstrels were then replaced by Troubadours, and started to move around; and thus were known as "Wandering Minstrels". They pretty must followed in the footsteps of their fellow Troubadours.