Here is a video of how Prison Base was played:
Here are some videos of Knucklebones:
Games in the Middle Ages
For my social history project, I chose to explore the common games that would have been played by peasants in the Middle Ages. Specifically, I focused on the games of Prison Base, a serial tag game, and Knucklebones, the early predecessor of jacks.
Here is a video of how Prison Base was played:
Here are some videos of Knucklebones:
Here is a video of how Prison Base was played:
Here are some videos of Knucklebones:
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Medieval University
Italy, 1400
900s, Jewelled crown
I never really considered what peasants did for fun in the Middle Ages. I love that many of the games I played as a child, like jacks, actually have an origin from the medieval era. Now to figure out how to get some knucklebones. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat tag game looks really fun, for such a simple game. It's also kind of interesting to think that adults played games that we now think are children games.
ReplyDeleteBella,
ReplyDeleteGreat project! The videos are really fun, thanks for posting those!! :) I knew next to nothing of the games peasants played during the Middle Ages so thank you for enlightening me!