They lived on the road (in the sense of constantly traveling).
Conferences were held in tent encampments.
Wars were held in tent encampments.
Salesman stopped in tent encampments.
Performers lived in tent encampments.
There was land in those days, and no trains, buses or cars.
It took time to get from one place to another. A trip to eastern trading regions took two years each way.
Nobility HAD to get on the road or someone else would claim possession of their lands. Plus many of them owned 20 different residences (not counting summer houses and hunting lodges). They had to put in an appearance every once in a while.
Many people did not have furniture in the sense that we have it. They had portable chairs (the kind that fold) and trunks and carpets. Everything went into the trunk when they went on the road.
Students traveled to universities far away... on foot.
Plus, with 20 times as much land per person as we have now, there were still remnants of nomadic people (who lived in wagons and tents).
So, if someone were drawing a map in the middle ages, it MIGHT include places to camp, or it might include places where people were semi-permanently camped (like small villages or modern trailer parks).
Conferences were held in tent encampments.
Wars were held in tent encampments.
Salesman stopped in tent encampments.
Performers lived in tent encampments.
There was land in those days, and no trains, buses or cars.
It took time to get from one place to another. A trip to eastern trading regions took two years each way.
Nobility HAD to get on the road or someone else would claim possession of their lands. Plus many of them owned 20 different residences (not counting summer houses and hunting lodges). They had to put in an appearance every once in a while.
Many people did not have furniture in the sense that we have it. They had portable chairs (the kind that fold) and trunks and carpets. Everything went into the trunk when they went on the road.
Students traveled to universities far away... on foot.
Plus, with 20 times as much land per person as we have now, there were still remnants of nomadic people (who lived in wagons and tents).
So, if someone were drawing a map in the middle ages, it MIGHT include places to camp, or it might include places where people were semi-permanently camped (like small villages or modern trailer parks).