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Society in the Old English Period Living in the Old English period was, needless to say, a bit difficult. That is, compared to our laissez-faire lifestyle today. You could probably call it a little chaotic, what with monsters always attacking, and these crazy people talking about worshiping only one god (why would we want to give the other gods reason to rain even more adversity down on us?). Of course, you could always go listen …

…not have the safety and security of a lord. These poor souls, although they loved their work, still mourned for what they were missing. Then there were those who just lost it. They went about town telling any who would listen about their dreams and what they thought they meant. But of course, if you were good, (or good at sucking-up), you could always hope that your ring-giver would give you a... piece of gold.