Which detail from the text best supports the inference that transportation was more difficult in the winter months? “Even the av
ailability of fresh fish depends on the season.” “There is no use in trying to buy fresh turbot” “only in summer is sea fish carried to markets that far inland”
The correct answer is “only in summer is sea fish carried to markets that far inland”.
Indeed, during that era the road infrastructure was very rudimentary and underdeveloped. There were not as many roads as there are nowadays and such roads were not paved or asphalted. Transportation was also rudimentary, simple cart wagons hauled by horses and considering how cold it can get during winter time and how much it can snow it was quite dangerous to venture on a delivery run with such primitive means.
The Knight is dressed in a tunic made of coarse material ; he wears a suit of armor that is stained by rust. He has a horse which he take care of it better than himself.
The definition of communal is "Shared by all members of a community; for common use."
I would say that their kitchen <em>is</em> communal because their "community" consists of all the roommates who use the kitchen and contribute to it. If only one person contributed to the kitchen stock, then it would not be communal.
