Post originally by Torsten at 2004-03-24 05:44:05
Converted from Phorums BB System

Sorry to correct you, but actually life expectancy in the middle ages and the renaissance was quite good - if you survived childhood. You had an excellent chance of dying in your first years, but if you had made it to the age of, let's say, 15, then you had a reasonable chance of becoming 50+.