JESTERS & MINSTRELS

WHAT DID THE JESTERS DO?

• Acrobats
• Joke telling
• Magic
• Story telling
• The biggest show was juggling

JESTERS CLOTHING

• Eccentric colors
• Face paint
• Shoes and hats with bells
• Diamond/square shapes on their pants and shirts

INTERESTING FACTS!

• They were referred to as fools, buffoons, or clows
• Ventriloquism was also a skill they had
• Jesters could get away with poking fun at any noble, or royal

MINSTRELS

• Minstrels were musicians
• They played stories of distant places or imaginary historical events
• They were replaced by troubadours and many became traveling musicians in the end of the 15th centry

Minstrels played harps, fiddles, bagpipes, flutes, flageolets (woodwind), citterns (string instrument), and kettledrums.

INTERESTING FACTS!

• They danced and did acrobats to add to the show
• Wore bright colored clothes
• They were rewarded with gifts from royalty

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• examiner.com
• Google images
• Wikipedia