Middle+Ages+Documents

People back then would marry to feel safer. If you are family, a neighbor is less likely to attack you, or they might even come to your defense during a battle. People might also marry to increase their fortune or prestige. If a noble man married the daughter of a King, then the noble would become royalty. Parents often tried to arrange marriages for this reason. Marriages were usually planned by your parents and most noble children were engaged by the age of seven. Powerful families would often arrange marriages to forge alliances and become more powerful. ||
 * Marriage Contract ||
 * [[image:http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Images/DBImages/1216%5C1216170w.jpg width="259" height="319" align="top" caption="Title: Medieval marriage contract"]] ||
 * This photo is a picture of a marriage contract from The High Middle Ages.