试析西欧中世纪旅行的风险与应对

On the Risk of Travelling and the Measures to Avoid it in Medieval Western Europe

外出旅行是中世纪重要的活动形式之一。中世纪人们外出旅行的环境恶劣,风险巨大,既有来自自然环境方面的风险,也有来自人为的障碍。这些风险既存在于陆上旅行方面,也存在于海上航行方面。尽管如此,中世纪的人们仍然采取各种办法试图规避这些风险,勇敢地迈出家门,大胆地去闯荡和发现新世界。

The medieval world is not stable and safe. Unlike our modern sightseeing tour,medieval trip could be extremely dangerous. The poor and risky condition of travel is not only caused by bad weather,but also caused by some manmade mistakes. Therefore,the risk will always follow the people who travel over land or sea. Facing the risky situation and many fatal challenges,people did not give up travelling or shield at home. On the contrary,they picked up many ways to avoid dangers and discover the new world.