What was a medieval scribe?

A medieval scribe was someone who wrote important messages and books by hand using a special tool called a quill.

Imagine you have a favorite story that you want to share with your friends, but you can’t just print it out, you have to write it down one letter at a time. That’s what a scribe did! They used a quill, which is like a fancy pen made from a bird’s feather, and they wrote on paper made from tree bark called parchment.

A scribe’s job was to copy books by hand, sometimes taking weeks or even months to finish one book. They were like the copy cats of the medieval world, making sure that important stories, laws, and prayers got passed down from one generation to the next. Some scribes worked in big rooms with other scribes, all writing at the same time, it was like a team of writers working together!