Veld, ( Afrikaans: âfieldâ) name given to various types of open country in Southern Africa that is used for pasturage and farmland. To most South African farmers today the âveldâ refers to the land they work, much of which has long since ceased to be ânatural.â. Physical features of southern Africa.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Joan of Arc burned because of her refusal to stop wearing men's clothes and leading an army that was actually winning the war against the King of France.However, the King of France's claim that Joan was not being a proper lady was a cover up.oan of Arc burned because of her refusal to stop wearing men's clothes and leading an army that was actually winning the war against the King of France.
At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy. Joan was born in 1412, the daughter of a tenant farmer at Domremy, on the borders of the duchies of Bar and Lorraine.