The nobles filled this role. (Westernreservepublicmedia.org) If peasants farmed, or did the duties that the nobles asked them to do, the nobles would prescribe the people with protection and safety. The protection was most often from the knights, who were most likely the sons of the nobles.
Step 1: Method. Show All Items. All you need is watermelon, knife and a marker if needed. Cut as shown on the first picture, then scoop out watermelon flesh (you can either use melon baller or just slice with knife or even a spoon (melon baller gives nice round shape tho!), as shown on the second picture. Then make a zig zag cut on side to create a basket effect as picture number 3.
You can get up to 138 pieces from a 20-pound watermelon. Use a clean, long bladed, sharp knife. Start at one end of the watermelon and carefully cut it -- avoid sawing or hacking at it, watermelon can easily turn to mush -- vertically into 1/2-inch slices. Then, cut each slice into 6 equal wedges.