Talk:Alice/@comment-30688411-20161207031955/@comment-27950421-20161215203654

Well, not exactly. In medieval times child was expected to perform the same duties as an adult at the age of seven, the doesn't mean that the child was considered to be ready for sexual activity. I think that sexual readiness was determined by the childs development in most medieval cultures. Of course in the western cultures that were dominated by the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity to those unfamiliar with the term), the demonization of sex, especially sex outside of marriage, was to the point that adultry was a killing offense more often than not.

So I don't think a child would be considered to be ready for sex at the age of seven. They would probably be viewed as being at a marriageable age at 12-14 depending on how quickly the child has developed and they wouldn't be considered ready to for sexual activity until they're married, then it's only with their spouse and only for the purpose of reproduction.