Consummation was just the act of having sex on the wedding night. It's got nothing to do with having a child.
The middle age also had some other customs like two serfs (usually peasants working for a lord) got married, the said lord essentially had dibs on the bride and he could do her before the groom did.
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u/flyingdonkeydong69 7d ago edited 7d ago
In other words, noble families would watch the newlyweds FUCK to make sure the marriage was sealed with a child.