No. Serf does mean slave, but in the middle ages they weren't sold. They could be sent to another holding and made to provide services to another noble, but it was more like they were on loan.
Peasants during the Middle Ages could only earn freedom by saving money to buy land.
The peasants in the Middle Ages could only gain freedom by saving money to buy land.
Indulgences. You could buy the blessings of the church for cash.
The serf could runaway, but the serf had to runaway for 366 days, which is a year and one day.If he or she could do that they were considered free. But most serfs didn't because if they ran away they would be poor and wouldn't have the lord's protection. They could also buy there freedom but the serfs were really poor so they couldn't really buy their freedom.
they would buy them to help hunt for food
Well, a serf could possibly run away for 366 days, A.K.A. one year and one day. Or they could buy out their own freedom if they had enough money and have their own land and freedom. Hope that helps! :)
Well, a serf could possibly run away for 366 days, A.K.A. one year and one day. Or they could buy out their own freedom if they had enough money and have their own land and freedom. Hope that helps! :)
Had them made or made them. They had to buy the fabric and then make the clothing.
A freeman was a tenant farmer who paid rent and had no duties to perform for the lord of the land. He worked hard, and had a life not all that different from a serf's. A freeman would have the advantage over a serf of being able to determine what work he was going to do on any given day. By contrast, the serf spent three or four days each week working for the lord or on common land. A freeman had the right to move off the land if he decided to do so, once his lease was up; the downside being the lord could arbitrarily tell him to leave when the lease was up. By contrast, the serf was bound to the land, and neither he nor the lord could unilaterally move him away. The freeman was technically required to protect himself in times of trouble. The serf was theoretically protected. A freeman could aspire to earn enough money to buy his own property. This would make him a yeoman, who did not have to pay rent, but could be called up in wartime to be an archer. There is a link below.
By receiving the sacrament of Eucharist after good confession and absolution, doing penance, going on pilgrimages and other activities for indulgences (time reduced in Purgatory), by good works and charity, and by prayer.
well there were some things which came from that time period but if you look for bbc past you may find lots of ideas or you could buy this book from amazon you wouldnt want to be in the middle ages
Actually they did not buy from the merchants they had bought everything across the seas.