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They're called villeins or serfs, they both have the same meanings.
A serf or villein is an un-free peasant bound to a particular land and owned by their Feudal lord.
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Who was tied to the land in medieval Europe?
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
Who is a peasant who is tied to the land?
They were known as serfs.
Why did the Russians emancipate their serfs and with what results?
For the first time, the serfs were not tied to the land, and had the opportunity to work for their own benefit. Although it seemed to be a great act that would benefit the serfs above all others, this was not entirely true. The compensation of the landowners far outweighed what the serfs were able to gain. The land that they were provided, was not of the same quality the landlords kept for themselves.
How did feudalism differ from the system that existed while the roman empire was at its peak?
At its peak the Roman Empire did not have any similarities with feudalism or the feudal period. In particular, there were no lord-vassal relationships (these were the actual feudal system). The empire had a vast trading network and a strong urban economy based on artisanal manufacture for long distance trade. In the feudal period towns were small and insignificant for the economy, which was 'overwhelmingly' rural. The workers on the large landed estates were slaves. In the feudal period they were the serfs who were local small peasants. Moreover, public affairs were in the hands of the state instead of private aristocrats. In Late Antiquity, with the decline of the empire, the Romans developed servile labour. Trade broke down, the urban economy collapsed and many people migrated to the country. These peoples were turned into servile labour, lost their rights and were tied to the owners of large landed estates. Servile labour was the only feature similar to the feudal period. Feudalism was an entirely post-Roman development. The actual feudal system was the feud and the lord-vassal relationship. Higher aristocrats sought the military support of lower aristocrats in exchange of concessions of land (feuds). The lower aristocrats became the vassals (retainers) of the lord and feudatories; that is, the local landlords who owned the feuds/local lands.
How did the manor system serve the needs of the early Middle Ages?
The manorial system provided mutual support between people of different rank who had societal relationships with each other. It was based on the idea of mutual obligations, and oaths, to produce the support system. It tied the serfs to the soil and to their lord, but it also tied the lord to other lords or royalty of higher rank. The support system was not only economic, but also military and political. Manorialism was important because it provided a great deal of security in times that were often rather chaotic. The manorial system probably protected serfs most effectively, providing them with a guarantee of a job, a place to live, and protection. There were times when free people became serfs because of this. But it also was the basis for the feudal system, which made it possible to assemble small fighting units very quickly to deal with such critical local issues as a Viking raid. At the time it was used, no national government had standing armies able to do this. There is a link below to an article on manorialism.
In europes feudal system which group was tied to the land they worked unable to leave without permission?
People known as serfs.
Who was tied to the land in medieval Europe?
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
What were peasants called who were tied to the land?
A piece of land granted by one lord to another was called a
How were serfs different from freemen?
Serfs were slaves tied to the land and lord and nothing would free them. Freemen were peasants who had bought their freedom.
What were serfs in the Middle Ages?
a serf is a person who must stay to the land and owned by the feudal landlord and is a part that keeps the feudalism system balanced because they do most of the work. A serf had to pay to the lord money when he's almost dead, a dead person makes the family of serfs pay even more. He also had to fight for his/her lord... >(
How was the feudal system structured?
nobles owned land, peasants were tied to land
What were peasant laborers called during the manorial system?
The laborers in the manorial system were mostly serfs.
What do you called a slave in medieval Europe?
You are probably thinking of a serf. Serfs were basically like slaves; they were tied to the land and forced to work. They were like peasants but they did not have freedom, peasants had freedom.
Why did serfs chose such a life?
They didn't choose to, if was forced apon them. They were legally tied to the land they worked on, by the owner of the land.
What do you call someone that does not believes in villeins?
A villein is a peasant farmer in the feudal era tied to a lord of the manor. There is no believing or not, so there is no word to denote this position in feudal society. A person is a peasant or not.
Have serfs ever traveled?
Yes, serfs in medieval Europe did travel, but their movement was mostly restricted to the lands owned by their feudal lord. They rarely traveled far from their homes due to legal and social constraints. Travel for serfs was usually for purposes approved by their lord, such as attending fairs or religious pilgrimages.
Are the serfs villeins and peasants the same class in the feudelism class structure?
No, serfs, villeins, and peasants were not the same class in the feudal class structure. Serfs were laborers tied to the land, villeins were a type of unfree peasant with certain obligations to the lord, and peasants were more of a broad category of rural laborers that included both serfs and freemen.
