Refuge, mostly.
that period was the middle ages
Feudalism with lords and manors, serfs, and peasants. ...The lord, in return, would provide the king with soldiers or taxes. ...He lived in a large house or castle where people would gather for celebrations or for protection if they were attacked.
Most knights were lords of manors. The manorial system was designed to provide for knights without having to pay them money. They got manors from the king, and owed the king support in return. As lords of manors, they often spent time managing or improving their holdings. They had professional support from stewards and reeves to do this, but some knights were quite personally involved in their manors. Since they had manors, they were able to hunt, have guests, and so on. They also visited their friends, when on pilgrimage, or traveled for other reasons.
yes they did live in castles and also manors
They had to work on the lords land and swear their loyalty to him.
Lords
Manors were owned by Lords in English or Seigneurs in French and it was a segment of the feudal system that existed in Central and Western Europe during the middle ages
Most lords lived in manor houses. Some lived in castles. There is a link below to a related question that describes the houses of wealthy people and has source links.
it has to do with the renassince time period of vasslas and knqights and serfs and lords and manors. googd luck!
A betagh is a tenant in historical Ireland who provides food for a household, who, on Anglo-Nroman manors, were servile to their lords.
The lords of the manor didn't have all the power assuming they were someone's vassal and were Christian.
by protecting serfs from raiders in return for thier toil and labor