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They were not technically slaves. They could not be sold away from the manor by the lord who owned it. They were not ordinarily told what to do, and were only responsible for upholding their part of an obligation, very like a customary contract, which gave them use of the land in return for a part of the crop, or in return for their working the common fields whose crop belonged largely to the feudal lord.
The serfs mostly freed in France in the early fourteenth century, though there were a few until the eighteenth century; in Scotland in the middle of the fourteenth century, again with a few exceptions; and in England within a generation of the Black Death. Serfdom continued elsewhere, in some places up into the nineteenth century. This means that there were places within the Middle Ages where there were no serfs. With freedom, they were allowed to leave the land, but servants still needed permission to marry in England until quite recently.
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What did most peasants need a lord's permission to do?
They didn't need anything. They were free men.
What was the duty of the lord to the king during medieval times?
A lord would make sure an entire manor was in check. They would check that the crops were OK with the serfs, check the shops to make sure that they met the Guild's requirements, and paid for knights to protect the manor.
In what way were serfs bound to the soil?
Most peasants were serfs. Serfs were people who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born. Though bound to the land, serfs were not slaves. If a lord transferred ownership of land, the serfs went with it. Their lords could not sell or buy them, but most of what their labor produced belonged to the lord.
What was the occupation of a serf in the middle ages?
Most commonly, serfs were farmers, but there were many other things they did. They could be miners, foresters, or porters. They provided most of the labor to build roads and castles. In some cases, they worked on boats or drove wagons. There were special jobs they could do, if they were very good. The reeve, who was a supervisor for the serfs on a manor, was usually a serfs who had either been appointed by the lord or elected by the serfs.
When a new lord took over a manor were the serfs were set free to farm as they pleased on their own fiefs?
Serfs did not have fiefs. They were bound to the soil and not allowed to leave it. The arrival of a new lord did not change this. Nevertheless, the serfs were largely free to farm as they pleased. The condition of the serfs was not slavery, but a different sort of thing governed by a sort of contract in which the serfs and the lords each had obligations to the other. The serfs had to pay rent in some form, labor, part of the crop, or money. For his part the lord had to provide a place to live, fields to farm, and protection in such difficult times as war or famine. The serfs were not allowed to leave the land, and the lords were not allowed to force them off of it. The serfs had reeves to organize them. The reeves were also serfs and were often elected by the serfs on a manor. The reeves decided how the serfs would be organized for their common labor, what fields would be tilled and what crops planted, and what parcels would go to which family for their own use.
How did most serfs feel about the manor?
They felt scared
How did most serf serfs about the manor system?
They felt scared
What did most peasants need a lord's permission to do?
They didn't need anything. They were free men.
How were serfs different from peasants?
A peasant was a small farmer, who might be a serf, a free tenant, or even a yeoman who had his own land. A serf was usually a peasant, but not always. A serf bound to a manor, and was not free to leave it. Aside from being a farmer, serf could also be a laborer of some type. So many peasants were serfs, and most serfs were peasants.
How did the manor system work during the Middle ages?
there is a lord solders and priest
What was the duty of the lord to the king during medieval times?
A lord would make sure an entire manor was in check. They would check that the crops were OK with the serfs, check the shops to make sure that they met the Guild's requirements, and paid for knights to protect the manor.
In what way were serfs bound to the soil?
Most peasants were serfs. Serfs were people who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born. Though bound to the land, serfs were not slaves. If a lord transferred ownership of land, the serfs went with it. Their lords could not sell or buy them, but most of what their labor produced belonged to the lord.
What was the occupation of a serf in the middle ages?
Most commonly, serfs were farmers, but there were many other things they did. They could be miners, foresters, or porters. They provided most of the labor to build roads and castles. In some cases, they worked on boats or drove wagons. There were special jobs they could do, if they were very good. The reeve, who was a supervisor for the serfs on a manor, was usually a serfs who had either been appointed by the lord or elected by the serfs.
When a new lord took over a manor were the serfs were set free to farm as they pleased on their own fiefs?
Serfs did not have fiefs. They were bound to the soil and not allowed to leave it. The arrival of a new lord did not change this. Nevertheless, the serfs were largely free to farm as they pleased. The condition of the serfs was not slavery, but a different sort of thing governed by a sort of contract in which the serfs and the lords each had obligations to the other. The serfs had to pay rent in some form, labor, part of the crop, or money. For his part the lord had to provide a place to live, fields to farm, and protection in such difficult times as war or famine. The serfs were not allowed to leave the land, and the lords were not allowed to force them off of it. The serfs had reeves to organize them. The reeves were also serfs and were often elected by the serfs on a manor. The reeves decided how the serfs would be organized for their common labor, what fields would be tilled and what crops planted, and what parcels would go to which family for their own use.
Can manors from medieval time have children?
for one a manor is a place the common people called serfs lived sefts were poor and most never left the manor there hole life the manor was ran by a lord who gave land to the serfs to farm for and exchange of some of the crops they grew he also gave land to knights for protection the knights had better living quaters and the mannor also had lesser lords and the lord would give some off his land to him there was a celibration for this called fief they were usally his vassals or oldest son serfs didnt own land like they knights vassals or religious priest and order and yes they could have children on the manor .
What did a manor have on it?
Almost by definition, a manor had a manor house, where its lord lived with his family, when he was on the manor. A manor had fields where various crops were grown and animals grazed. There were fields devoted to things grown for the lord, for the serfs in common, and assigned for the individual serf families. There might also be land peasants rented for their own use. There were usually woods, and these supplied the wood that was used on the manor for various purposes. Most manors had a village or hamlet. If the manor had a village, then it also had a church. Serfs lived in the village, though there may have been individual cottages or a secondary hamlet. There were barns and outbuildings of all sorts. There were often workshops of one sort or another. Many manors had carpenters, blacksmiths, millers, or other craftsmen. There is a link below.
Where did serfs live in the Middle Ages?
Most serfs lived on manors. These were farming estates that belonged to lords, and whose residents were mostly serfs. The serfs typically lived in a village or hamlet on the manor, in cottages. Some serfs were not agricultural and worked as laborers. They typically lived in cottages in villages or boarding houses in towns.
