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What did serfs made their lives as?

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Carmelperez

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Serfs didn't make their lives into anything. They were basically a restricted, controlled, type of people, not enslaved, just not free to do as they pleased. They were legally bound to live and work on their land. The majority of the Serfs lives were revolved around the soils and farming.

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