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Villeins were medieval peasants who worked the land for landlords,some had their own strips of land.

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What jobs did villeins have?

Villeins were medieval peasants who worked the land for landlords,some had their own strips of land.


What is another name for the kings people besides followers and peasants?

Serfs, peasants, villeins.


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.


What were the main social classes in the feudal system?

1. Church Officials, Nobles2. Knights3. Peasants


How did villeins treat their animals?

Villeins children what did they do


What are the different levels of peasants?

The term peasant encompassed a number of different types, including freemen, villeins, cottars, bordars, serfs, and slaves. The link below goes to an article on serfdom, and to the section of the article describing the various types of peasants. Unfortunately, the term serf is used in the article to mean peasant, in some places, and a peasant who is bound to the land, in others.


Could villeins live comfortably?

No villeins couldn't live very comfortably.


What did the lord give to the villeins in return for all the hard work?

money for the villeins daughter's marriage


Who is lower in importance freeman or villeins?

Villeins have lower importance than freemen, since freemen used to be villeins, but now they have partially gained some freedom from the lord of manor. xxx


What were workers who pay landowners annual rent called?

Freemen, or free tenants, and villeins were rent payers. There is a link below to the section of an article on serfdom that deals with different types of peasants.


What did villeins eat?

pottage


Did things get better for the peasants after the peasants revolt?

It seemed as if the revolt had been a total failure. But over the next century, the peasants received most of what they had asked for in 1381. First, Parliament gave up trying to hold down the wages. Then, more and more villeins became free from their lords. Week-work and similar duties were gradually given up. Peasants were soon able to rent land and work for payment. Life did improve... but sometimes you have to make a move and suffer, rather than wait a lifetime for someone else to do it. And that's just what the peasants did.