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Serf's duties...
*work the lord's land (the demense)
*due a varying number of days labor on the manor of the lord.
*Frequently owed military service (not always)
*Swear absolute loyalty to the lord
*Pay taxes and fees required by the lord
*Only leave the manor with the lord's permission
{in short, work to keep the manor running}
Lord's Duties
*Protect his serfs from attack
*Settle disputes between serfs
*Conduct trials and punish criminals
{in short, manage the economic and social aspects of the manor inluding policing and military protection
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What duties did a lord of a manor and his serfs owe one another?
Serfs were required to work the lord's land for food, as well as taxes and manor labor. The lord was a general governor of his people, set to protect the serfs and settle disputes between them.
Whom would a serf living on a manor look to resolve a conflict with another serf?
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
To whom would serf living on a manor look to resolve conflict with another serf?
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
Whom would a serf living on a manor look to to resolve a conflict with another serf?
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
Did a lord of a medieval manor live in a manor house?
The manor house was the house for the lord of the manor. Usually the lord lived in a manor house, but lords often had more than one manor, and some lords had many. The result was that sometimes the only people who lived in the manor house were the household servants. If the lord was not living in the manor house, it was usually kept ready for him to stay in if he showed up. There were many cases of manors being rented out, and in such a case, the person who rented it lived in the manor house. This normally happened only if the lord of the manor was short of money.
How can a peasant be free from the Lord's Manor?
A peasant, also known as a baron could be free from their Lord's manor by escaping from the manor and going wthout being seen or caught. But they had to be unseen or uncaught for one year and one day, after that they were free to do whatever they wanted to. hope this helped!
What was a landed estate run by lord?
A lord's estate was called a manor. It had a manor house for the lord and his family, a number of cottages for the serfs who lived and worked on the manor, farm buildings, farm land, woods, and fields. Usually, the serfs' cottages were grouped into one or more hamlets and quite possibly a village with a church.
What or who did the vassals pay taxes to?
They paid the lord of the Manor, the tax collector sent by the king, or had one day a month where they went to the Manor to pay taxes.
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 rights did the peasants have?
They would have to listen to order the ruler of the manor had. One of them was not to get out of the manor without permission. Another one was to stay in their own land
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.
Who provided military protection for the head of the manor?
The lord of a manor was responsible for the military protection of everyone on it, and was also duty bound to aid the king militarily, as needed. The lord might have had a bodyguard to protect him. He might have had a garrison, if the situation called for it. Or he might have had no one designated for his protection, if the situation was peaceful.
