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Serfs
the customs and traditions of the manor
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.
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.
A lord of the manor is the person who is in-charge of the manor. The manor is basically the plot of land which the king gives the lord in return for his loyalty. The lord and his lady run the manor and live in a castle on the manor. The manor also holds serfs, knights, priests, and bishops, though. This is because many manors in the medieval ages could hold up to 2,000 people!
They were called serfs.
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.
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
The serfs were supposed to work on the manor and do whatever their superiors told them to do. The lord was supposed to allow his manor as a place of protection for the serfs - during the time of feudalism, this was very much needed - and a place to live. The lords got the better end of the deal.
In the Manor System the mutual obligations meat the lord provide military protection for his serfs and the serfs provided labor.
Serfs
the customs and traditions of the manor
They both served a lord and worked on the manor.
a serf is a person who worked on the lord manor and make food
surfs
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.
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.