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What is a midieval manor?
The manor was the main part of a noble's land. The house where the lord and his family lived was in the center of a manor. The manor was usually a heavily protected building or castle. Surrounding the manor house was the lord's estate. Most of the lord estate was farmland.
Why were castles a symbol of the medieval time period?
because there was a castle on every manor. lords and ladies live there and the also protect the manor because they are usually on the edge on the manor.
Why did ordinary people rarely leave the manor on which they live?
Some ordinary people rarely left the manor bc manor had housing for all the people who worked for the lord and lady .They were usually powerless & had no money to leave the manor.
Did medieval nuns live in a manor or village?
Nuns usually lived in convents, which had their own grounds and were not part of a manor or village
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 did a manor support itself?
A manor was usually an economy unto itself. The people living there included craftsmen and farmers who produced goods for sale and trade.
What is a castle or manor house?
A castle was a fort, and a manor house was the home of the lord of an estate. They were not the same thing; though a manor house could be fortified, and if it were looked very like a castle; and a castle could be used by the lord of an estate as his home. A castle usually had a curtain wall and a ward or courtyard, and a fortified manor usually did not, and that might distinguish a castle used as a home from a fortified manor house. Oh heck, the difference depended on what the lord called it.
What did a medieval manor usually consists of?
Farmland, forests, the lord's house or castle, and a peasant village The manor was made up of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farmland.
Where was the hearth that heated a medieval manor house?
Usually, the hearth was in the middle of the great hall.
What is the difference between a mansion and a manor in Great Britain?
A mansion is a large luxurious house which can be new or old and is usually in a town or city. A manor usually refers to a large rural house which has been there for several hundred years and has a lot of land attached to it.
What was a typical manor like?
farmland, forests, the lord's house or castle, and a peasant village
Why are freemen important in medieval times?
Freemen were skilled workers who paid rent and could leave the manor whenever they wished. They were important because they usually had a skill needed by others on the manor.
