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None. They could in principle eat anything, but their lord usually forbade any form of poaching. To remain on the safe side, serfs had to be able to show that any venison they ate had a 'legal' origin. If they couldn't, they were usually considered to have been eating poached (and so forbidden) venison .

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Food wasn't so much prohibited, but too expensive to get. If they hunted on Royal lands they were poachers and punished for it. Most of the forest lands were Royal lands. So, to have fresh meat they had to break the law. Some,of the most prohibited items were jewels and color of clothing and by law they weren't allowed to wear certain things.

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The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.


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