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In general, peasants were serfs, who were tied to the land of a manor. This meant that they had a right to live on the manor, they had a right to farm fields on the manor, and they had a right to be protected in times of trouble or famine. With these rights, there were obligations to pay rent in the form of labor, a part of the crop, or money. While these rights might seem unimportant to a modern person, what they boiled down to was, in modern terms, a right to a home, a job, and protection.
The peasants had other rights under the laws. These rights varied quite a lot from one place to another. These laws were fairly predictable, and they included a peasant's right to own personal property, some sort of right to due process, and so on, but the trouble is they were not enumerated in lists of rights, and they could be arbitrarily altered by monarchs and others of power, so it is not easy to generalize on them except to say they were hopefully things that made some sense.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt depended. You had serfs, tenant farmers and freeholders.
Serfs 'belonged to the property' (the land) of the lord of the manor and on that basis he could decide for instance whether or not to allow them to wed outside the property or to allow them to travel anywhere. In some countries serfs had almost no legal rights, other countries had laws and customs defining and limiting the lord's authority and the serf could invoke those laws in case of conflict. The often-mentioned story that he had the 'right' to sleep with young female serfs before their wedding night has no basis in in any recorded law or custom and is mostly an urban myth.
Tenant farmers had better-defined rights. Usually the number of working hours that they had to put in for the lord were well-defined (if not always adhered to by some lords) as was the payment in kind or money they owed each year for their tenancy. They could invoke those rights, but also could be evicted at a moment's notice if they failed their rent payments.
Freeholder peasants had all the legal rights of their fellow citizens, including the protection of the law of their property rights.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they had no reason for them to be killed
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What are the KEYWORDS for a serf in medieval times?
clothing , food , home , peasant and slavery
What were three major traditions in the medieval times?
Feudalism and the Church.
What did a medieval peasant have for breakfast?
Barley soups and breads
Who held the lowest position in a medieval manor in Europe?
peasant.
What is the typical medieval peasant home?
The medieval peasant home was a cottage, which at that time might have been called a cot or a penty. They were very simple structures, and might be called huts today.
What role was a peasant in Medieval Times?
To get work done.
What was a protector of the manor in medieval times?
A peasant
What are the KEYWORDS for a serf in medieval times?
clothing , food , home , peasant and slavery
Did medieval woman have maids?
Many medieval women had maids. Even the wealthier peasant families had servants in some times and places.
What did the soap maker's job fall under in the feudalism pyramid in medieval times?
The medieval soap maker was considered a serf or a peasant.
Who did the peasant work for in the Medieval Times?
Usually a noble or someone of higher rank, but alot of times it was a land owner
What where bags made from in the medieval times?
bags in the medieval times were made of hay and left over straw (if you were a peasant)but if you where nobal you would have your bag made of cloth or silk.
What was the class structure during the medieval times?
The church, the nobility, and then the peasant. On the bottom was the serf/slave.
What were three major traditions in the medieval times?
Feudalism and the Church.
How could a peasant woman get to heaven in Medieval Times?
By living a pious life and performing the rites and rituals of the church (which, in medieval times would have generally been the catholic church in western Europe). Or she could have bought an indulgence form the Pope, if she had money, but, as a peasant, she wouldn't have.
How did the Italian renaissance change italy?
it gave all of Italy more culture,difrent from the medieval times,because in the medieval times there was barley any art and every thing you would of been if you were their,you would be what your father,if your father was a peasant a peasant now you are what you can do,and the art is so much more detailed.
Did medieval peasant boys go to school?
no
