They were called serfs.
surfs
A lord's estate was called a manor.
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
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.
The title of the head of the manor is; lord or lady.
A lord's estate was called a manor.
to be a vassal for the monarch to provide knights for the monarch to maintain a manor
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!
This is a system called the Manor System. The lord of the manor would hire knights. To attracted workers the lord would say that his soldiers would protect the serfs who lived on the farm. In return the serfs would have to farm on the land. So the knights made the manor militarily self sufficient and the serfs' farming made them economically selfsufficient
The large house at the center of a manor was called the manor house, and it was a home of the lord of the manor. He could live there with his family. Servants who worked in the manor house often lived in it, in simple rooms. At times, a representative of the lord could live there, and if the lord was in financial need, he could rent it out.
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.
The castle, village, and land of a lord's estate were often called Feudal lands. The castle could be called the manor.