surfs
They were called serfs.
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.
Feudalism was a social system where the lesser ranks of society owed certain duties directly to their immediate superiors, who owed duties to their immediate superiors and so on up to the king, who was the ultimate superior. At each level, the inferiors also received the benefit of the duties owed to them by their superiors. These rights and responsibilities were hereditary. Thus a peasant, at the lowest level of society, owed a duty of work to the lord of the manor to which he was attached (he was obliged to labour on the fields for the profit of the lord) but the lord owned a corresponding duty of protection to the peasant (he was obliged to defend the manor and its people in case of attack).
A Lord was a "Landlord" and he had power over his manor/estates, but owed his power to the king. The king had the ultimate power.
A villein had to ask permission from his lord to marry and to leave the manor or estate. These requests were necessary because the villein was bound to the land and owed labor services to the lord.
A half villein was a medieval tenant who had some freedom but still owed certain obligations to the lord of the manor, such as labor services or payments in kind. They had more rights and independence compared to a full villein, who was completely bound to the lord's estate.
Medieval lands owned by a nobleman or lord for whom the serfs labored and owed allegiance were known as manors or feudal estates. These were self-sufficient agricultural areas, usually centered around a manor house or castle, where the lord exercised control over the serfs who worked the land.
They owed the Lord (landlord) their labor, taxes, and lives. They were a tenant on the land and not the owner of land so what they grew belonged to the landlord. Everything they did they owed to the landlord. They had to get permission to marry, pay a tax when dead, and if they wanted to hunt had to get permission.
They owed the Lord (landlord) their labor, taxes, and lives. They were a tenant on the land and not the owner of land so what they grew belonged to the landlord. Everything they did they owed to the landlord. They had to get permission to marry, pay a tax when dead, and if they wanted to hunt had to get permission.
They owed the Lord (landlord) their labor, taxes, and lives. They were a tenant on the land and not the owner of land so what they grew belonged to the landlord. Everything they did they owed to the landlord. They had to get permission to marry, pay a tax when dead, and if they wanted to hunt had to get permission.
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