They were called serfs. Since they were not slaves, it is not precise to say they were owned by the lord.
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Feudal government was an unfair system used in ancient timesFeudalism involves a hierarchy consisting of a king, nobles, and peasants. The king grants land to the nobles and the nobles have peasants work the land. The peasants are provided shelter, food, and protection in exchange for increasing the wealth of the nobles.
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In the Middle Ages, a villein was a peasant who, under the feudal system of land tenure that prevailed in Europe in the Middle Ages, paid dues and services to a lord in exchange for land. Villeins were not slaves, and were named as freemen and freewomen in medieval documents, however they were not free. They, and their land and possessions belonged to the lord of the manor. They were not free to leave the manor, and they were subject to a very large number of obligations required by the lord, including work on the lord's land two or three days a week, additional work at harvest, and the payment of manorial dues. In lots of places they also had to pay for the right to brew ale, bake bread, and grind corn at the mill, that was probably owned by the lord.
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If they were peasants they worked for a lord
Yes, an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants is commonly referred to as a manor in the feudal system. The lord owned the land and granted portions to peasants or serfs, who would farm the land in exchange for protection and a place to live. This system was central to medieval European society, where the lord provided governance and security while peasants contributed labor and agricultural produce.
Surfs were peasants or serfs in medieval times who were tied to the land and owned by a lord. They were not free and had to provide labor, pay taxes, and give a portion of their crops to the lord in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land.
__________ were peasants who worked land for a lord in medieval Europe. a. Vassals b. Surfs c. Fiefs d. Knights
Pretty much whatever the lord of the manor said they were.
a contract between a peasant and their lord for protection and life in the medieval time
A Serf was the lowest in the Social Caste in Medieval times, while the Lord and the Lady owned Manors (Households) which were typically larger than most of today's houses. The Lord and Lady were middle class people, and a Serf served the lord and the Lady.
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES: Serfs were unfree peasants, and peasants are free and unfree. They are alike because they were both grouped together. They both lived on a lord's land. They both paid taxes. Serfs were owned by a lord, and a "free" peasant rented a lord's land, paying in crops. EXTRA (just a little more info): A free peasant usually owned very little. The wealthier peasants owned a few pots and a bedstand. They rented part of a lord's land and usually shared it w/ other families. The homes were cottages w/ one or two rooms in them. Serfs were "owned" by a lord and paid heavy taxes, even though the lord owned them. They tended fields and gave the crops they harvested to the lord. They had a small patch of field for their own crops. BIBLIOGRAPHY (I can't take all of the credit, you know) please see the link below, and History Alive the Medieval World and Beyond
Medieval lords didn't "do" anything - they collected taxes and goods from their peasants in order to do whatever they wanted. Theoretically, in return, they provided protection for the peasants and helped them out if they were starving and such, but not all lords were nice people.
The bailiff was appointed by the lord to collect rent from tenants on the manor. he supervised the services due to the lord from his tenants. he also represented the peasants to the lord. he helped oversee the peasants work, and managed the day-to-day profits and expenses of the manor
A "lord" was a landlord pure and simple. The word was shortened to "lord". The "lord" owned the estates/manor/property that 90% of the people lived on as tenet farmers.
The manor was a large estate owned by a lord during medieval times, typically consisting of the lord's residence, lands, and various buildings. Most of the population of the manor would have been peasants who worked the land as serfs or laborers, as well as a smaller group of craftsmen, servants, and the lord's own family and retinue.