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Are serfs considered slaves in historical contexts?
In historical contexts, serfs are not considered slaves. Serfs were tied to the land they worked on and owed labor and other obligations to their lord, but they were not considered property like slaves.
During the middle ages which was the lowest class nobles serfs or vassels?
serfs and freeholders (peasants)
How did serfs become the merchants who formed the new middle class?
Some serfs left their manors, with or without permission, and settled in towns and cities. In some cases they were encouraged to do so by monarchs who wanted to make the cities grow. Most of these serfs remained laborers, but a few started businesses and were able to achieve a measure of middle class prosperity. You should understand that the middle class was not made up of former serfs, however. People of the middle class, who were neither land owners, nor serfs, nor clergy, had been around since ancient times. Many craftsmen, artisans, and business owners lived and worked during the entire Middle Ages. The serfs were not even the only people moving into the middle class, as the younger children of nobility sometimes moved to cities and used the educations they had received to be lawyers, doctors, and other members of wealthy middle class society.
Who protected the kings land which the serfs worked?
During the middle ages serfs worked for their lords and that is who protected them.
What types of peasants were there in the middle ages?
Serfs and Freemen
Where do blacksmiths fit in middle age society?
Blacksmiths often worked on manorial estates, and were originally serfs, though they may have been more highly regarded than other serfs. Later on, they were often independent members of the middle class.
What did serfs look like in the middle ages?
a serfs house was plane and old
What did the middle ages had that we don't?
serfs
Are serfs considered slaves in historical contexts?
In historical contexts, serfs are not considered slaves. Serfs were tied to the land they worked on and owed labor and other obligations to their lord, but they were not considered property like slaves.
During the middle ages which was the lowest class nobles serfs or vassels?
serfs and freeholders (peasants)
What are facts about serfs in the middle ages?
they were swagadelic
How did serfs become the merchants who formed the new middle class?
Some serfs left their manors, with or without permission, and settled in towns and cities. In some cases they were encouraged to do so by monarchs who wanted to make the cities grow. Most of these serfs remained laborers, but a few started businesses and were able to achieve a measure of middle class prosperity. You should understand that the middle class was not made up of former serfs, however. People of the middle class, who were neither land owners, nor serfs, nor clergy, had been around since ancient times. Many craftsmen, artisans, and business owners lived and worked during the entire Middle Ages. The serfs were not even the only people moving into the middle class, as the younger children of nobility sometimes moved to cities and used the educations they had received to be lawyers, doctors, and other members of wealthy middle class society.
Who protected the kings land which the serfs worked?
During the middle ages serfs worked for their lords and that is who protected them.
What is are the lords and ladies?
The lords and ladies were members of a group that own serfs ( same thing as a peasant) they can tell the serfs what to do
What was the need for knights in the middle ages?
Land and serfs.
What types of peasants were there in the middle ages?
Serfs and Freemen
What continent did serfs come from?
Nearly all serfs were born on the land where they lived, and nearly all of the Middle Ages were European. Serfs were not taken as captives and transported or sold as slaves. They were considered to be bound to the land they lived on, rather than to some feudal lord, and they neither leave the land, nor be made to leave it.
