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1st AnswerTo show power, money, and prestige. The larger the house the more power and money and the more they could impress people with what they had. Sometimes they went too far and the king asked for ( and got) the manor for his own purposes. 2nd AnswerThey were places of shelter and protection for the local people. MoreIn addition to the shelter and protection for the local people, the manor provided a lord with income.

Since manors could not be toted around and displayed, jewelry and fine clothes would have been a better way to show power, money, and prestige. There were sumptuary laws about jewelry and clothing in order to keep people from displaying status above their station, but sumptuary laws did not cover manors.

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