They are similar but peasants are free and owe the land they work. Another difference is that serfs didn't have the same rights as peasants did, serfs had less. They had to pay allegiance to the lord of the area. A serf on the other hand did not pay their "dues" so they are forced to stay on the land, but owed allegiance to the lord of the manor, as an agricultural worker.
A peasant and a serf are the same thing entirely.
A peasant worked the land, but had freedom. A serf was bound to the land that they worked. They would live on the manor of a noble and work the land in exchange for food and protection.
A slave was owned by his master. He had no wages, no freedom and was bound to serve him for life. A serf was tied to the land held by his lord. He could farm but he could not share in the profits and could never leave his lord for a new one. A peasant would farm for his lord and did share to some extend in the profit but he could also sell his labour or anything like vegetables he grew aside from what he grew for his lord. He had a better chance of actually becoming more than what he was than either a slave or a serf.
Peasant/serf
A peasant who was bound to a manor was a serf.
A peasant and a serf are the same thing entirely.
The church, the nobility, and then the peasant. On the bottom was the serf/slave.
A peasant worked the land, but had freedom. A serf was bound to the land that they worked. They would live on the manor of a noble and work the land in exchange for food and protection.
A slave was owned by his master. He had no wages, no freedom and was bound to serve him for life. A serf was tied to the land held by his lord. He could farm but he could not share in the profits and could never leave his lord for a new one. A peasant would farm for his lord and did share to some extend in the profit but he could also sell his labour or anything like vegetables he grew aside from what he grew for his lord. He had a better chance of actually becoming more than what he was than either a slave or a serf.
A slave was owned by his master. He had no wages, no freedom and was bound to serve him for life. A serf was tied to the land held by his lord. He could farm but he could not share in the profits and could never leave his lord for a new one. A peasant would farm for his lord and did share to some extend in the profit but he could also sell his labour or anything like vegetables he grew aside from what he grew for his lord. He had a better chance of actually becoming more than what he was than either a slave or a serf.
Peasant/serf
Peasant
A peasant who is bound to land is a serf, while a fief is an estate granted to a vassal.
a serf helped a vassal because the serf came with the vassals land and that helped him with the land and any other needs for land he was not a slave but one step above the slave
A peasant who was bound to a manor was a serf.
Peasant
A serf was basically a type of slave. They were generally attached to the current lord's land. If a new lord bought the land, the serfs would be considered part of it. Servants were paid labor that were still inherently free peoples.