Serfs did not have an easy job. A portion of a typical serfs was spent plowing and working his lord's land, as well as other difficult tasks such as working in the manor house and digging ditches. Serfs were also expected to pay taxes, usually in the form of food, instead of money.
In the Middle Ages, serfs were bound to the land and worked for a lord in exchange for protection and the right to cultivate a portion of land for their own sustenance. Their responsibilities included farming, tending to livestock, and performing various labor tasks for the lord's estate. Additionally, serfs were obligated to pay rents and provide a share of their produce, and they could not leave the land without the lord's permission. Overall, their lives were characterized by hard work and limited freedom.
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The serf's master was a lord. This was not always a title with a specific rank attached to it, so it could have applied to a knight, or even a person of no title at all. The person who organized serfs was often called a reeve. This person was appointed by the lord or elected by the serfs with the lords final approval, depending on the traditions at the particular manor. The reeve was often a serf himself, and acted as the representative of the other serfs to the lord, and of the lord to the other serfs. His job also included assignment of jobs and land.
Serfs
the order is king lord knights peasants or serfs
False. Serfs were legally bound to a certain piece of land and obligated to work for the lord who owned that land, but they were not considered slaves as they were not owned by the lord and did have some legal rights and protections.
The Serfs lived under the estates of the Lord, along with Peasants.
In the Manor System the mutual obligations meat the lord provide military protection for his serfs and the serfs provided labor.
Yes, an aristocrat would give serfs land in an agreement that the serf would protect the lord.
a serf is a person who worked on the lord manor and make food
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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The lord was angry at the serfs for they weren't doing their job.
The serf's master was a lord. This was not always a title with a specific rank attached to it, so it could have applied to a knight, or even a person of no title at all. The person who organized serfs was often called a reeve. This person was appointed by the lord or elected by the serfs with the lords final approval, depending on the traditions at the particular manor. The reeve was often a serf himself, and acted as the representative of the other serfs to the lord, and of the lord to the other serfs. His job also included assignment of jobs and land.
Serfs were bound to the fief and their lord.
Serfs
serfs had to labour on the lord's domain for two or three days a week; they tended to crops as well as animals.