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serfs coulndn't be sold or bought. they were higher then slaves in position
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Serfdom and slavery were two entirely different things.
A slave had very few rights, or possibly none. The slave could be bought or sold, and in most systems could be abused in any way the owner saw fit. For example, slaves were often made to row galleys in wars against their own people.
A serf did not have the right to move off the manor, but was otherwise mostly free. The serf had to pay rent in some form, depending on custom, which might have meant six days' work each month, a portion of the harvest, or an amount of money equal to the value of a portion of the harvest. But the serf had a right to a place to live, fields to farm, and protection in war or famine. Serfdom was a system in which the serf and the lord had obligations to each other, and what the serf got was not inconsiderable.
The Church repeatedly condemned slavery or practices connected to slavery in the Middle Ages, and the result was that the Norman Kings of England banned the practice altogether with laws in 1066 and 1102. Serfdom, however, continued in most of Western Europe until the time of the Black Death in the 1350s, and was never a condemned practice.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoSerfs had the right to a particular strip of land. They did not own it, but the nobles of the manor allowed it if all serfs donated two or three days of work each week to ploughing, planting, weeding, and harvesting the lords demesne (land). They would use the land to plant food for themselves and often placed their homes on a river bank were the fields usually are for water. A serf was considered a part of land and had to obey the owners orders and were not allowed to come and go as they pleased. The boundary of a serf is often about 20 meters out of the fields.
Freeholders, unlike serfs, actually owned their land. They paid taxes but did not have to work on the lords demesne. These free farmers were also allowed to leave the village or farm whenever they pleased.
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∙ 10y agoSerfs were basically classified as lower class people. They were the servents to the lords and other higher archy of the court. Lords were the people beign serviced by the serfs. The Lords were wealthy and of high class and the serfs were poor and of low class.
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∙ 13y agoa serf got payed
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What did the lords offer the serfs and peasants?
The peasants give food & land to the lords.
King lords vassal's knights peasants and serfs is this the ranking of people in medieval times?
In secular society, the order was:Royalty at the topNobilityFree people, including merchants, tradesmen, and so onSerfsand sometimes there were slavesKnights, who were usually considered to be the lowest rank of nobility.Peasants included freemen, serfs and slaves. Freemen were independent farmers. Serfs were dependents of nobles or landed gentry, to whom they owed allegiance; serfs were not entirely free, but were not slaves either. Most countries did not have slaves.
What responsibilities did lords have in the fuedal system?
Lords and vassals were granted land plots in exchange for offering services to protect the king. The serfs worked this land for the lords in exchange for their own protection. Therefore, the primary purpose of a lord was to master the art of war.
How did knights and lords try to make their manors self-sufficient?
by protecting serfs from raiders in return for thier toil and labor
What held feudal society together?
Feudal society was held together by mutual obligations, sometimes based on custom, and sometimes based on vows. The serfs and their lords had obligations to one another, which were inherited. The serfs owed their lords labor and had a duty to stay on the land; in exchange, the lords had to provide the serfs with land to work, places to live, and protection. The lords and their overlords or monarchs had obligations to one another, based on feudal vows. The lords gave the their superiors oaths of loyalty and gave support of whatever nature was required, usually military; the monarchs and higher lords gave the lords manors to live on and from which they could get their incomes. All of these people gave support to the Church, which responded with support of its own, both spiritual and temporal.
What describes feudal society?
Serfs gave crops to Lords and Lords controlled serfs' lives.
What is the same about serfs and lords?
Nothing except they are both people. The lords owned the serfs who were slaves.
How were the lives of nobles different from the lives of serfs?
They ruled the serfs/slaves ( serfs are slaves) and they lived well instead of in a dirt floor hut.
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 did the lords offer the serfs and peasants?
The peasants give food & land to the lords.
What duty did lords have to their serfs?
Lords had the duty to provide protection and justice to their serfs. They were responsible for maintaining law and order in their territories, ensuring that serfs were safe and not subject to external threats or violence. Additionally, lords were expected to provide basic necessities such as food, shelter, and protection during times of conflict or hardship.
What was the relationship of a serf his or her manor?
The serfs worked for the lords and the lords gave them land and food and protection.
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 was the difference between serfs and tenant farmers?
Serfs worked on the lands of the Lords and most the produce belonged to the Lords. Tenant farmers, on the other hand, work on the lands of the Lords but keep all the produce, and just pay rent.
Who mends the lords clothes in medieval times?
its the serfs lol or not
What is the difference between lords knights and serfs in the middle ages?
no
What do you call the medieval gathering the lords crops?
serfs or villeins
