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Serfs were in their own class of people who were not free, but also not slaves. They were not bought or sold, but were bound to the soil they lived on and could not legally leave it. They were in a state of mutual obligation with the lords of the manors. They provided the lords with part of the crop in exchange for their place to live and work and a measure of protection and security. The lord of the manor was not allowed to sell them or move them away, because that would violate his part of the deal.

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